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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Update on consultation process regarding athletes expressing views at Paralympics
A statement from the Chairperson of the IPC Athletes’ Council Chelsey Gotell
Markus Rehm addresses doubters
The Paralympic long jump champion explains why his record breaking 8.48m leap is a result of his hard work and not an advantage of his blade
IPC welcomes UN resolution on importance of sport for post-COVID world
Power of sport as an ’enabler of sustainable development’ recognised at the United Nations General Assembly
Tokyo 2020 announce date for Para athletics Test Event
Competition set to take place in May at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium in the Japanese capital
Information for Para athletes and IPC members on COVID-19
As we have noticed a decline in the amount of information we can share regards COVID-19, we have changed the frequency of this update to every second week
A Declaration to further inclusion
'The IPC’s role in transforming the world through sport has never been more needed or urgently required for the world’s largest marginalised community'
Ault-Connell credits family for return
After a hiatus from competition, Australian wheelchair racer was encouraged by her children to go for another Paralympics
#WaitForTheGreats campaign shortlisted for major international award
Multi-pronged campaign makes it to the top five of the prestigious European Excellence Awards 2020 in the sports & lifestyle category
IPC Governing Board meeting to take place remotely
Discussion topics will include Milano 2026 sports programme, how to proceed with future General Assemblies, the Para sport brand and more
World Para Athletics open bidding process for 2023 and 2025 Worlds
Last edition at Dubai 2019 featured over 1,300 athletes from 116 nations, making it the largest single Para sport event ever held
Four out of four for Russia at second Europa Cup
Varvara Voronchikhina and Aleksei Bugaev dominate standing events and join Austrian skiers among biggest winners at giant slalom races in Kaunertal
Hear my voice: Alnaqbi on coming back from the brink of despair
Powerlifter shares heartbreak of anti-doping violation, forfeiting her medals and how she tried to recover
Classifier education course planned for spring 2021
Two-part course aims to increase the number and geographical representation of international and national classifiers
Paris 2024 launches initiative to add Paralympic sport emojis
Organising Committee calls for more inclusive sports emojis
Mexican sit-skier Arly Velasquez on taking risks
‘It's very rare that there are moments in your life where your gut tells you that you are in the right place’
Singapore’s tireless campaigner Yip Pin Xiu still pushing for change
She might have already served in parliament and won three Paralympic swimming gold medals but Yip Pin Xiu is not done yet, in or out of the pool
Lambertini aims to ‘eliminate differences’ by building unique prostheses
Wheelchair fencer Emanuele Lambertini is pretty keen on grabbing gold at Tokyo 2020 but the automation engineering student is equally focused on changing the world of prosthetics for ever
World Para Powerlifting Webinar Series reaches 88 countries
Free-of-charge virtual seminars attract almost 500 participants from the Para powerlifting community
A requiem for God
IPC Governing Board Member Juan Pablo Salazar's speech at a UNESCO/Commonwealth Secretariat event to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities