International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) President Richard Allcroft has said the world governing body will evaluate the impact of the postponement of this year’s Paralympic Games in Tokyo on its international calendar for 2021.
The Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) has outlined the current situation regarding its first few competitions in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Postponing Tokyo 2020 has been described as "absolutely the right thing to do" by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons.
World ParaVolley have postponed the Beach ParaVolley World Championships Series event that was set to take place in Pingtan in China.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has pledged support the decision to investigate possible scenarios for Tokyo 2020 including postponement, with several of the organisation’s members calling for the Games to be moved.
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) has said it is "deeply saddened" by the death of former International Basketball Federation (FIBA) general secretary Borislav Stanković, who passed away on Friday (March 20) at the age of 94.
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) has announced that this year's Ninepin Bowling European Championships in Poland have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Paralympics New Zealand hosted a three day talent identification camp for eight budding cyclists.
Wheelchair fencing was showcased as part of an event in Costa Rica which saw scholarships and grants delivered to national athletes.
Two-time Paralympic champion Angeles Ortiz Hernandez has been forced to train on the streets due to the closure of training facilities in her native Mexico following preventative measures taken in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2020 Invictus Games, scheduled to take place in The Hague in May, will not go ahead because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) has published advice to athletes to help them cope during the coronavirus pandemic.
British powerlifter Ali Jawad has asked the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for more transparency over what health measures will be in place for athletes at Tokyo 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paralympics Australia chief executive Lynne Anderson has claimed the national governing body's preparations for Tokyo 2020 "continue at pace", despite the coronavirus pandemic casting doubt over whether this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games will go ahead as planned.
British Paralympian Stephen Miller has criticised the organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games for not having a "Plan B" following the global outbreak of coronavirus.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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