News - Vista 2017

A man competing in the long jump in front of the crowd in a stadium

Athletics

Media accreditation open for New Delhi 2025 World Championships

International rights-holders, written media, photographers and non-rights holders can apply for accreditation until 25 July 2025

Three participants watching a woman make a presentation on a screen

Powerlifting

Beijing World Cup hosts groundbreaking Future Gen course

World Para Powerlifting course is designed for individuals with little or no prior knowledge or experience in the sport, introducing participants to WPPO Technical Rules and Regulations, and their application through the different officiating roles

A male Para swimmer is using the handrails to leave the pool after a competition

Iceland

Pride Month Q&A with Para swimmer Mar Gunnarsson

Iceland’s two-time Paralympic swimmer Mar Gunnarsson joined the IPC’s TikTok live to celebrate Pride Month

IPC

IPC Athletes' Forum 2025 concludes with strong global participation

More than 70 athlete representatives attended the IPC Athletes' Forum in Bonn and Duisburg, Germany, taking part in discussions that will help shape the future of the Paralympic Movement

Powerlifting

Beijing 2025 review: Gustin brothers' medals steal show

China, led by Paris 2024 champion Guo Lingling’s world record, dominate in their first World Cup as a host clinching 14 of the 20 gold medals at stake, even as Bonnie Bunyau and his brother Bryan Anak win medals together for the first time at a World Para Powerlifting World Cup

IPC Campus inaugurated among athletes and officials

IPC Andrew Parsons and Kirsty Coventry posing for a photograph together

IPC

IPC President attends IOC Presidency handover

Andrew Parsons, an IOC Member, was in Lausanne, Switzerland, as Kirsty Coventry became the 10th President of the International Olympic Committee.

Athletics

Meet Viraaj, New Delhi 2025 World Championships mascot

Event in the Indian capital marks 100 days to go to the World Para Athletics Championships, the largest-ever Para sport event hosted in the country

An underwater photo of three female Para swimmers

Swimming

Abu Dhabi to host first-ever World Series in the Middle East

Event will wrap up the World Series 2025 season from 27 to 29 November at the Mohammed bin Zayed City Aquatics Complex

Nine athletes gather around a table for a discussion during the athletes' forum in 2023

IPC

IPC Athletes' Forum to welcome global athlete representatives

The fourth edition of the IPC Athletes' Forum will take place from 24-26 June in Germany, with the participation of 75 athlete representatives from 51 countries.

Swimming

Open Water Cup: Golden debuts for Italy's Paris 2024 stars as Lindberg extends reign

The reigning Paralympic champions Xenia Palazzo and Federico Bicelli dominate races on their debuts while Sweden's Pernilla Lindberg clinches her third consecutive gold in the women’s 3km S11-S14 race in the World Para Swimming open water event in Alghero

Powerlifting

Beijing 2025 preview: Paris 2024 champions headline field in China's World Cup debut

Reigning Paralympic champions including home stars Guo Lingling, Cui Zhe, Tan Yujiao, Yan Panpan and Malaysia's Bonnie Bunyau Gustin among others will be in action in a strong field of 161 athletes from 23 nations in Beijing

Swimming

Open Water Cup: Lindberg back to defend her crown in Sardinia

Swedish Paralympian holds back-to-back titles in the women's 3km S11 to S14, while Italy's Paris 2024 gold medallists Alberto Amodeo, Xenia Francesca Palazzo and Federico Bicelli will be competing for the first time in the World Para Swimming open water event in Alghero