IPC Governing Board candidates‘ booklet published

At the 20th IPC General Assembly on 11 and 12 December 2021 – which will be held online for the first time – all IPC members in good standing – consisting of National Paralympic Committees, International Sport Federations, International Organisations Mehr

Leading experts in assistive technologies set for 2021 Inclusion Summit

Four of the world’s foremost experts in assistive technologies have been confirmed to participate at the 2021 Inclusion Summit which will be held virtually on 2 and 3 December 2021. On the second day of the 2021 Inclusion Summit, powered Mehr

Stellar line-up of world class speakers set for 2021 Inclusion Summit

This December a stellar line-up of nearly 40 world class speakers will participate in the 2021 Inclusion Summit, powered by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and World Academy of Sport, providing a greater insight into how sport for persons with Mehr

IPC announces competitive RFP for organisations to become the governing bodies of Para athletics and Para swimming

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is inviting interested parties for engagement meetings about becoming the governing bodies for Para athletics and Para swimming, prior to submitting a response to the Request for Proposal (RFP) by 22 April 2022. The RFP Mehr

Wheelchair basketball conditionally reinstated to Paris 2024 sports programme

The International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC’s) Governing Board has conditionally reinstated the sport of wheelchair basketball onto the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games sports programme after reviewing the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation’s (IWBF’s) progress on developing Classification Rules that are compliant to Mehr

IPC statement: Arrival of the Afghanistan Paralympic Team

On Saturday (28 August) evening, the Afghan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli were warmly welcomed to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Village by IPC President Andrew Parsons and IPC Athletes’ Council Chairperson Chelsey Gotell. Following their safe evacuation from Afghanistan Mehr

Tokyo 2020 to exceed Rio 2016 participation as 162 delegations compete

Tokyo 2020 will exceed Rio 2016 in terms of the number of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) set to take part in the Paralympic Games. A total of 162 delegations, including the Refugee Paralympic Team and five nations making their Games Mehr

Samsung Paralympic Vloggers to bring unique athlete and fan experiences from Tokyo 2020

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and worldwide partner Samsung are teaming up once again to bring athlete-generated, behind-the-scenes video content from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games that begin on 24 August. Launching on 22 August, Samsung Paralympic Vloggers consisting of Mehr