PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Tokyo 2020: Plans in place to ensure successful Games
Final decision on the maximum number of spectators permitted at venues and concrete health requirements for international spectators will be made by spring 2021
Santiago 2023 confirm sports programme
Next edition of the Parapan American Games to feature 17 Para sports, with Para archery returning

New events get provisional approval for Milano Cortina 2026
Two new Para snowboard events for female athletes included among the 18 announced as part of upcoming sports programme

New Paris 2024 powerlifting and swimming venues announced
Para athletics marathon to start and finish in Seine-Saint-Denis according to new Paralympic Games masterplan

IPC Governing Board take key decisions for future Paralympic Games
IPC Board approve Milano Cortina 2026 sport programme and optimised Paris 2024 venue masterplan

Martlew seeks to show the world what he can do
New Zealand's Paralympic canoeist reflects on his life as he prepares for his second Games

Jakub Krako and the taming of the rogue guide
Slovakia's Paralympic champion teaching valuable skills to partner Branislav Brozman

US Para athlete Sebastiana Lopez banned for anti-doping rule violation
Athletes from Brazil, Chile and Mexico to receive reallocated Lima 2019 Parapan American Games medals

Update on consultation process regarding athletes expressing views at Paralympics
A statement from the Chairperson of the IPC Athletes’ Council Chelsey Gotell
Markus Rehm addresses doubters
The Paralympic long jump champion explains why his record breaking 8.48m leap is a result of his hard work and not an advantage of his blade

IPC welcomes UN resolution on importance of sport for post-COVID world
Power of sport as an ’enabler of sustainable development’ recognised at the United Nations General Assembly

Tokyo 2020 announce date for Para athletics Test Event
Competition set to take place in May at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium in the Japanese capital

Information for Para athletes and IPC members on COVID-19
As we have noticed a decline in the amount of information we can share regards COVID-19, we have changed the frequency of this update to every second week

A Declaration to further inclusion
'The IPC’s role in transforming the world through sport has never been more needed or urgently required for the world’s largest marginalised community'

Ault-Connell credits family for return
After a hiatus from competition, Australian wheelchair racer was encouraged by her children to go for another Paralympics

#WaitForTheGreats campaign shortlisted for major international award
Multi-pronged campaign makes it to the top five of the prestigious European Excellence Awards 2020 in the sports & lifestyle category

IPC Governing Board meeting to take place remotely
Discussion topics will include Milano 2026 sports programme, how to proceed with future General Assemblies, the Para sport brand and more

World Para Athletics open bidding process for 2023 and 2025 Worlds
Last edition at Dubai 2019 featured over 1,300 athletes from 116 nations, making it the largest single Para sport event ever held

Four out of four for Russia at second Europa Cup
Varvara Voronchikhina and Aleksei Bugaev dominate standing events and join Austrian skiers among biggest winners at giant slalom races in Kaunertal