Stevenston, Scotland to host World Wheelchair Curling Championships 2025
Stevenston, Scotland – World Curling and Scottish Curling are pleased to announce that the Auchenharvie Leisure Centre in the Scottish town of Stevenston will host the 2025 editions of World Wheelchair Curling Championship and World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. The North Ayrshire town of Stevenston, sits on the west coast of Scotland, 30 miles […]
World Sailing commits to making sport “truly inclusive” with landmark Para Inclusive Strategy
World Sailing is targeting a return to the Paralympic Games after publishing its first Para Inclusive Strategy which will guide the growth of the sport through to 2029. The Para Inclusive Strategy focuses on growing Para Sailing in collaboration with Member National Authorities (MNAs), major events, and within the structure of the world governing body […]
IBSA supercharges marketing efforts for blind sports
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) is super-charging its efforts to attract partners and investment in Para judo, goalball and blind football alongside other sports for people with vision impairments. Two-time Paralympian Michael Dennis, who represented Germany in goalball at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, has been appointed as IBSA‘s Director of Marketing […]
Recipients of Wheelchair Tennis grants through GSPDP announced
Grand Slam Tennis, representing the four Grand Slam tournaments, has today announced the establishment of a Wheelchair Tennis pilot as part of the Grand Slam Player Development Programme (GSPDP). The pilot will see 10 promising Wheelchair Tennis players from around the world and across the sport’s classes awarded grants to contribute to competition-related costs during […]
International women’s Wheelchair Basketball training camp held in Beijing
The 2024 International Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Training Camp, an event celebrating the 34th National Disability Day in China, concluded on Sunday 26 May 2024 at the prestigious National Stadium in Beijing. This camp marked a significant step in promoting wheelchair basketball in China in the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The camp welcomed […]
IWBF and People’s Sport Foundation extend partnership for third year
The IWBF and People’s Sport Foundation (PSF) are thrilled to announce the continuation of their partnership for another year, solidifying their commitment to promoting sports for people with disabilities, specifically wheelchair basketball, worldwide. Since PSF became an Official Supporter of IWBF in April 2022, the two organisations have worked to promote wheelchair basketball and it’s […]
Bahrain to Host Para Badminton World Championships 2026
Bahrain has been selected as the next host of the BWF Para Badminton World Championships in 2026. The successful bid was received from the Bahrain National Paralympic Committee (NPC) with the support of the Bahrain Badminton and Squash Federation. The Bahrain NPC has hosted several Para sport events within the region including the Asian Youth […]
ICF holds first Paracanoe Marathon training camp
The International Canoe Federation held its first training camp for Paracanoe Marathon padders as the two disciplines continue to work together for the development of the sport. A total of 12 French and Spanish athletes participated in the camp that ran from April 16 to 21 in Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave, France. The participants included K1, KL3, VL2 […]
First-ever Para Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships to take place at Torremolinos Finals
World Triathlon is pleased to announce that the Championship Finals Torremolinos-Andalucía will host the first-ever World Triathlon Para Mixed Relay Championships on 20 October, after two years of the event being delivered at the World Triathlon Championship Finals as a test. The Executive Board has also approved the award of a separate set of recognition […]
21 countries set to contest 2024 BNP Paribas Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup in Turkiye
Teams from 21 countries are set to contest the 2024 BNP Paribas World Team Cup World Group when the ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis team event returns to Antalya, Turkiye, for the fourth time from 7 to 12 May. Titles will once again be decided in men’s, women’s, quad and junior events, with the junior event […]