Asian Paralympic Committee, IBSA team up to increase classifiers in Asia

A course designed to increase the number of national classifiers who can work with visually impaired (VI) athletes is being delivered throughout May by the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). Over 20 ophthalmologists and optometrists from across the region will take part in the online course which consists of […]

France awarded 2022 Wheelchair Rugby European Championship

The IWRF is delighted to announce that the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby European Championship Division A has been awarded to France. The European Championship will take place in Paris, 21st – 27th of February at a prestigious Parisian Sport Venue. The European Championship Local Organising Committee is composed of members from CAPSAAA Paris Wheelchair Rugby Club, […]

Para-cycling returns to the world stage in Ostend

Top-level international para-cycling competition kick starts into action on 6-9 May with the opening round of the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup in Ostend, Belgium. Another round in Marostica / Bassano del Grappa (Italy) will follow at a date to be announced.  The para-cycling season’s other highlights will include the five-day 2021 UCI Para-cycling […]

Spain to host the 2021 Wheelchair Basketball European Championships for Men and Women

The 2021 European Championships for both Men and Women is set to take place in Madrid, Spain between the 2 – 13 December 2021. IWBF Europe have announced that they have awarded hosting rights of the Men’s and Women’s European Championships División A to Federación Española de Deportes de Personas con Discapacidad Física (FEDDF). Twelve men’s teams and six women’s teams will […]

World ParaVolley confirms pools for final Tokyo 2020 sitting volleyball qualifier

The pool composition for the Sitting Volleyball Men’s Final Qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been confirmed. The seven qualified teams have been split into two pools of three and four teams, respectively. Pool A’s three teams include  Germany Kazakhstan Canada, while Pool B consists of Ukraine the United States Latvia Croatia. Men’s […]

Para Badminton Tournament Calendar for 2021 published

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced the Para Badminton Tournament Calendar for 2021. The Spanish Para Badminton International to be staged in May 2021 will serve as the last qualification tournament for the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Dates Tournament City 29 Mar–4 Apr 3rd Fazza–Dubai Para Badminton International Dubai 10–16 May Spanish Para Badminton International Cartagena 21-27 Jun […]

NEC extends wheelchair tennis sponsorship until 2023

The International Tennis Federation has announced that wheelchair tennis’ longest standing sponsor, NEC, will continue as title sponsor of the NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters and as an international sponsor of several UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour events for a further three years, from 2021 to 2023. This marks the 30th year of NEC’s sponsorship of the sport which was a […]

Ethiopia, Rwanda, Liberia and Malta become new members of IWBF

WBF are delighted to welcome Ethiopia, the Republic of Rwanda, Liberia, and Malta as new members to the federation. Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Liberia become the newest additions to the IWBF Africa Zone, whilst Malta becomes the latest member of the European Zone. IWBF President, Ulf Mehrens, said: “It is always a pleasure to add new members to the IWBF family, but it is even more so given the […]

IBSA opens bidding for 2022 blind football regional championships

Following the rescheduling of the blind football calendar until the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, the IBSA Football Committee has now initiated the process to secure hosts for its regional championships next year. The committee is keen to have hosts for all its events in place well in advance of the tournaments to give teams time to […]