South Korea men’s wheelchair basketball team will arrive at this year’s postponed Paralympic Games inspired by the memory of their late head coach.
The final men's sitting volleyball qualifying event for this year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo is now scheduled to take place in Duisburg from June 1 to June 4.
Austria's three-time Paralympic medallist Walter Ablinger has admitted he is considering retirement after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has partnered with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to receive support for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Japan's blind football captain Ryo Kawamura has revealed the benefits of the postponement to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has promised an "incredible" Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games this year, but admitted it will "require the best of us" to stage a successful event during a pandemic.
A budget and the Paralympic Objective Sport Support (ADOP) Plan for 2021 were approved at the Spanish Paralympic Committee (CPE) General Assembly.
Around 21 per cent of tickets for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics have been refunded, with the window now being closed for further repayments.
New dates in March have been identified for the Americas Olympic and Paralympic Continental Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro.
The window for Japanese citizens who want to refund tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games has now closed after three weeks.
Athletes at the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have been asked to arrive between five and seven days before their event and depart no later than two days after they have competed under period of stay guidelines approved by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
More than 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa will have free-to-air coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics - a move International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons claims can be a "turning point" in the region.
Eight Para-athletes have been included in the Indian Government’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for Tokyo 2020.
Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics reportedly estimate the postponement of the Games is set to cost an additional $1.9 billion (£1.4 billion/€1.6 billion).
World Rowing has postponed the Americas Continental Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta for Tokyo 2020 over coronavirus concerns.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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