Olympics and Paralympics on an equal footing? "Not so much"

Olympics and Paralympics on an equal footing? "Not so much"

Paris 2024 boasts that it will host the Olympic and Paralympic Games on an equal footing. The village for both events will be the same, they will be held under the same logo, the mascot is almost identical -the Paralympic mascot has a prosthesis to represent its athletes - the medals are also the same, the ticketing system, transport and TV coverage are the same, but not everything will be the same.


CAS rejects IBA appeal and upholds IOC ban

  CAS rejects IBA appeal and upholds IOC ban

CAS upholds the IOC's decision of 22 June 2023 to withdraw recognition from the IBA, which the organisation appealed against on 27 June 2023. According to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, after hearing both parties in November, "the IBA did not meet the conditions set by the IOC for recognition".