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Changwon announced as host of 2026 World Championships
Event set for 3–14 September 2026 at Changwon International Shooting Range, a venue that has hosted World Cups for the past four years; World Championships to offer quota allocation for the LA 2028 Paralympic Games
Nagano 1998-Milano Cortina 2026: Paralympic Winter Games torches
Now is the perfect time to look back at some of the torches from the past Paralympic Winter Games
Milano Cortina 2026: Paralympic Torch unveiled
Paralympic stars Bebe Vio and Martina Caironi took part in events in Milan and Osaka to present the design of the torch
World Series 2025: Yamaguchi smashes world record in inaugural Fuji meet
Japanese Paralympic stars Yamaguchi, Suzuki shine with gold to spur the home team to top of medals even as swimmers from Hong Kong, Philippines, Iran and Spain make a mark in inaugural meet in Fuji-Shizuoka
IPC grant helping build the future of Para ice hockey in Hungary and Ukraine
Twelve athletes and four team officials from Hungary and Ukraine took part in a Para ice hockey development camp, supported by a grant from the International Paralympic Committee
IPC joins WADA in celebration of clean sport on annual Play True Day
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) pledges its commitment to ensuring clean, fair and competitive sport for all athletes on Play True Day
Open Water Cup to return to Sardinia in June
Italian island will host the third edition of the event on 21 June featuring men’s and women’s 1.5km races for athletes from classes S3-S6, and men’s and women’s 3km events for classes S7-S10 and classes S11-S1
Paralympic Games YouTube channel sees exponential growth
@Paralympics YouTube channel explodes from two million video views in quarter one of 2024, to 54.5 million views in 2025, reflecting growing interest in Para sport
World Series 2025: Kimura, Suzuki and Tamaguchi headline inaugural meet in Fuji
The three-day inaugural World Series in Fuji-Shizuoka will be competed by 248 athletes from 22 nations with Singapore's Paralympic great Yip Pin Xiu, Mexico's Diego Lopez Diaz and Arnulfo Castorena among the stars in the line-up
Canadian skiers set to push next level at Milano Cortina 2026: McKeever
Sixteen-time Paralympic champion Brian McKeever has high hopes for rapid racing and technically challenging Para cross-country skiing and biathlon at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
WPPO and Eleiko extend Global Partnership
Long-standing partner Eleiko will continue supporting all WPPO Recognised Competitions as an Approved Supplier Tier 1, with exclusive equipment rights at all World Para Powerlifting Championships through the end of 2028
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