Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
Youtube
TikTok
Newsletter Subscribe
PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Buffalo 2015 launches new website
A new-look website for www.ipc-icesledgehockey.org is also now live.
Brazil’s Terezinha Guilhermina praises volunteers
The T11 sprinter says that the volunteers are crucial in ensuring that athletes can focus on their performance.
7: First IPC-IOC Agreement
A historic Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the IPC and IOC in 2000 providing the foundation of their future relationship.
Australia to build on Sochi 2014 with investment
The investment of AUD 2.5million will go towards a new 40-bed facility at Howmans Gap Alpine Centre.
Incheon 2014 to be pivotal for Gayakwad
Ahead of the 2014 Asian Para Games, India’s para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad is currently the Asian No.1 in multiple events but his performance in Incheon will determine whether he carries on to Rio 2016.
8: Sochi 2014 breaks down barriers
The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games surpassed all expectations.
The USA announce women’s ice sledge hockey team
The 13-strong team features 10 returning and three new players.
Para Table Tennis World Championships draws to a close in Beijing
Winners in singles, Chinese duo Zhang Bian and Zhang Miao claim another gold on home soil.
International para-sports conference to take place in Brazil
The Brazilian Paralympic Committee has organised an event that will gather professionals from four different countries to participate in debates in Brazil’s largest scientific para-sports event from 5-7 November.
9: The IPC is created in Dusseldorf, Germany
On 22 September 1989 the historic meeting took place in Dusseldorf that saw the formation of the IPC.
Snow Sports NZ hold talent identification camp
The three day camp, in association with the Agitos Foundation, was held at Turoa ski field in New Zealand and saw the appearance of two of New Zealand’s winter Paralympic stars.
10: Hou Bin becomes a global sensation
Paralympian Ambassador Hou Bin stuns the crowd when lighting the flame in a spectacular fashion.
Dancers to line-up for Continents Cup
Around 200 dancers will gather in St Petersburg, Russia, for a packed programme which will feature singles events for the very first time.
Six Paralympians in Tokyo 2020 Athletes’ Commission
The athletes’ commission, made up of 21 leading figures of the Japanese sporting community, will assist in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games preparations
Table tennis consists of how many sets?
Men and women can participate in individual, doubles or team events, and matches consist of five sets of 11 points each, and are played in a best-of-five format.
Canada launch Paralympic FUNdamentals programme
New programme aims to promote inclusiveness and help students of all abilities play, learn and grow together
WoMentoring mentor and mentee make great progress
Anne Walufa Strike, a Kenyan-born wheelchair racer, mentors Georgian National Paralympic Committee vice president Tinatin Revazishvili through the Agitos Foundation’s WoMentoring programme.
11: ParalympicSport.TV launched
On 20 February 2006 the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) launched the first internet TV channel dedicated purely to Paralympic sport.
Yevheniy Bohodayko named Best Male in Allianz AotM vote
The Ukrainian received nearly 35% of the vote after claiming an incredible seven gold medals at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.