IPC - Paralympics News, Sports and Results
Ensuring that athletes are classified prior to competing is crucial to safeguarding the integrity and credibility of the competition. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) recognises a total of 28 Paralympic sports. The 22 summer sports are Para archery, Para athletics, Para badminton, blind football, boccia, Para canoe, Para cycling ...
Paris 2024 Medals - International Paralympic Committee
Paris 2024 Medals
Paris 2024: Best wheelchair rugby moments
Oct 4, 2024 · Top moment. Japan captured their first Paralympic gold medal in wheelchair rugby after beating the USA 48-41 in the final at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on 2 September. Katsuya Hashimoto led the scoreboard with 19 tries, with captain Yukinobu Ike crossing the line 16 times. Katsuya Hashimoto was Japan's top-scorer in the gold medal match.
Cutting-edge technology behind Para sports
Aug 24, 2021 · Cutting-edge technology behind Para sports. From prosthetics to carbon fibre wheelchairs and assisted devices, technology for Para sports is advancing with new materials and improved designs16 Aug 2021. A general view of blades in the Women's 100m T42 Para athletics event at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Bejing, China.
Ticket prices revealed for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic …
Tickets for the Paralympic Winter Games will start at EUR 10 for children under 14, with more than 200,000 tickets (about 89 per cent of those on sale for the Paralympic Games) available for less than EUR 35. The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, which open on 6 March 2026, will showcase 79 medal events across six sports – Para ...
Para swimming star visits the Eiffel Tower
By IPC | 10 Oct 2024. Join New Zealand's Para swimming star Tupou Neiufi as she visits the Eiffel Tower for the first time🗼. The three-time Paralympian talks about her journey in sport and what it is like to compete at the Paralympic Games🏊♂️. PARALYMPIC GAMES.
Singapore’s tireless campaigner Yip Pin Xiu still pushing for change
Dec 3, 2020 · Yip Pin Xiu is a whirr of focused, determined movement – both in the swimming pool and on land. The 50m and 100m backstroke Paralympic champion may have already increased media representation for Para sports across the board in Singapore, challenged public opinion and driven genuine societal change but she wants more.
Citi Para Swimming World Series 2024 - International Paralympic …
The Citi Para Swimming World Series will make history once again in 2024 as for the first time it will return to the same nine countries that hosted events in the previous season. Seven World Series will take place between February and June, before the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The season will then resume in November with the last two events ...
Milano Cortina 2026 opens volunteer applications for the Winter ...
Milano Cortina 2026 has launched the application portal for the volunteer programme for the next Paralympic and Olympic Winter Games.. Becoming a member of Team26 volunteer programme means meeting people from different cultures and backgrounds, acquiring new skills, and simultaneously, enjoying all the emotions that one of the most important sporting events in …
How Gabriel Araujo became the Para swimming star of Paris 2024
Sep 12, 2024 · The S2 swimmer successfully defended his titles in the men’s 200m freestyle S2 and the men’s 50m backstroke S2 at La Defense Arena, while also upgrading his Tokyo 2020 silver in the 100m backstroke S2 to a gold in Paris 2024. "It's a feeling of mission accomplished, of duty fulfilled," Gabrielzinho said. "I came to Paris to win three golds ...