Building an inclusive society: Santen and International Blind Sports Federation forge partnership
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) have joined forces to help shape an inclusive society. Through this partnership, Santen and IBSA will strive for social inclusion by boosting people’s awareness and understanding toward people with a vision impairment, and further promote opportunities to share the joy of sports. Santen is working […]
IPC appoints new panel members to independent Board of Appeal of Classification
After a wide-ranging open recruitment process, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has appointed a new independent Board of Appeal of Classification (BAC). The 14-member panel report to the independent chair of the BAC, who is Fred Jansen of the Netherlands. The primary purpose of the BAC is to hear athlete classification appeals in various Para […]
Wheelchair fencing Paralympic qualifiers re-scheduled
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing has revealed new dates and locations for a series of regional and World Cup competitions that were postponed in 2020. All four competitions are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games but were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Joining the previously announced IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Asian […]
IBSA Goalball World Championships and other major events confirmed
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball has revealed the dates and locations for a series of major competitions taking place over the next three years. The sport has confirmed that the cycle will remain unchanged heading towards the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, despite the postponement of Tokyo 2020. Headlining the announcement is the 2022 […]
IWRF Board Statement on Covid 19 dated June 2, 2020
The IWRF Board of Directors have chosen to continue the suspension all IWRF sanctioned events and officials travel until further notice. This suspension will be revisited periodically by the Board of Directors. There will be no IWRF sanctioned international competitions in 2020. As governments start to relax isolation requirements and the restrictions on the movement […]
IWBF welcome new members Namibia and Venezuela
During the last Executive Council meeting the IWBF Executive Council approved the ratification of two new National Organisations governing Wheelchair Basketball (NOWB’s) – Namibia and Venezuela. Namibia Wheelchair Basketball Federation become the tenth member of the IWBF Africa Zone. The Federación Venezolana de Deportes en Silla de Ruedas (Venezuela Federation of Wheelchair Sports), who were previously an active member in the IWBF […]
ITF and Grand Slams join forces to support Wheelchair Tennis
The four Grand Slam tournaments and the ITF have come together to pledge over $300,000 in financial support for wheelchair tennis. The fund will provide grants to help wheelchair athletes and national association event hosts impacted by the suspension of the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour and postponement of major wheelchair tournaments due to the COVID-19 […]
New dates for powerchair hockey Euros
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Powerchair Hockey have announced the new dates for the 2020 European Championships which were postponed earlier in the year. The competition will now take place from 31 May – 7 June 2021 in Pajulahti, Finland, the original host city. IWAS Powerchair Hockey and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) […]
Fort Wayne 2019 wins award
The organisers of the 2019 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball and Judo International Qualifier in Fort Wayne, USA, have won an award for the competition held between 2-9 July. Sports Destination Management, the leading publication with the largest circulation of sports event planners and tournament directors in the sports tourism market in the USA, […]
IWRF 2019-2024 Strategic Plan Available
The Board of Directors of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation is pleased to present the 2019-2024 Strategic Plan. This Plan was developed after an extensive review of the progress made by the IWRF since becoming an independent federation in 2010, our last Strategic Plan, and surveying our member nations. If you missed the official launch of the IWRF strategic […]