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With a little over a year to go until racing gets underway at the Paris 2024 Games, some of the world’s best Para-rowers tested out the Stade Nautique Olympique venue last weekend, for the second edition of France’s dedicated Para-Rowing regatta to Paris. The event attracted rowers from host nation France, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, United States and the Netherlands, as well as a number of rowers from French clubs aiming to line up beside the Paralympic greats.

Ilgar Rahimov got elected as the new president of IBSA – International Blind Sports Federation which took place this Friday, July 29, at the Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) in Fátima, Portugal.

The former president of the Azerbaijan National Paralympic Committee got an absolute majority in the first round against the other candidate, Sandro Di Girolamo, previous IBSA president.

On Monday 19 June 2023 during the IWBF World Congress, which had been postponed to be held alongside the 2022 World Championships, a new IWBF Executive Council was elected for the 2023-2026 term.

The Congress, which was taking place in Dubai, UAE, saw Germany’s Ulf Mehrens elected by acclamation as President of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation for a third term.

When Aishath Nazaha started playing badminton a year ago, she never thought it would take her to places she could only once dream of.

“The first time I left my country was in 2022 to go to a training camp in Korea. I was all alone, it was scary but once I got there, I had a great time. I learnt so much, met so many people like me,” said the 24-year-old from Maldives who plays in the Short Stature (SH6) class.

British Triathlon will be hosting the second edition of the International Para Triathlon Conference in Swansea from 12-14 July, just days before the world’s best paratriathletes race around the Prince of Wales Dock and SA1 Waterfront in the World Triathlon Para Series.

The logo for the 2023 World Abilitysport Games has been unveiled with six months to go until the world’s biggest gathering of athletes with physical impairments opens in Nakhon Ratchasima Thailand, on 3 December.

The countdown is firmly on for the Games which is expected to attract more than 1,000 competitors from 50 countries competing in a provisional programme of 13 sports.

The logo for Nakhon Ratchasima 2023 features a contrasting yellow and red flower emblem as its main feature, reflecting some of the iconic imagery traditionally associated with Thailand.

The World Curling Federation have today announced a partnership with WePlay, the UK’s leading award-winning Growth Marketing Partner for brands and rights holders in sport and entertainment, to launch a brand identity refresh.

As part of WWR’s ongoing improvements to its governance, the Board revised the WWR Code of Conduct and approved the framework that will deal with its implementation and all disciplinary matters and appeals through a newly formed Independent Judicial System.

As such, WWR are looking for suitable individuals with a legal background and individuals who have experience in classification and anti-doping.

The closing date for applications is 9 June 2023

The Independent Judicial Panel

This weekend a record was set in Astana. Since the introduction of the new categories in 2022, the number of athletes reached a milestone of over 400 judoka for para-judo.

After the Tokyo Paralympic Games, para-judo was completely restructured. Before then the former B1, B2 and B3 categories (from blind and almost blind to less visually impaired) were always combined in competition. As a result, the number of B1 and B2 athletes remained quite small as they were struggling against more sighted opponents.

The FEI has announced the launch of a new Guide, designed to assist Event Organisers with improving accessibility for athletes, staff and spectators with disabilities, ensuring that everyone can enjoy equestrian events regardless of their disability and mobility levels.

This Guide, which is the result of consultation and collaboration with accessibility experts, individuals with disabilities and professionals in the equestrian industry, covers venue layout, accommodation and transportation among other areas of Event planning and delivery.

With gender equality and women’s empowerment high on sporting agendas, the Association of Paralympic Sports Organisations (APSO) held the second edition of its Women’s Leadership Course from 13 February to 6 March, to support the development and active participation of women in decision-making within para sport organisations worldwide.