Park courts to Slams: the wheelchair tennis revolution
By Michael Beattie Wheelchair tennis history will be made on the clay courts of Paris and the lawns of south-west London in June and July of 2019, when both Roland Garros and Wimbledon host quad wheelchair singles and doubles competitions for the first time. It is a move that sees quad wheelchair tennis join the […]
Application of science to improve para-cycling performances
Marginal gain has common parlance in cycling with the success of Team Sky, now Team Ineos. The British team is known for its approach of making numerous small improvements to significantly improve performance. And, as the studies below show, para-cycling is far from left behind in this domain and increasingly benefits from the findings of […]
Dublin meetings strengthen World Rugby and IWRF bond
World Rugby and the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation have reaffirmed their commitment to close collaboration after a productive week of meetings in Dublin. World Rugby House played host to a series of planning meetings of the IWRF Board and Committee Chairs as well as strategic workshops between the two federations, who signed a memorandum of […]
New IWAS Guttmann Games announced
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) has announced the launch of an exciting new addition to its competition programme from 2020 – the IWAS Guttmann Games. The games will only feature sports and events not currently on the Paralympic Games programme, offering athletes with physical impairments the chance to compete at an international […]
IPC Athletes’ Council launches its first strategy – “At the heart”
In March 2019, after two years of consultation with athlete representatives and stakeholders across the Paralympic Movement, the IPC Athletes’ Council published its first strategy to act as a guide to both athletes and the IPC membership as to how the IPC Athletes’ Council can build athlete leaders and ensure the Paralympic Movement is athlete-centred. Please follow […]
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, to host IWAS World Games 2020
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) have announced that Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, will host the IWAS World Games 2020 from 20-28 February, just six months before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The news follows on from a successful 2019 edition which was staged in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, in February. The organisers of Nakhon […]
Para Badminton: AGITOS Workshop a hit with participants
Text by Lloyd Green | Images by Alan Spink Forty-seven participants from six African countries attended a three-day Para badminton Technical Workshop in Uganda which was supported by Agitos Foundation and conducted by BWF. Held for the third consecutive year, the workshop attracted participants from Benin, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda […]
IWBF publish 2019 Official Handbook
WBF have published their 2019 Official Handbook following the last IWBF Executive Council meeting, which took place in Mies, Switzerland on the 6-7 April 2019. Several important changes to the IWBF internal regulations were approved at the Executive Council meeting and are now available. It was also agreed that one comprehensive document named “IWBF Official […]
Future direction of IBSA to be discussed at 2019 General Assembly
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) has released the first details about items which will be presented to members as its 2019 General Assembly in Fort Wayne, USA, from 3-6 July. Opening the discussions on day one will be the new IBSA strategic plan which will take the organisation from 2020 to 2024. This will […]
FIVB and World ParaVolley join together with a Memorandum of Understanding
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and World ParaVolley have teamed up for the first time to explore cooperative opportunities in the following disciplines: indoor volleyball, beach volleyball, snow volleyball, sitting volleyball and beach ParaVolley. World ParaVolley is the independent organisation responsible for planning and delivering the sport of ParaVolley for athletes with physical impairments. The […]