Para Sport
Paris to stage 2023 World Para Athletics Championships
Paris has been awarded hosting rights to the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, with the decision set to make France the first nation to host the event on three occasions
Adidas extends ParalympicsGB backing ahead of Beijing 2022
Germany-based sportswear manufacturer Adidas has agreed a three-year extension to its sponsorship deal with ParalympicsGB in a contract that covers both the Beijing 2022 winter Paralympic Games and theā¦
IPC balances budget despite 27-per-cent revenue drop
International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons has hailed a āherculean effortā that has allowed the organisation to finish the financial year with a balanced budget.
Paris 2024 invites bids for French broadcast rights to Paralympics
French broadcasters have been invited to bid for media rights to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games after an invitation to tender process was launched by the Organising Committee
Webborn elected for second term as chair of British Paralympic Association
Nick Webborn has been appointed for a second term as chair of the British Paralympic Association following an open recruitment for the position
IPC conditionally restores wheelchair basketball to Paralympics programme
The International Paralympic Committee has conditionally reinstated wheelchair basketball to the sporting programme for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris
Tokyo Organising Committee president ‘proud’ as Paralympics draw to a close
The president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee Seiko Hashimoto said she was āproudā of Japan for hosting the delayed Olympics and Paralympics despite the ongoing challenges around the Covid-19 panā¦
IPC Worldwide Partner Ottobock signs up for six more Paralympic Games
German prosthetics manufacturer Ottobock has furthered its commitment to the Paralympic Games by extending its top-tier sponsorship deal with the International Paralympic Committee through to 2032
Biggest-ever Paralympics opens in Tokyo
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics officially opened yesterday (Tuesday), with organisers hailing the biggest-ever athlete contingent for making it to the Games against a challenging pandemic backdrop
EBU members outline record Paralympics output on linear television
Members of the European Broadcasting Union plan to offer a combined total of at least 1,200 hours of live linear broadcast coverage from the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, which will begin tomorrow (Tuesday)
Tokyo Paralympics set for coverage in record 177 territories
The upcoming Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be shown by more than 150 broadcasters in a record 177 territories after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) detailed coverage plans for the Games
FEI celebrates launch of the WeThe15 campaign
The FEI has welcomed the start of the WeThe15 campaign, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to represent the worldās 1.2 billion persons with disabilities.
Paralympics aired FTA in 49 sub-Saharan African countries in TVMS distribution
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has detailed plans to provide free-to-air coverage of the forthcoming Tokyo Paralympics to 49 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, with content produced by theā¦
Tokyo Paralympics to go ahead without fans
The upcoming Paralympic Games in Tokyo will go ahead without spectators amid ongoing Covid-19 restrictions in the Japanese capital
Decision looming on spectators at Tokyo Paralympics
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic organisers look set to hold competitions without spectators at the majority of venues, due to the surge in Covid-19 cases in the Japanese capital following the Olympics
Eurosport India, Doordarshan acquire Paralympics rights
Discovery-owned Eurosport India has acquired pay-television rights in the Indian subcontinent to broadcast the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC launches first official Paralympics video game
The International Paralympic Committee has revealed details of The Pegasus Dream Tour, the first official Paralympics video game which is now available worldwide
Mediacorp acquires Tokyo Paralympics rights in Singapore
Mediacorp, Singapore's state-owned broadcaster, has acquired the media rights to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after striking a deal with Singapore-based marketing agency Reddentes Sports