Brazilian Paralympic swimming legend Daniel Dias has announced that he will retire after the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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.
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.
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.
Brazilian Paralympic swimming referee Alexandre Garrafa has been appointed as the sport's technical delegate for the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago.
The biography of Italian Para-swimmer and surgeon Marco Dolfin has been released today, detailing his journey to becoming a Paralympic athlete.
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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