What is the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)? History and Evolution of the Paralympics India’s achievements in the Tokyo Paralympics Paralympics: Overview Athletes with a variety of disabilities compete in the international multi-sport Paralympic Games or Paralympics. The occasion typically follo...
A long-term partnership agreement struck between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will ensure that both marquee Games will continue to be co-sited in the same host city until 2032. IPC President Andrew Parsons (L) and IOC President Thomas...
Committee, and now take place immediately following the summer and winterOlympic gamesat their respective venues. Athletes are tested by a sports medicine professional for general functioning and movement ability and are given a classification that allows for fair competition among those of similar ...
First founded as an archery contest for 16 disabled veterans, the games now rival the Olympics as an athletic spectacle.
Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi made a plea for help on Tuesday as she sought to escape Kabul and revive her shattered dream of becoming the country's first female competitor at a Paralympic Games. The Afghanistan Paralympic Committee (APC) said on Mondaythe country's two athletes would ...
We started training and we were facilitated by UN agencies, ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) was one of them and they facilitated the training." A player shoots a basket at a basketball court in Juba, South Sudan, Nov. 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Teng) Bany, like many young...
He was also announced as India's flag-bearer in the opening ceremony but had to be replaced after being exposed to a Covid-19 carrier. “It was disappointing to miss out on being the flag bearer, but I wanted to make India proud and win gold. I trained...
Iran has made the final at every game since debuting sitting volleyball and has won six gold medals - making them clear favorites. Hosts Japan are debuting in the men's tournament, and are in Group A with Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Russia Paralympic Committee (RPC), and Rio 2016 bronze...
Her entry was one of 4,000 proposals submitted to the Games Organizing Committee during a process that began mid-2016 and wrapped up just weeks ago when the IOC gave its approval for the final design. The branding will soon appear worldwide and be used to promote the Games and the sales...