PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Dolny Kubin gets ready for 2025 Women’s World Championships
Local Organising Committee meets to review planning and operational framework of the inaugural championships in Slovakia, followed by a site visit to the official competition venue Dolny Kubin Ice Stadium

Ellie Cole pens the book she wishes she had growing up
Australian Paralympic legend Ellie Cole has penned a children’s book that explores disabilities in the playground and encourages respectful curiosity

Special Paralympic exhibition opens at Estonia's Tallinn Airport
The Estonian Paralympic Committee and the Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum have opened a year-long exhibition about the Paralympic Movement in the country

Global broadcast coverage of Paris 2024 Paralympics sets new benchmarks
12,941 hours of coverage broadcast globally from the Paralympic Games, the most ever

IPC President calls for improved accessibility
Speaking at the Global Disability Summit in Berlin, IPC President Andrew Parsons described Para sport as a catalyst to a more inclusive world

IPC Governing Board to meet in Madrid
The Board meeting will be the first major IPC event in Spain since the IPC Membership Gathering in 2018

Russian Sochi 2014 Paralympian found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation
Independent Tribunal upholds violation arising from sample swapping during the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games as part of the state-sponsored doping scheme that existed in Russia at that time

Patrick Anderson announces retirement
Three-time Paralympic wheelchair basketball champion Patrick Anderson has announced his retirement from Team Canada

Meet Brazil’s Edwarda and Rogerio Oliveira
After a "rollercoaster of emotions" at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Edwarda de Oliveira Dia and Rogerio Junior Xavier de Oliveira have new goals in mind
World Series 2025: Gabrielzinho steals the show in Barcelona’s inaugural meet
Five-time Paralympic champion clinches four gold and a new world record to steer Brazil to top of medals while Great Britain, host Spain also claim medals during the four-day competition