PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Vancouver 2010

Ice Sledge Hockey teams around the world are looking to Team Canada this week, as they have just unveiled their official uniform to be worn at the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

Vancouver 2010

Ice Sledge Hockey teams around the world are looking to Team Canada this week, as they have just unveiled their official uniform to be worn at the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.

Vancouver 2010

The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games will be officially represented at the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, reminding all visitors of what to expect four years ahead on the calendar.

Vancouver 2010

Swimming

Asia

Yesterday, YBhg Dato’ Zainal Abu Zarin, President of the Malaysian Paralympic Council launched the Torch Mission Relay at the KL Tower in conjunction with the upcoming KL’09 5th Asean Para Games.

Wheelchair Rugby

New Zealand

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) would like to offer its condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Gillian Hall who passed away this past week. Gillian had been Head of Classification for the IPC Alpine Skiing Sport Technical Committee.

USA

At the end of last week, on 30 July, the United States became an official signatory to the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Sitting Volleyball

PyeongChang 2018

Swimming

Great Britain

An Honorary Fellowship was presented to the President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Sir Philip Craven, on 24 July from the Liverpool John Moores University in Great Britain.

Wheelchair Tennis

Beijing 2008

The preliminary results from a study which was undertaken in Beijing in order to measure the impact of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games for China and its capital was thoroughly reported on 22 July, at the Headquarters of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in Bonn, Germany.

Bonn, Germany - Today, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Adecco Group, the global leader in HR services, announced the extension of the Athlete Career Programme, an initiative designed to facilitate the integration of elite athletes into the labour market, both during and at the end of their elite sporting careers.

Mongolia

On the occasion of the International Paralympic Day, the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Mongolia took the opportunity to celebrate Paralympic Sport and its growth over the years.

Judo

Bonn, Germany - The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced this year's winners of their international architectural award for sports and leisure facilities.

Alpine Skiing