Back to paralympic.org
Vista 2019 logo
Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Aerial view on coast with contruction works going on
Rio 2016

The IPC Academy, the IPC’s education division, will also take over operation of Paralympic Games Knowledge Management

Three players and two men in training suits on a podium
Para Ice Hockey

Josh Sweeney, Steve Cash and Adam Page receive a hero’s welcome at a press conference at the HARBORCENTER, the venue for the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships.

Lucas Sithole
Wheelchair Tennis

The South African earns his first super series quad singles win in front of his home crowd

Sophie Wells
Equestrian

British trio helps edge Dutch in tune-up for European Championships.

Aleksander Wang Hansen
Sailing

Hyeres is the third installment of the 2014-2015 World Cup series

Russia's ice sledge hockey team
Para Ice Hockey

Two years ago, you could have been forgiven for thinking that Russia did not have a chance at medals but now they are firmly in the top three for Buffalo 2015.

Andrea Chiarotti
Para Ice Hockey

Before the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships begin on Sunday (26 April), Andrea Chiarotti is confident about his players’ potential at the upcoming IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships.

Tatyana McFadden of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's push rim wheelchair division of the 119th Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Athletics

The world’s best racers will now head to London, Great Britain, for Sunday’s IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships

Agitos Sochi Olympic Park

The Paralympic Movement’s governing body has decided to withdraw as an associate member of SportAccord in protest at comments made by its President Marius Vizer.

Ukraine's Vasyl Kovalchuk took gold ahead of Finnish world champion Minna Leinonen at a 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup.
Shooting

A three-way battle between Denmark’s Johnny Andersen, Great Britain’s Tim Jeffrey and Ukraine’s Vasyl Kovalchuk concluded the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Szczecin, Poland.

A picture of women running on the track
Athletics

The South African visually impaired sprinter is hoping to run the perfect race at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix later this month.

Czech Republic ice sledge hockey team
Para Ice Hockey

Still on the hunt for the first A-Pool medal, the Czech Republic have been in good form this season.

Women in racing wheelchair
Athletics

The Swiss racer knows that to retain her crown she will have to stop the USA’s Tatyana McFadden from winning her third successive Virgin Money London Marathon.

Ireland's Thomas Moylan (10) challenges France's Ryadh Sallem (9) during the IWRF Europe Division B final.
Wheelchair Rugby

Ireland takes silver, still has chance to qualify for Rio 2016

Mitsui Fudosan - Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner
Tokyo 2020

Committee welcomes the company ‘Real Estate Development’ category

Matt Stutzman
Archery

Event helps athletes prepare for World Archery Para Championships

Women in pool giving an interview to someone at the pool edge
Swimming

Seven new world records for Australia and three for the USA’s Jessica Long also highlight the weekend’s action at the Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft in Berlin, Germany.

Female runners with guides on a track running
Athletics

On the final day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix, a quartet of Chinese athletes took 0.3 seconds off the 4x100m T11-13 world record.

Man on hockey sledge focusing on the puk
PyeongChang 2018

As the team prepare for Buffalo 2015, Paralympic.org asked head coach Jiri Briza and defenceman David Motycka about their aspirations for PyeongChang 2018.

A shooter takes aim
Shooting

Only in his second competitive season, Uzbekistan’s Server Ibragimov storms onto the international stage with victory at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Szczecin, Poland.