WADA caught up with the Director of Sport for Tokyo 2020 and got his thoughts on the importance of clean sport.
Tokyo 2020
Deal with NHK and Toyota underline the growth of interest in the Paralympic Movement ahead of Tokyo 2020.
Rio 2016
Venues built, test events staged, volunteers selected, torches unveiled, preconceptions challenged and much more... it’s been a busy 12 months for organisers of the Rio 2016 Games
Wheelchair Fencing
The year 2015 was action-packed for the world’s elite wheelchair fencers. Here are 10 things we learned about the sport over the past 12 months.
Table Tennis
After the 2015 season, here are some lingering thoughts heading into the Games year.
PyeongChang 2018
Organising Committee signs MOU for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games with various Ministries.
Alpine Skiing
Two IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup events planned for Spain in early January will now take place a month later.
Athletics
The German long jumper retained his world title with a performance that would have won him gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Triathlon
In addition to the seven WPE events, a stand-alone Para-triathlon World Championships will also be held.
Sitting Volleyball
For the first time, Africa will send a women’s sitting volleyball team to the Paralympics. That team will be Rwanda.
Rio 2016
The London 2012 Paralympian hopes to use his experiences to inspire people with impairments in his country to take up sport.
Rio 2016
A record total of 3.3 million tickets are available; overseas fans are able to buy from authorised vendors in their countries.
Switzerland
The Swiss Paraplegic Foundation (SPS) has been a partner of Swiss Paralympic for 15 years.
Equestrian
Here are the top takeaways from 2015 in the sport.
Wheelchair Rugby
The two hottest wheelchair rugby rivals went at each other at the Parapan American Games.
Alpine Skiing
The US alpine skier, who has broken his back three times, is coming off his first World Championships medal and believes that a less ‘gung-ho’ approach to competition will equal success.
Swimming
Brazilian Paralympic champion Daniel Dias won seven world titles and eight gold medals at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.
Athletics
The Cuban sprinter had a year to remember becoming the world’s fastest female para-athlete with sensational performances at Toronto 2015 and Doha 2015.
Colombia
The National Paralympic Committee is launching an internship programme for undergraduates to intern at the NPC.
Table Tennis
Find out who are the ones to beat, who are the rising stars and more after this year of para-table tennis.