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 […]
Para athletes breaking new ground thanks to BWF Female Participation Grant
Talibah Davis became the first Para shuttler from the picturesque island of Barbados to compete at a BWF World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand last month. It was a feat that seemed improbable not too long ago, but there she was, standing shoulder to shoulder with the best on the planet. Davis’ journey hadn’t been easy. […]
IBU Para Biathlon Development Forum to take place in Lenzerheide/SUI
The IBU Para Biathlon Development Forum 2024 will take place from 7 to 9 June at Lenzerheide, Switzerland, the host site for the IBU Biathlon World Championships 2024 and a growing centre for biathlon development activities. Following the transfer of governance for Para Biathlon from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to the IBU in July […]
Wimbledon to expand wheelchair draw sizes from 2024
The evolution of wheelchair tennis at the four Grand Slam tournaments is set to take another step forward this July after the All England Club announced that The 2024 Championships, will see the men’s and women’s wheelchair draws double in size. Fields of eight men and eight women have contested wheelchair singles draws at Wimbledon […]
Nancy named host of 2024 World ParaVolley Women’s Super 6
The World ParaVolley Super 6 will be back in 2024 with the women’s event relaunching the international federation’s premier six nations sitting volleyball tournament in Nancy, France from June 11-16. The Women’s Super 6 will take place in Parc des Sports Vandoeuvre Nations in Nancy, about 350 kilometres away from French capital Paris, the host […]
IBSA, World Abilitysport, Virtus, join operational forces
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), World Abilitysport and Virtus have begun work on a new collaboration which will see the three organisations share resources and knowledge for the benefit of Para athletes and their stakeholders around the world. The founding members of the Paralympic movement have been in operation for many decades. IBSA has […]
APSO Women Lead Sports 2024: Investing in Para Sport Leaders Globally
The Association of Paralympic Sports Organisations (APSO) is proud to announce the successful conclusion of its third edition of Women Lead Sports, a leadership programme designed to boost the skills of female and male Para Sport leaders and Gender Equality advocates at the national and international level. Over the course of four weeks, 40 women […]