Summer Paralympic Sports





Colombia wheelchair basketball team win IPC award

By Tom Degun

Colombia wheelchair_basketball_at_Parapan_November_2011December 14 - Colombia's men's wheelchair basketball team have won the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athlete of the Month award for November after finishing with a silver medal at the Parapan American Games in Guadalajara and qualifying for their first-ever Paralympics.



IPC launch new online swimming classification programme

By Tom Degun

Sascha Kindred_2December 13 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming, in collaboration with their education partner the IPC Academy, have launched a new online programme designed to be the first step on a pathway for anyone considering becoming a classifier in the sport.

ITU becomes official member of the IPC

By Tom Degun

triathlon w_rings_text_finalDecember 13 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) have been confirmed as an official member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) a year after the sport of Para-triathlon was confirmed on the sports programme for Rio 2016.


British Judo signs MoU with Special Olympics

By David Gold

Special Olympics_Gb_and_British_Judo_Association_sign_a_Memorandum_of_Understanding_December_2011December 10 - The British Judo Association (BJA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Special Olympics Great Britain, which sets out a common framework for the two to develop and promote the sport for the disabled.