International Paralympic Committee (IPC)

With Cybathlon already attracting global interest ahead of its October 2016 debut, could the event pose a threat to the Paralympic Games? Elisha Chauhan asked IPC (International Paralympic Committee) President Sir Philip Craven.

Elisha Chauhan looks at how event organisers and marketing agency H+H Management have approached the sale and distribution of commercial rights for the 2016 Cybathlon.

Cybathlon – the new Paralympic-style event that will see man and machine race as one – has been created to advance engineering and technology that assists people with disabilities. However, it will also put on a spectacle that is unrivalled in the world of sport. Elisha Chauhan reports.

Cybathlon – the new Paralympic-style event that will see man and machine race as one – has been created to advance engineering and technology that assists people with disabilities. However, it will also put on a spectacle that is unrivalled in the world of sport. Elisha Chauhan reports.

The Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) series has announced that it will expand to include elite wheelchair racing.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Ski Federation (FIS), International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and International Hockey Federation (FIH) have been named as the first four category winners in the inaugural SportBusiness Ultimate Sports Federation and Association Awards.

The International Paralympic Committee has announced that London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will host this year’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final on July 26.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced the addition of a further six sports to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics programme, with taekwondo set to feature at the Games for the first time.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will next year expand its IPC Athletics Grand Prix series to Oceania for the first time after it confirmed an event will be staged in Brisbane, Australia.

Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee, has been named SportBusiness International’s 2014 ‘Innovator of the Year’.

The SportBusiness International Sports Innovator of the Year recognises the sports executives who have made the most original business decisions throughout the past 12 months. This year's winner is IPC (International Paralympic Committee) President Sir Philip Craven.

Owen Evans talks to Sir Philip Craven – peacemaker, broadcast negotiator and marketer – about winning the SportBusiness International 2014 Innovator of the Year title.

Xavier Gonzalez, the chief executive of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has revealed “significant progress” in all areas of preparations for the 2016 summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

IPC Athletics, the international federation for para-athletics, has announced that Dubai will host the inaugural edition of its new Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships from March 3-8, 2016.

IPC Athletics, the international organisation for para-athletics, has shifted the 2015 IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships from Doha, Qatar to London, UK.

Badminton will make its Paralympic Games debut at Tokyo 2020, while para-cycling has been provisionally omitted from the sports programme after the International Cycling Union (UCI) failed to meet the bid deadline.