PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Iraqi athlete Thaer Al Ali receives two-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para powerlifting athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for Prohibited Substances at the Dubai 2023 Para Powerlifting World Championships

Benjamin Daviet ready for more winter success
Two months after competing at Paris 2024, five-time Paralympic champion Benjamin Daviet is looking forward to Milano Cortina 2026

Inaugural session of newly elected IPC Athletes’ Council held in Bonn
Members of the Athletes' Council gathered for a three-day meeting at the IPC headquarters in Bonn, Germany, to learn more about the governance structure of the IPC, classification and anti-doping, among other subjects

ITTF announces new circuit structure to transform Para table tennis
Building on the momentum of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the International Table Tennis Foundation (ITTF) has unveiled a reimagined circuit structure that promises to elevate Para table tennis worldwide

Kravchenko elected Chair of IPC Athletes' Council
Vladyslava Kravchenko was elected as Chairperson and Yoomin Won as second Vice-Chair of the IPC Athletes' Council

Citi World Series: Aceves, Gutierrez to debut as new Paralympic medallists at home
The World Series in Mexico is the first major international competition following Paris 2024 and marks the beginning of athletes’ preparations for Los Angeles 2028

Bangkok 2024: World Championships C-Pool schedule announced
Australia, Austria, Finland and hosts Thailand will take part in the fourth edition of the tournament from 26-30 November at the Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena

Paralympic champions triumph at wheelchair tennis singles masters
Paris 2024 champions Tokito Oda, Yui Kamiji and Niels Vink won the men’s, women’s and quad titles at the Wheelchair Singles Master, the International Tennis Federation’s year-end championships

Algerian athlete Nacera Merar receives three-year ban for ADRV
Para powerlifter returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited substance at the Dubai 2024 World Para Powerlifting World Cup

First-timers relish Skills Development Camp experience
Dolny Kubin, Slovakia welcomed nearly 40 athletes from six different countries including debut participants from Hungary, Ukraine and the Netherlands at third edition of World Para Ice Hockey development initiative