IPC award Paralympic Order to three individuals

. The Paralympic Order is the highest level of recognition anyone associated with the Paralympic Movement can achieve. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) recognised the outstanding service of three individuals on Thursday (28 September) by presenting them with the Paralympic Mehr

Paralympic family grows to 208 as IPC welcomes five new members

Five new members were officially ratified on the first day of the General Assembly, bringing the IPC’s membership to 208 (183 NPCs). The new members are: the National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Bangladesh and Kosovo; Saudi Arabia, who previously were an Mehr

Paris 2024 to deliver most spectacular Paralympics in history, says IPC President

  Paralympic Games tickets to go on sale on Monday 9 October at affordable and family friendly prices Half of the 2.8 million tickets available will be priced EUR 25 or less, and general admission for all 22 sports starting Mehr

Spanish Para snowboarder Victor Manuel Gonzalez Fernandez’s results from Beijing 2022 disqualified due to anti-doping rule violation

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has disqualified the results of the Spanish Para snowboard athlete Victor Manuel Gonzalez Fernandez achieved at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games after he was found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV). In Mehr

PARA SPORT Awards 2023 to take place in Bahrain

Paralympic Movement to celebrate the best winter and summer athletes, emerging talent, teams, coaches, volunteers, and community impact The 2023 PARA SPORT Awards will take place on 27 September in Manama, Bahrain, recognising and honouring the outstanding performances and achievements Mehr

Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic medal programme and athlete quotas confirmed

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has finalised the medal event programme and athlete quotas for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. Milano Cortina 2026 will showcase 79 Paralympic medal events across six winter sports, with one new medal event Mehr

IPC announces Manchester, UK as preferred location for World Para Athletics and World Para Swimming governing bodies

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced UK Sport and the British Paralympic Association (BPA) as its preferred partners to assist with the transfer of governance and the creation of independent bodies for the sports of Para athletics and Para Mehr

Georgian athlete Lasha Alelishvili receives two-year ban for committing an anti-doping rule violation

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para powerlifting athlete Lasha Alelishvili for a period of two (2) years for committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV), in breach of the IPC Anti-Doping Code. The Georgian athlete returned an adverse analytical Mehr