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World Para Table Tennis Championships to feature gender parity
The Para table tennis World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, in November 2026 is set to feature 165 male and 165 female athletes, reaching gender parity for the first time
Dolny Kubin 2025: Get to know Canada
Canada enters the Women's World Championship as one of the most experienced teams with three consecutive silver medals at the Women’s World Challenge (2022-2024). Placed in Group B, it will be looking to set the tone early in its first match against Team World.
LA28 marks three years to go until the Paralympic Games
New LA28 emblems showcase dynamic storylines further highlighting the opportunity for the 2028 Paralympic Games to celebrate Para sport and people living with disabilities
Para climbing athletes excited for LA28 Paralympic debut
With three years to go until LA28, Para climbers Solenne Piret, Brian Zarzuela, and Sarah Larcombe share their excitement about the sport’s Paralympic debut
Professor Derman announced as first VISTA 2025 keynote speaker
The South African’s keynote will focus on safeguarding the health of Paralympic Athletes
Santiago 2025 Preview: Paralympic stars gear up for final showdown before Cairo
Local favourite Marion Serrano takes centre stage at the final World Cup before October’s World Championships
Norway’s Vilde Nilsen aims to reel in Paralympic gold
Spending time in the Norwegian wilderness, hunting and fishing, helps Paralympian Vilde Nilsen relax and balance the demands of training and competition
VISTA 2025 website launched
The world’s premier scientific gathering dedicated to the Paralympic Movement will take place this December in Cairo, Egypt
Information about media accreditation for Toyota World Championships Singapore 2025
Accreditation period for international media closed on 8 August 2025. Singapore-based media can apply until 22 August
Germany’s Anja Wicker wants to race like the wind
German Para cross-country skier and biathlete Anja Wicker is hungry for more medals as she gears up for her fourth Paralympic Winter Games
Schedule for 2025 World Championships B-Pool announced
Six nations are set to compete in 15 games over six days at the 11th edition of B-Pool Worlds from 6-11 September in Astana, Kazakhstan
IPC launches new leadership programme
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has launched the Para Athlete Professionals training course
‘Every competition is a gift,’ says death-defying Giulia Vernata
Para trap emerging star reflects on how the sport injected a new life into her journey, the preparations for the World Championships in Brno and on advocating female participation
Camaraderie and growth: Norway and GB wrap up final camp ahead of Worlds
The three-day camp in Moss gives both teams a valuable opportunity to fine-tune their preparations, exchange experiences and build camaraderie ahead of their opening game on 27 August in Slovakia
Estonia's wheelchair curling duo's summer plans
Four months after winning a medal at the Scotland 2025 World Wheelchair Curling Championships, Estonia’s Katlin Riidebach and Ain Villau are making the most of their time off the ice ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
Reddentes Sports appointed broadcasting rights agency for 2025 Worlds in Asia
Toyota World Para Swimming Championships Singapore 2025 to take place from 21-27 September at OCBC Aquatic Centre, located within the Singapore Sports Hub
Women's World Championships to feature all-female officiating crew
Nine female officials coming from six different countries will take to the ice for the groundbreaking World Para Ice Hockey tournament, which takes place from 26-31 August in Dolny Kubin
Glasgow 2026 Para swimming schedule session revealed
Commonwealth Sport announces Malta as the host of the 2027 Youth Games, marking the first time Para swimming joins the competition programme
IPC organises inaugural Para sport development specialist training
Participants from Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania took part in the Sport for Mobility (SfM) Development Specialists training at the IPC Campus in Bonn, Germany
Candidates announced for September’s IPC Governing Board elections
A booklet providing information about each candidate has also been published ahead of the elections which will take place in Seoul, Republic of Korea