PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

World Series 2025: Star-studded field for Indianapolis
195 athletes from 17 nations including home stars Morgan Ray, Jessica Long and Leanne Smith to compete in multi-class events at the IU Natatorium’s pool in Indianapolis, USA

IPC to host fourth Athletes' Forum in June 2025
Athlete representatives from across the Paralympic Movement are expected to gather in June 2025 in Germany.

Marrakech 2025 Grand Prix preview: Home heroes eager to shine
Over 330 athletes from 51 delegations including 21 African nations and hosts Morocco will take centre stage at the Grande Stade de Marrakech from 24 to 26 April

Noble’s mission: Grow women’s participation in Para trap
'It doesn’t matter what country you’re from, you’re all there, shooting together, cheering each other on, sharing tips and tricks because we are trying to move this sport forward,' says USA athlete who is aiming to compete at July's World Championships in Brno

Boston Marathon 2025: Hug secures eighth win, Scaroni claims second title
'It means a lot to me to win this year, on the 50th anniversary of wheelchair racing here,' says Hug after meeting Bob Hall, pioneer of the first official wheelchair race in Boston and designer of Hug's early racing chair

Para swimming star Yuyan Jiang wins 2025 Laureus Award
China’s Yuyan Jiang won seven gold medals at the Paris 2024 Paralympics to finish as the most successful athlete of the Games

Yuyan Jiang, Daniel Dias, Natalie du Toit: when Para swimming won the Laureus
A lookback at the years when Para swimmers were awarded Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability

Emanuel Perathoner prepares for debut Paralympic Winter Games
Meet Italy's Para snowboard star Emanuel Perathoner, who is aiming to make his Paralympic debut in front of a home crowd at Milano Cortina 2026

IPC appoints Membership Engagement Committee
The Committee will be chaired by Malawi Paralympic Committee President James Chiutsi

Top Paralympic Winter Games moments: Italy
With less than one year to go until Milano Cortina 2026, let's take a look at Italy's top moments from the Paralympic Winter Games
IPC development programmes have a global impact
Implemented in 133 countries during 2024, the IPC’s development initiatives benefited nearly 37,000 people in 2024

Changwon announced as host of 2026 World Championships
Event set for 3–14 September 2026 at Changwon International Shooting Range, a venue that has hosted World Cups for the past four years; World Championships to offer quota allocation for the LA 2028 Paralympic Games

Nagano 1998-Milano Cortina 2026: Paralympic Winter Games torches
Now is the perfect time to look back at some of the torches from the past Paralympic Winter Games

Milano Cortina 2026: Paralympic Torch unveiled
Paralympic stars Bebe Vio and Martina Caironi took part in events in Milan and Osaka to present the design of the torch
World Series 2025: Yamaguchi smashes world record in inaugural Fuji meet
Japanese Paralympic stars Yamaguchi, Suzuki shine with gold to spur the home team to top of medals even as swimmers from Hong Kong, Philippines, Iran and Spain make a mark in inaugural meet in Fuji-Shizuoka

IPC grant helping build the future of Para ice hockey in Hungary and Ukraine
Twelve athletes and four team officials from Hungary and Ukraine took part in a Para ice hockey development camp, supported by a grant from the International Paralympic Committee

IPC joins WADA in celebration of clean sport on annual Play True Day
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) pledges its commitment to ensuring clean, fair and competitive sport for all athletes on Play True Day

Open Water Cup to return to Sardinia in June
Italian island will host the third edition of the event on 21 June featuring men’s and women’s 1.5km races for athletes from classes S3-S6, and men’s and women’s 3km events for classes S7-S10 and classes S11-S1

Paralympic Games YouTube channel sees exponential growth
@Paralympics YouTube channel explodes from two million video views in quarter one of 2024, to 54.5 million views in 2025, reflecting growing interest in Para sport

World Series 2025: Kimura, Suzuki and Tamaguchi headline inaugural meet in Fuji
The three-day inaugural World Series in Fuji-Shizuoka will be competed by 248 athletes from 22 nations with Singapore's Paralympic great Yip Pin Xiu, Mexico's Diego Lopez Diaz and Arnulfo Castorena among the stars in the line-up