International Paralympic Committee

IPC grant helping build the future of Para ice hockey in Hungary and Ukraine Twelve athletes and four team officials from Hungary and Ukraine took part in a Para ice hockey development camp, supported by a grant from the International Paralympic Committee. Click here to read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gWegKcws

Today we join the global sporting community in celebrating #PlayTrueDay with the World Anti-Doping Agency. The IPC pledges its commitment to ensuring clean, fair and competitive sport for all athletes in the Paralympic Movement. Read more on our commitment: https://lnkd.in/eDf7j5aw

The @paralympics YouTube channel has seen exponential growth in 2025, which bodes well for the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. ❤️ 💙 💚 https://lnkd.in/gkYtutSq #Paralympics

In celebration of #NationalBurritoDay, it’s The Flying Burrito Korey Boddington PLY OAM 🌯 Korey’s got the secret sauce to becoming a Paralympic champion - crushing 5 burritos a day 💪 Do you think you could eat more burritos than Korey? #Brisbane2032 #Paralympics Paralympics Australia AusCycling (ID. A young man sits talking face to camera. There are cutaway shots of him cycling as well as eating burritos.)

In 2024 our Nominees for the Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability - Catherine Debrunner, Tokito Oda, Teresa Perales, Matt Stutzman, Jiang Yuyan and Qu Zimo - proved they are pioneers, role models and champions. Read more about their achievements - https://lnkd.in/eaPPThYs #Laureus25 | International Paralympic Committee

📈 Global broadcast coverage of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games sets new benchmarks “More people than ever before had the opportunity to enjoy the Games across several platforms. We are extremely happy with the results as they underline the growing global interest and attraction of the Paralympic Games,” Mike Peters, the IPC’s Chief Executive Officer, said. Read more 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dgdCAbnm

🗣️️ Speaking at the Global Disability Summit in Berlin, IPC President Andrew Parsons described #ParaSport as a catalyst to a more inclusive world. 💬 “Access to Para sport leads to greater inclusion across all sectors. Sport reduces the stigma and discrimination associated with disability. It empowers individuals, transforms attitudes, drives mobility and leads to inclusive communities, better employment, health outcomes and stronger economies." #Paralympics Read more 👇 https://lnkd.in/ddTiraCE

The 101st International Paralympic Committee Governing Board meeting will take place in Madrid, Spain, this week (4-6 April) with the Spanish Paralympic Committee hosting the event. The meeting marks the first IPC event to be held in the Madrid since the Spanish Paralympic Committee staged the IPC Membership Gathering in September 2018 which brought together more than 200 Paralympic stakeholders. Click here to read more: https://lnkd.in/gM4FqY8r

Last week, the Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee held a combined Chefs de Mission Seminar, an important milestone on the road to the next Winter Games. This event brought together NOCs (National Olympic Committees) and NPCs (National Paralympic Committees). 33 NPC's attended the seminar with 3 days spent in Milano, 1 day in Val di Fiemme and 1 day in Cortina.

The International Paralympic Committee would like to congratulate five-time Olympian Kirsty Coventry on her election to become the tenth, and first female, President of the International Olympic Committee – IOC. Andrew Parsons, IPC President, said: “The IOC is the IPC’s most important strategic partner and on behalf of the whole Paralympic Movement I would like to congratulate Kirsty on her election as IOC President. To become the first woman and African to be President of the IOC is historic, and throughout her campaign Kirsty championed harnessing the power of sport to make a difference. Over the last weeks and months, we have spoken regularly on building an even stronger partnership between the IOC and IPC. We look forward to working with her from June when the handover to the new IOC President takes place." Read more here ➡️https://lnkd.in/ghVtMfQ5