PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

New events get provisional approval for Milano Cortina 2026
Two new Para snowboard events for female athletes included among the 18 announced as part of upcoming sports programme

New Paris 2024 powerlifting and swimming venues announced
Para athletics marathon to start and finish in Seine-Saint-Denis according to new Paralympic Games masterplan

IPC Governing Board take key decisions for future Paralympic Games
IPC Board approve Milano Cortina 2026 sport programme and optimised Paris 2024 venue masterplan

Martlew seeks to show the world what he can do
New Zealand's Paralympic canoeist reflects on his life as he prepares for his second Games

Jakub Krako and the taming of the rogue guide
Slovakia's Paralympic champion teaching valuable skills to partner Branislav Brozman

US Para athlete Sebastiana Lopez banned for anti-doping rule violation
Athletes from Brazil, Chile and Mexico to receive reallocated Lima 2019 Parapan American Games medals

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