Two World Wheelchair Curling Championships awarded to Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
The World Wheelchair Curling Championship and World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2023 will be held at the Richmond Curling Centre in British Columbia, Canada. Both championships will run simultaneously from 4–12 March. Richmond is a diverse community located 20 minutes from Vancouver and was home to speed skating at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games […]
World Triathlon Para Series continues in Montreal with the stars of Para Triathlon
2022 World Para Triathlon Series lands in Montreal on Friday 8th July, after a brilliant season starter in Yokohama in May. The fields are stacked with world champions, Paralympic gold medallists and Paralympic hopefuls aiming for Paris 2024. Parc Jean Drapeau, where the Formula 1 circuit is located, will set the scene for the para […]
First-ever international Para Triathlon Conference
This August, the best para triathletes will travel to the city Swansea (Wales, UK), for the first edition of the 2022 World Triathlon Para Series Swansea, an event that will host the first-ever International Para Triathlon Conference, aiming to bring experts in the field from all over the world to discuss research findings and new […]
Wheelchair tennis to break new ground at Roland Garros
Wheelchair tennis’s Grand Slam journey passes another landmark this week at Roland Garros as 32 wheelchair players line up to contest the titles at one of the sport’s four majors for the first time. Since 2021, each of the men’s, women’s and quad division draws in Paris have been increased by four players, meaning that […]
2022 World Triathlon Para Series ready for take off in Yokohama
The first Para Triathlon Series event of 2022 gets underway in Yokohama this weekend, featuring Paralympic gold medalists from Tokyo 2020 and rising stars hoping to plot a route to Paris 2024. Once again the 750m harbour swim transitions into a 20km bike through the city streets, with tight turns around the Kanagawa government building […]
Asia-Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championship 2023 to be hosted in Tokyo
WWR is delighted to announce that the 2023 Asia-Oceania Championship will be hosted by Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation in, Tokyo. Confirmation of the dates will be announced later this year. Teams will compete in what is a direct qualifier for the Paris Paralympic Games in 2024. Richard Allcroft, WWR President said: “It’s great to see […]
Women Lead Sports helping to #Breakthebias for more gender equality in sport
Following weeks of intensive training, 40 hand-picked participants from 19 countries have completed the Association of Paralympic Sports Organisations (APSO) Women Lead Sports (WLS) programme, which supports the development and active participation of women in decision-making within para sport organisations worldwide. Created by award winning trainer and professional coach Gabriela Mueller, the programme is designed to […]
2022 WWR European Qualification Championship to be hosted in Norway
WWR is delighted to announce that the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby European Qualification Championship will be hosted by the Norwegian Rugby Association at Skien Fritidspark. Four days of competition will commence Wednesday 7th September 2022 with finals day on Saturday 10th September 2022. 10 European Wheelchair Rugby National teams will be competing for places at the European Championship 2023 to be hosted […]
The Para Equestrian Digest: Building inclusion, one story at a time
The FEI has launched The Para Equestrian Digest, an online magazine created for Para Equestrian athletes and the people connected to the sport so they can share – in their own words – their personal experiences and disability stories. Every month, the Digest will put the spotlight on an athlete or project in Para Equestrian sport […]
FIBA and IWBF intensify partnership
FIBA, the governing body of basketball, and IWBF, the governing body of wheelchair basketball, have announced further steps to intensify their relationship with the common goal to develop and grow basketball across the world. The two organizations reaffirmed their close collaboration following recent meetings by the IWBF Executive Council and the FIBA Executive Committee, where it […]