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IPC award Paralympic Order to three individuals
. The Paralympic Order is the highest level of recognition anyone associated with the Paralympic Movement can achieve. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) recognised the outstanding service of three individuals on Thursday (28 September) by presenting them with the Paralympic Order at the 2023 IPC General Assembly in Manama, Bahrain. The Paralympic Order is the highest accolade anyone associated with the Paralympic Movement can achieve and the three recipients in 2023 are: – David Hadfield OBE – former President of World Boccia – Jin-owan Jung – President of the Korean Paralympic Committee – Jorge Ochoa – former President of NPC El Salvador Andrew Parsons, IPC President said: “There is no…
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Paralympic family grows to 208 as IPC welcomes five new members
Five new members were officially ratified on the first day of the General Assembly, bringing the IPC’s membership to 208 (183 NPCs). The new members are: the National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Bangladesh and Kosovo; Saudi Arabia, who previously were an NPC but are now an integrated NOC (National Olympic Committee)-NPC; the International Federations (IFs) of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), and the International Biathlon Union (IBU). Bangladesh becomes the 45th NPC from Asia; Kosovo the 49th from the European region; and FIS and the IBU are respectively the 16th and 17th IFs. Maksudur Rahman, Secretary General, NPC Bangladesh, said: “Sport is a right for persons with a disability…
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Winners of the first-ever PARA SPORT Awards announced
New Zealand’s Nicole Murray and Italy’s Simone Barlaam are among the 10 winners of the inaugural PARA SPORT Awards. The winners of the 2023 PARA SPORT Awards were presented at a ceremony in Bahrain on 27 September. The winners included New Zealand’s Para cyclist Nicole Murray and Italian Para swimmer Simone Barlaam. The PARA SPORT Awards celebrate those whose efforts have contributed to strengthening the impact of Para sports worldwide. In addition to awards for summer and winter sport athletes, there are categories for coaches, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) members, and volunteers. The award ceremony was held alongside the IPC’s General Assembly and Conference, which is taking place between 27…
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Lima ready for first World Shooting Para Sport Championships in the Americas
• A total of 260 athletes from 54 countries will be competing in the ninth edition of the Worlds • Thirty-one medal events to be contested during seven days at the Las Palmas Air Base in Peru’s capital • Competition will distribute quota allocation for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Paralympic top guns are getting ready to compete at the World Shooting Para Sport Championships at the Las Palmas Air Base in Lima, Peru, which starts on Friday (22 September). There will be 260 athletes from 54 countries lining up at the shooting range to battle it out in the ultimate test of accuracy, concentration and control. A total of 31…
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Paris 2024 to deliver most spectacular Paralympics in history, says IPC President
Paralympic Games tickets to go on sale on Monday 9 October at affordable and family friendly prices Half of the 2.8 million tickets available will be priced EUR 25 or less, and general admission for all 22 sports starting from EUR 15 Paralympic Day to take place on Sunday 8 October in Place de la République and will promote accessibility to Para sport Paris 2024 Paralympic Games set for record number of National Paralympic Committees competing With one year to go, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons believes Paris 2024 is on the course to deliver the most spectacular Paralympic Games in history. The Brazilian believes world class…
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Spanish Para snowboarder Victor Manuel Gonzalez Fernandez’s results from Beijing 2022 disqualified due to anti-doping rule violation
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has disqualified the results of the Spanish Para snowboard athlete Victor Manuel Gonzalez Fernandez achieved at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games after he was found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV). In its role as the major event organisation for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, the IPC was responsible for determining whether an ADRV had occurred when the athlete failed a doping control test during the period of the Games. The athlete returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for a Prohibited Substance in a urine sample provided out-of-competition on 2 March 2022 in Beijing at the Games. The substance was SARMS…
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PARA SPORT Awards 2023 to take place in Bahrain
Paralympic Movement to celebrate the best winter and summer athletes, emerging talent, teams, coaches, volunteers, and community impact The 2023 PARA SPORT Awards will take place on 27 September in Manama, Bahrain, recognising and honouring the outstanding performances and achievements of Para athletes, teams, and other individuals and organisations. In total 10 PARA SPORT Awards are up for grabs, including: Best Female Summer Sports – recognises the achievements of a female summer athlete. Best Male Summer Sports – recognises the achievements of a male summer athlete. Best Female Winter Sport – recognises the achievements of a female winter athlete. Best Male Winter Sport – recognises the achievements of a male…
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Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic medal programme and athlete quotas confirmed
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has finalised the medal event programme and athlete quotas for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. Milano Cortina 2026 will showcase 79 Paralympic medal events across six winter sports, with one new medal event – wheelchair curling mixed doubles – featuring for the first time at a Paralympic Winter Games. There will be 39 medal events for men, 35 for women, and five mixed events. Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon and Para cross-country skiing will offer gender parity in terms of the number of medal events. In total there are 665 athlete quota places (323 for men, 176 for women, and 166 gender-free) for…
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IPC announces Manchester, UK as preferred location for World Para Athletics and World Para Swimming governing bodies
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced UK Sport and the British Paralympic Association (BPA) as its preferred partners to assist with the transfer of governance and the creation of independent bodies for the sports of Para athletics and Para swimming. The announcement follows a thorough process initiated in July 2021 when the IPC called for expressions of interest from organisations in relation to the takeover of the governance of one or both sports in their territories. The IPC received 12 expressions of interest and, after a comprehensive evaluation, the IPC Governing Board has appointed UK Sport and BPA as preferred partners. The UK bid has proposed the City of…
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Georgian athlete Lasha Alelishvili receives two-year ban for committing an anti-doping rule violation
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para powerlifting athlete Lasha Alelishvili for a period of two (2) years for committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV), in breach of the IPC Anti-Doping Code. The Georgian athlete returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for a Prohibited Substance in a urine sample provided in-Competition at the Tbilisi 2022 World Para Powerlifting European Open Championships on 24 September 2022. The substance was tamoxifen. The substance is included on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2022 Prohibited List under the class S4 Hormone and Metabolic Modulators. The athlete accepted his commission of the ADRV and the consequences proposed by the IPC. As a result of…
