Para sport & Paralympic News
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Medell named Allianz Athlete of the Month for May
08.06.2017
US taekwondo athlete upset No. 1 fighter in his class.
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The IPC teams up with BP Target Neutral to offset travel emissions
07.06.2017
BP has offset 4,448.1 tonnes of CO2 equivalent created by the IPC between 2014 and 2016.
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Toyota New Zealand to fly Paralympic flag for sustainable mobility
26.05.2017
The IPC worldwide partner has announced a partnership with Paralympic New Zealand.
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BP announced as latest partner of London 2017
24.05.2017
The IPC international partner will support July’s World Para Athletics Championships.
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Central Asian nations to attend OCP training workshop
23.05.2017
With support from Toyota, five Central Asian nations will learn more about how to develop Para sports.
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Adam Dixon named Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
11.05.2017
The popular vote chose the Canadian Para ice hockey player as the best athlete in the Americas in April 2017.
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Niringiyimana receives Allianz Athlete of the Month for April
09.05.2017
The Rwandan taekwondo athlete took silver at his first international competition.
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Panasonic extends sponsorship agreement with Dias
26.04.2017
Brazil’s most decorated Paralympic athlete has renewed his sponsorship deal with Panasonic until Tokyo 2020.
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‘The Missing Piece’ project wins CPRA award
12.04.2017
The sponsorship project implemented by NPC Croatia and Allianz Zagreb won its eighth award.
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Maria Paula Barrera receives Allianz Athlete of the Month for March
10.04.2017
The Colombian swimmer won six golds, one silver and one bronze to finish as her country´s most decorated athlete at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapans.
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Five Paralympians with awesome jobs
31.03.2017
Aside from their sport careers, find out which athletes also make the most of their talents off the field of play.
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Hong Kong Para athletes receive Samsung Awards
27.03.2017
Rio 2016 gold medallists Yuk Wing Leung and Wai Lok Tang were recognised for their achievements last year.
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Out and about with #TeamAgitos
24.03.2017
Find out what has been going on in projects supported by the Agitos Foundation at the beginning of the year.
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Toyota-USA Hockey partnership extended and expanded
16.03.2017
Multi-year agreement to include national Para ice hockey team and development festival.
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BP and NPC Georgia extend partnership through to 2020
12.03.2017
The agreement was signed by BP General Manager in Georgia, Chris Schlueter, and the President of the Georgia National Paralympic Committee, Shalva Maisuradze.
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Ottobock offers chance to try snowsport prosthesis
11.03.2017
The Worldwide Paralympic Partner’s ProCarve prosthesis is approved for use in competition.
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Vadovicova receives Allianz Athlete of the Month for February
09.03.2017
The Slovakian shooter picked up where she left off at Rio 2016, with wins in the season opener.
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Agitos Foundation to host International Federations
08.03.2017
In what will be a first for Paralympic sport development, all summer sport International Federations will be brought together to share best practice.
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USRowing, FISA to host International Para Rowing Training Camp
03.03.2017
Six nations will partake in the development camp.
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IPC President meets Tokyo Governor for boccia match
23.02.2017
Sir Philip Craven and IPC colleagues joined forces to play Tokyo Governor Koike and other representatives of Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
