Adding to the three medal events confirmed in July, the IPC Governing Board approved the men’s PT2 and the women’s PT2 and PT5 at a meeting in Berlin, Germany.
Italy
Audience with Pope Francis part of the “Believe to be Alive” events organised by the Italian Paralympic Committee.
Tokyo 2020
Para-badminton to make its Paralympic Games debut at Tokyo 2020
Wheelchair Fencing
The wheelchair fencing Paralympic champion knows that he will face tough competition at the 2014 Asian Para Games in the battle for gold.
Goalball
The competition will take place in the capital city of Algiers in November 2015
New Zealand
Hill has been involved in para-sport since 1973 and is widely recognised as making a substantial contribution to its development in New Zealand.
Athletics
Japanese T42 Asian Para Games champion sprinter is confident he can hold off a challenge from Thailand’s 100m World No.1.
Sitting Volleyball
Dutch sitting volleyball player Elvira Stinissen was elected as the new Vice Chair at the IPC’s Strategic Gathering in Berlin, Germany.
Rio 2016
With less than two years to go, the Rio 2016 volunteer programme has already received over 100,000 applications from 180 countries.
Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, David Cameron, Thomas Bach and Coldplay send special anniversary messages for IPC.