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Glasgow 2026 announces medal event programme
Largest ever Para sport programme will showcase 47 medal events across six sports: Para athletics, Para powerlifting, Para swimming, 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball, Para track cycling and Para bowls

World Championships you can't miss in the winter season
As athletes prepare for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, the World Championships in six winter sports promise to deliver incredible sporting action and memorable moments

Paralympic stars shine at Milano Cortina 2026 test event
The IBU Para Biathlon World Cup and the FIS Para Cross-Country World Cup made a stop in Val di Fiemme, which will stage 38 medal events at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games

Singapore 2025 World Championships logo and mascot inspired by 'Little Red Dot'
Members of the public get their first glimpse of the Singapore 2025 World Para Swimming Championships’ logo and mascot at SDSC’s disability sports roadshow as ticket sales are launched for the Championships, with early bird discount

Competition schedule announced as tickets go on sale for Buffalo 2025 Worlds
Reigning world champions Canada face Germany, Czechia play Slovakia, China take on Korea and hosts USA meet Norway on opening day (24 May) at LECOM Harborcenter

Armless Archer Matt Stutzman caps incredible career with World Archery award
Matt Stutzman won his maiden gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games before announcing his retirement from the sport

Eleven-time Paralympic champion Sophie Pascoe retires from Para swimming
The most successful ever New Zealand Paralympian and a 17-time world champion, Pascoe says she will continue to be 'an advocate for inclusion'

Maxime Montaggioni on snowboarding with a "spirit of fighting"
Beijing 2022 Paralympic champion Maxime Montaggioni shares his secret to success

Schroder wins fourth straight Australian Open title
Sam Schroder won his fourth straight quad singles title at the Australian Open

Indonesian athlete Hanik Puji Hastuti banned two years for anti-doping rule violation
Shooting Para sport athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for a prohibited substance at the 2023 World Abilitysport Games in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Anna-Lena Forster completes hat-trick
Four-time Paralympic champion Anna-Lena Forster bagged three wins in Feldberg, which hosted a Para Alpine Skiing World Cup stage for the first time

IPC, IOC and Airbnb to launch Airbnb Athlete Travel Grant 2025 edition
The Athlete Travel Grant 2025 offers athletes the chance to apply for a USD 2,000 grant to book Airbnb stays around the world to support competition or training related trips

Sam Schroder targets fourth straight Australian Open quad singles title
Everything you need to know about the Australian Open Wheelchair Championships.

Ukraine's Roman Bondarenko accepts three-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para swimmer returned adverse analytical findings for prohibited substances at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Independent Anti-Doping Tribunal to hear IPC cases appointed
Alan Darfi, the Senior Discipline Manager of the Football Association in England, was appointed as President of the Independent Anti-Doping Tribunal

EOIs for 2027 World Championships and U20 Worlds to close on 1 April
All prospective hosts have until 1 April 2025 to submit their Expression of Interest for the 2027 World Para Athletics Championships and the 2027 World Para Athletics U20 Championships

IPC’s digital channels enjoy record 2024
More than 1.6 billion video views across IPC digital channels in 2024, while number of internet searches breaks the one billion barrier for the first time

Launch of World Para Fencing marks start of new era
The 2025 season will feature a series of competitions held under World Para Fencing

Brno to host Para Trap World Championships in September
Seventh edition of the event will take place from 12 to 14 September marking the first major shooting Para sport championships to be held in Czech Republic

Ramphadi reflects on winning Africa’s first Paralympic wheelchair tennis medal
South Africa's Donald Ramphadi aims to "restore hope" after capturing the bronze medal in the quad doubles at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games