Brazilian Paralympic swimming legend Daniel Dias has announced that he will retire after the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
World Para Swimming has published a five-event calendar for the 2021 World Series.
Turkish Para-swimmer Sümeyye Boyacı has set her sights on winning her home nation's first Paralympic medal in her sport with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on the horizon.
Japan's Naohide Yamaguchi has lowered his world record in the men’s 100 metres breaststroke event for swimmers with intellectual disabilities, as preparations for a home Paralympic Games continue.
Brazil's Paralympic swimming legend Daniel Dias believes the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics still feel special despite the Games being delayed to next year because of the COVID-19 crisis.
Para-swimmer Danielle Kisser and longtime Paralympic coach Jean Laroche were among those honoured at the Canadian Sport Awards.
Members of the Russian Paralympic swimming team, who are currently training on the eastern island of Sakhalin, have been forced into isolation after a coach returned a positive COVID-19 test.
Spain's Antoni Ponce produced a dominant display at the World Para Swimming World Series in Berlin as he won eight gold medals.
Craig Nicholson has said he is very "excited" after being appointed as the new head of World Para Swimming.
Competitors from 11 countries are set to take part in the World Para Swimming World Series event in Berlin which starts tomorrow.
Para swimmer Elena Krawzow has made history by becoming the first female Paralympian to make the cover of Playboy Magazine after making her debut in the German edition of the publication.
Indian swimming coach Prasanta Karmakar has appealed to the Delhi High Court to challenge a three-year ban handed to him by the India Paralympic Committee (PCI).
New dates have been set for the British National Para-Swimming Championships, which have been delayed by a month.
The World Para Swimming World Series is set to return next month with Berlin to stage the second and final leg of the 2020 season.
Brazilian Paralympic swimming referee Alexandre Garrafa has been appointed as the sport's technical delegate for the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago.
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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