Indian badminton player Manasi Joshi has spoken about the ups and downs of the year having further promoted the Paralympic Movement in the absence of the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Japan and Thailand will host the 2021 and 2023 Para Badminton World Championships, respectively, following a vote from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Council.
Reigning world champion Sarina Satomi has admitted she would be "spending most of my life at home" had she not fallen in love with Para-badminton.
Japanese Para-badminton player Daiki Kajiwara has admitted he may struggle to stay motivated for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after the event was postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) organised a webinar with Para badminton players on Thursday (May 7) as part of its online development programme.
The Spanish Para Badminton International, the final chance for players to earn ranking points ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Lucas Mazur was in scintillating form as he claimed two titles at the Japan Para Badminton International in Tokyo.
Top seed Pramod Bhagat will take on second seed Daniel Bethell in the standing lower three final, at the Japan Para Badminton International in Tokyo.
Top seed Kim Jungjun progressed to the semi-finals of the men's WH2 competition at the Para-Badminton World Championships in Basel.
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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