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Tokyo 2020 Paralympics set to break all broadcast viewing records
· More broadcasters, increased coverage levels and more live sport sees an estimated cumulative TV audience of 4.25 billion people watch the Games · Japan’s NHK sets record for coverage by a host broadcaster – 540 hours planned The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are set to break all viewing records with an estimated cumulative global TV audience of 4.25 billion people likely to watch the Games.The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) believes the combination of more broadcasters, increased levels of coverage and more live sport than any previous Games, makes it highly likely Tokyo 2020 will surpass the 4.1 billion cumulative viewers who enjoyed the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. In total, the…
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Peace, victory at the heart of ASICS origami-themed kit for Refugee Paralympic Team at Tokyo 2020
One of the world’s most courageous sports teams will be wearing a kit at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a special Japanese origami design, fitting as it is a symbol of peace and victory. ASICS is the official supplier of the International Paralympic Committee and the official sport apparel kit provider outfitting the Refugee Paralympic Team (RPT). The six athletes of the RPT have all had to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds to participate in one of the world’s largest sports events – the Paralympic Games. The kit was unveiled by two Syrian refugees living in Greece: Alia Issa, the youngest member and first ever female on the Refugee Paralympic…
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IPC-led partnership secures a record breaking 49 territories for free-to-air African broadcast coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Broadcast initiative is a key element of the GDI Hub led AT 2030 programme’s Para Sport Against Stigma project, a collaboration between GDI Hub IPC, Loughborough University, and the University of Malawi, Chancellor College, and which is funded by UK Aid. The power of Paralympic sport will reach over 250 million viewers in efforts to end disability stigma and promote human rights for people with disabilities across Africa. Impact of the broadcast in increasing understanding about disability to be researched – will inform the approach for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed that it will provide free-to-air coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games…
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IPC President encouraged by safe delivery of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has said the safe delivery of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 has increased his excitement for the Paralympic Games but warned attending stakeholders to be vigilant and avoid complacency regarding COVID-19 countermeasures. According to Parsons, the safe and successful delivery of the Olympic Games highlighted that the measures outlined in the Playbooks work. “With the Olympic Games, Tokyo and Japan has shown to the world that a major global sport event can be delivered safely, giving the world a much-needed morale boost. For this achievement, I’d like to acknowledge the tireless work of Tokyo 2020, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Japanese government and local…
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IPC calls for expressions of interest to become the governing bodies of Para athletics and Para swimming
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) calls for expressions of interest from cities, national governments, sport organisations and other entities interested in taking over the governance of the sports of Para athletics, Para swimming, or both, in their territories. Para athletics and Para swimming are two of the World Para Sports, the group of international Para sports under the governance of the IPC. Both Para sports are currently based in Bonn, Germany at the IPC Headquarters. In terms of number of participants, the two sports are the biggest in the Paralympic Games programme. One in every four athletes at Tokyo 2020 will be competing in Para athletics – a total of…
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IPC launches Doping Control Guide for Testing Athletes in Para Sport
• Includes link to download the Doping Control Guide for Testing Athletes in Para Sport • IPC Guide includes tips on how to engage with athletes with a disability and information about the types of impairments that are eligible within Para sport. • The guide also contains an overview about the Classification System and the different sport classes included in the Paralympic Summer and Winter Games. • The document is intended as a training resource and best practice model for anti-doping organisations and other organisations and individuals with an interest in Para sport. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has launched the Doping Control Guide for Testing Athletes in Para Sport…
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IPC and World DanceSport Federation discuss transfer of governance of Para dance sport
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) have initiated conversations regarding the transfer of governance of Para dance sport. Para dance is one of nine international Para sports currently under the governance of the IPC – the so-called World Para Sports. Para dance sport has been governed by the IPC since 1998 and is practiced in more than 30 countries. At the last World Championships in Bonn, Germany in 2019, 225 athletes (124 women and 101 men) from 26 countries competed across 21 medal events. The next World Championships are set to take place in Ulsan, South Korea from 26 to 28 November 2021. The WDSF…
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Para powerlifter Netsuda Panna receives a four-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para powerlifter Netsuda Panna for four years after she committed an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV). The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned Para powerlifter Netsuda Panna for four years after she committed an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV). The athlete returned an adverse analytical finding (AAF) for a prohibited substance in a urine sample provided on 19 July 2019 after competing at the Nur-Sultan 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Kazakhstan. Panna received an AAF for metandienone metabolite, which is included on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2019 Prohibited List under the class S1.1A Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids. As a result of her violation,…
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IPC announces six athletes to compete for the Refugee Paralympic Team at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
The athletes and where they are refugees from: Ibrahim Al Hussein (Syria), Alia Issa (Syria), Parfait Hakizimana (Burundi), Abbas Karimi (Afghanistan), Shahrad Nasajpour (Iran), and Anas Al Khalifa (Syria).The athletes and where they are refugees from: Ibrahim Al Hussein (Syria), Alia Issa (Syria), Parfait Hakizimana (Burundi), Abbas Karimi (Afghanistan), Shahrad Nasajpour (Iran), and Anas Al Khalifa (Syria). International stars Chris Martin, Alphonso Davies, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Barbara Hendricks, Khaled Hosseini, Asmir Begović champion the refugee cause and welcome the “world’s most courageous sports team” in a heart-warming reveal video https://youtu.be/dhlCevI-vIM IPC working with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and Airbnb to support the team and raise awareness of the 82…
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IPC provides update on Tokyo 2020 qualification
With 70 days to go, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed that 82 percent of athlete slots have been awarded for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and that a record number of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) could take part in this Games. By Monday, 14 June 2021, 3,602 qualification slots and 61 Universality Wildcards had been awarded, covering all 22 sports. In nine sports – boccia, canoe, equestrian, football 5-a-side, goalball, taekwondo, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby – all qualification slots have now been awarded. In a further seven sports – badminton, cycling, rowing, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair fencing and wheelchair tennis – only bipartite invitations remain to…
