Tokyo 2020 Paralympics set to break all broadcast viewing records

· More broadcasters, increased coverage levels and more live sport sees an estimated cumulative TV audience of 4.25 billion people watch the Games · Japan’s NHK sets record for coverage by a host broadcaster – 540 hours planned  The Tokyo Mehr

Peace, victory at the heart of ASICS origami-themed kit for Refugee Paralympic Team at Tokyo 2020

One of the world’s most courageous sports teams will be wearing a kit at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a special Japanese origami design, fitting as it is a symbol of peace and victory. ASICS is the official supplier Mehr

IPC-led partnership secures a record breaking 49 territories for free-to-air African broadcast coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Broadcast initiative is a key element of the GDI Hub led AT 2030 programme’s Para Sport Against Stigma project, a collaboration between GDI Hub IPC, Loughborough University, and the University of Malawi, Chancellor College, and which is funded by UK Mehr

IPC President encouraged by safe delivery of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has said the safe delivery of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 has increased his excitement for the Paralympic Games but warned attending stakeholders to be vigilant and avoid complacency regarding COVID-19 countermeasures. According Mehr

IPC calls for expressions of interest to become the governing bodies of Para athletics and Para swimming

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) calls for expressions of interest from cities, national governments, sport organisations and other entities interested in taking over the governance of the sports of Para athletics, Para swimming, or both, in their territories. Para athletics Mehr

IPC launches Doping Control Guide for Testing Athletes in Para Sport

• Includes link to download the Doping Control Guide for Testing Athletes in Para Sport • IPC Guide includes tips on how to engage with athletes with a disability and information about the types of impairments that are eligible within Mehr

IPC and World DanceSport Federation discuss transfer of governance of Para dance sport

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) have initiated conversations regarding the transfer of governance of Para dance sport. Para dance is one of nine international Para sports currently under the governance of the IPC – Mehr

Para powerlifter Netsuda Panna receives a four-year ban for anti-doping rule violation

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para powerlifter Netsuda Panna for four years after she committed an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV). The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para powerlifter Netsuda Panna for four years after she committed an Mehr

IPC announces six athletes to compete for the Refugee Paralympic Team at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

  The athletes and where they are refugees from: Ibrahim Al Hussein (Syria), Alia Issa (Syria), Parfait Hakizimana (Burundi), Abbas Karimi (Afghanistan), Shahrad Nasajpour (Iran), and Anas Al Khalifa (Syria).The athletes and where they are refugees from: Ibrahim Al Hussein Mehr

IPC provides update on Tokyo 2020 qualification

With 70 days to go, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed that 82 percent of athlete slots have been awarded for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and that a record number of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) could take part in Mehr