International Paralympic Committee

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has approved 22 sports for inclusion in the LA28 Paralympic Games.

The 22 sports include badminton and taekwondo, which were staged for the first time at Tokyo 2020. The same 22 sports will be contested at Paris 2024.

Additionally LA28 organisers have also been given the opportunity to explore the inclusion of para climbing or para surfing on the programme, and if these sports are put forward for consideration, a final decision will be taken by the IPC Governing Board by the end of 2023

Jul 16, 2020 12:07
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Worldwide Olympic Partner Airbnb are announcing a five-day summer festival featuring more than 100 Olympian and Paralympian Online Experiences hosted virtually by some of the world’s best athletes. 
Mar 30, 2020 18:03
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan government and the government of Japan Monday agreed new dates for the Games of the XXII Olympiad, in 2021. The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be celebrated from 23 July to 8 August 2021 (the same time slot scheduled for this year's Games). 
Mar 02, 2019 15:03
LONDON: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has appointed London-based adam&eveDDB as its first creative agency, ahead of the organisation’s 30th anniversary this September.
Jan 28, 2019 13:01
LONDON: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday stripped Malaysia of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, which were due to be held in Kuching between 29 July and 4 August.
Jan 18, 2019 15:01
MUMBAI: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will be holding a meeting in London next week to discuss Malaysia’s ban on Israeli athletes participating in all sporting events hosted in the South East Asian country, which also includes the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships in Kuching in mid-2019.
Dec 14, 2018 15:12
NEW YORK: Citi Thursday day announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to become an international partner through 2020 and to support National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) in 18 countries as they prepare for upcoming World and regional Championships, as well as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Mar 10, 2018 12:03
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Friday signed a long-term agreement establishing a partnership between the two organisations until at least 2032. The new agreement builds on the current partnership and cooperation agreements that were signed prior to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Sep 08, 2017 17:09
ABU DHABI: Andrew Parsons of Brazil was elected as the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) new president on Friday following one round of voting at the 18th IPC General Assembly in the UAE capital. International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons.
Aug 08, 2017 15:08
LAUSANNE: The Slovenian towns of Celje and Lasko will be home to the 2018 World Para Table Tennis Championships from 15th to 21st October.
Aug 01, 2017 12:08
LOS ANGELES/ PARIS: Paris has been as good as confirmed host city for the 2024 Summer Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Monday that rival candidate city Los Angeles had agreed to host the 2028 Games.