Para Sport
Mizuno to supply footwear for Australian Paralympic team
Japanese sportswear company Mizuno has agreed a deal to be the official sport shoe supplier of the 2020 Australian Paralympic Team, covering the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo
Seven ups Paralympic commitment with IPC World Athletics Championships
Seven Network, the Australian free-to-air commercial broadcaster, is to broadcast the 2019 IPC World Athletics Championships
IPC proposes separation for 10 para sports
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has proposed that it will cease acting as the International Federation (IF) for 10 sports as it seeks to move away from accusations of conflict of interest
IPC revenues and expenses surpass €24m in 2018 as new brand identity launched
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has published its financial report for 2018, showing that both revenues and expenditures surpassed €24m ($27m/£20.1m) for the year.
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic tickets see “unprecedented” demand
International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons revealed that a record number of 390,000 Japanese residents took part in the first Paralympic ticket lottery for Tokyo 2020, more than three…
Peters succeeds Gonzalez as IPC chief executive
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has today (Friday) announced Dr Mike Peters as its new chief executive, replacing Xavier Gonzalez who left the organisation earlier in the year
Asian Para Games announces 22 sports for Hangzhou 2022
The Asian Paralympic Committee has announced the 22 sports that will feature at the next edition of the Asian Para Games, in Hangzhou, China in 2022
ESPN signs Special Olympics rights extension through to 2027
Pan-regional sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a deal with Special Olympics Unified Sports to extend their broadcast agreement until 2027
World Sailing to bid for para sailing inclusion at LA 2028
World Sailing has signalled its intention to bid for para sailing’s inclusion at the 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles after missing out on a spot at the 2024 Games in Paris.
Heatstroke prevention measures to be explored for Tokyo 2020
Lawmakers from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are set to carry out a study on how heatstroke can be prevented during next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games amid stifling temperatures in …
IPC unveils new strategic plan
The International Paralympic Committee has detailed its strategic plan for the three-year period from 2019 to 2022, with five new priorities having been outlined
Women’s T20 cricket among sports proposed for Birmingham 2022
Women’s Twenty20 cricket is one of three sports that has been proposed for inclusion at the 2022 Commonwealth Games multi-sport event in the English city of Birmingham.
Kobe announced as host of 2021 World Para Athletics Championships
The city of Kobe, Japan has been confirmed as the host city for the 2021 World Para Athletics Championships
IPC targets youth engagement with first-ever video game
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced today (Friday) that it will launch its first official video game in a move designed to raise the profile of Paralympic sports
Morocco to stage first African Para Games
The Moroccan capital of Rabat has been awarded hosting rights to the first edition of the African Para Games, which will take place next January
IPC pays tribute to departing CEO
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced the departure of its long-serving chief executive, Xavier Gonzalez, two years earlier than originally planned
IPC engages adam&eveDDB on brand awareness drive
The International Paralympic Committee has today (Friday) appointed adam&eveDDB as its first creative agency as it seeks to grow awareness of the Paralympic Movement globally
IPC readmits Russia, with strict conditions
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has today (Friday) announced that it will conditionally lift the suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) after conceding that it needs to move…