Para sport & Paralympic News
- Vancouver Also Celebrates International Paralympic Day 10.07.2009 Yesterday, on 9 July, athletes and fans came together to celebrate Paralympic Sport in Vancouver, Canada. In the context of the International Paralympic Day 2009, taking place in Berlin, Germany, on...
- Wheelchair Basketball Coming to Australian TV 09.07.2009
- Netherlands and France Take Wimbledon 07.07.2009 Wheelchair Tennis fans were focused on Wimbledon 2009 this past weekend, as the Men's and Women’s Doubles Tournament brought out the best in the Paralympic Sport to Great Britain from 3-5...
- Whistler Celebrates International Paralympic Day 06.07.2009 On 11 July, at the same day that the International Paralympic Day (IPD) will take place in Berlin, Germany, Paralympic fans can experience the excitement of Paralympic winter sports in Whistler,...
- Official Poster Unveiled 01.07.2009 In a nod to Canada’s most widely recognized symbol and in the build up to Canada Day 2009 celebrations across the country, the maple leaf has pride of place on the Official Posters of the Vancouver...
- ASEAN Para Games Come to Malaysia 30.06.2009 The fifth ASEAN Para Games are on many athletes’ calendars in Southeast Asia this summer, taking place from 15-19 August in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where about 1,200 athletes and officials will be...
- Vancouver Sees Upcoming Success at Project Review 29.06.2009 The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) completed its fourth official Project Review of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in the host city last week from 23-25 June, disclosing various...
- 2016 Candidate Cities Summarize Bids to IOC 23.06.2009 All four 2016 Candidate Cities were in Lausanne, Switzerland, last week from 17-18 June for a briefing session presenting their bid once more to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the 2016...
- Record Coverage in Canada Confirmed for Vancouver Paralympics 22.06.2009 An unprecedented 50 hours of high definition (HD) television coverage in both English and French languages is on tap for the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.
- Otto Bock Opens Berlin Science Centre 17.06.2009 The Otto Bock Science Centre Medical Technology opened to several hundred guests yesterday, 16 June, in Berlin, Germany, showcasing unique technology to the world.
- NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour Tournament Wraps Up in Spain 16.06.2009 The Open 'Diputacion de Girona Memorial Santi Silvas' 2009 competition, part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, sewed up its five days of action on the court this past weekend in Girona,...
- Para-Table Tennis Athletes Play Through at European Champs 12.06.2009
- Co-ordination Commission Reviews Progress in Guangzhou 10.06.2009 The first Co-ordination Commission for the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Para Games took place in Guangzhou, China, on 10 June.
- Berlin to Host European Swimming Champs in 2011 09.06.2009 An agreement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Xavier Gonzalez, has put the 2011 IPC Swimming European Championships in the city of Berlin.The...
- Vancouver Conference Prepares for Paralympic Winter Sport 08.06.2009 The host city of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games held a Sport Medicine Conference from 3-7 June, which encompassed preparation information and methods for the upcoming big...
- Top-Ranked Athletes Seen at Roland Garros Competition 05.06.2009
- First IPC Swimming Summit Sparks Real Dialogue 04.06.2009 With the theme “The Water is Open, Make Your Splash, Create the Wave”, the first International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming Summit successfully ended its three-day conference in the German...
- Records Broken at Swimming Championships in Germany 02.06.2009 The 23rd International German Swimming Championships (IDM) finished four days of tough competition in Berlin, Germany, with athletes breaking multiple records along the way.From 28-31 May, a total of...
- First Programme of IPC Academy Concluded in Manchester 29.05.2009 After the launch of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Academy on 21 May, the first IPC Academy programme took place at the University of Manchester, Great Britain, from 26-28 May.
- UCI Para-Cycling World Champs Re-Scheduled 28.05.2009