Single-Day Record 133,000 Tickets Sold for Paralympic Games On Tuesday
The 2016 Paralympic Games have experienced a surge in ticket sales following the end of the Rio Olympics, and a new record-high of 133,000 tickets were sold on Tuesday alone.
4-time World Champion Tully Kearney Pulls Out of Paralympics
Tully Kearney, who won 4 World Championships in 2015, won’t be replaced on the British roster.
CAS Upholds Russian Ban from Paralympics
The international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland has dismissed the appeal by the Russian Paralympic Committee…
Massive Budget Cuts at Paralympics Lead to Last-Minute Changes
The International Paralympic Committee has already begun making significant cuts to the Paralympic Games in an effort to reduce costs.
Russian Committee Appeals Against IPC’s Paralympic Games Ban
Nearly a week after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) banned Russia from competing in the Rio Games, the Russian Paralympic…
Russian Official Calls Paralympic Ban “Absurd,” CAS Appeal Coming
A Russian official criticized the Internatonal Paralympic Committee (IPC)’s decision to ban all Russia’s athletes from the upcoming Rio Paralympic Games, even suggesting that exclusion from the Paralympics would rob athletes of “a reason for living.”
Para- Swimmer Tupou Neiufi Has Been Selected to Represent New Zealand
New Zealand has selected Tupou Neiufi to represent them at the 2016 Paralympics.
IPC Suspends All Russian Athletes from Entering Paralympic Games
In the most extreme anti-doping measure yet, the International Paralympic Committee has decided to forbid all Russian athletes from competing in the 2016 Paralympic Games.
Russians Call Possible Paralympic Ban ‘Inhumane’
The entire Russian team could be banned from the Paralympic Games in Rio, with the International Paralympic Committee set to…
Ian Silverman Writes Letter to IPC About Classification Issues
Ian Silverman has written a letter to the IPC and some of their sponsors about what he calls “fraud” in the Paralympic classification system.
IPC Taking Positive Steps In Addressing Intentional Misrepresentation
“There are some very positive things happening” in terms of addressing the problem of intentional misrepresentation in para-sport, says a medical insider.
Paralympic Gold Medalist Mallory Weggemann Leads Pledge at DNC
On Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention, American Paralympic swimmer Mallory Weggemann made headlines when she lead delegates in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Newly-Reclassified Millward Breaks S8 100 Back World Record
5-time Olympic medalist Stephanie Millward (middle) now is the world leader in the 100 back for S8s in 2016 by more than 6 seconds.
While IOC Waits, IPC Begins Proceedings to Suspend Entire Russian Fed
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the separate but partnered organization of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that manages the Paralympics…