World Sailing President Kim Andersen has claimed that the sport is in a strong position to lobby for a return to the programme at the Paralympic Games in time for Los Angeles 2028.
World Sailing has confirmed it will bid to get Para sailing restored to the Paralympic Games programme at Los Angeles 2028 after missing out on Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
Fabrizio Olmi and Davide Di Maria of Italy dethroned defending champions Will Street and Johnny Currell of Britain in a winner-takes-all medal race in the RS Venture Connect event at the Para World Sailing Championships in Spain.
Home favourite Violeta Del Reino maintained her lead after the fourth and final day of racing ahead of the medal competitions in the Para World Sailing Championships in Puerto Sherry in the Spanish city of Cádiz.
After a third day of racing, new leaders emerged in two of the four classes being raced at the Para World Sailing Championships in Puerto Sherry in the Spanish city of Cádiz.
Poland's Olga Górnaś-Grudzień is the new leader in the women's Hansa 303 standings after winning all three races held today at the Para World Sailing Championships in Puerto Sherry in Spanish city Cádiz.
Two-times Paralympic gold medallist Damien Seguin of France leads the way in the 2.4mR event after the opening day of competition at the Para World Sailing Championships in Puerto Sherry in Spanish city Cádiz.
Almost 100 sailors from 28 nations are set to compete at the 2019 Para World Sailing Championships in Puerto Sherry in Spanish city Cádiz, where racing is due to start tomorrow.
World Sailing has partnered with the International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) to jointly promote and grow the sport for people with intellectual impairments globally.
Australian, British and Brazilian competitors secured gold medals at the Para World Sailing Championships as the regatta drew to a close at Sheboygan in Wisconsin.
Olga Górnas-Grudzien, strong favourite in the women’s Hansa 303 event at the Para World Sailing Championships at Sheboygan in the United States, has dropped dramatically from contention after being ruled to have used illegal equipment.
Will Street and Jonathan Currell of Britain went through to the RS Venture Connect final on Saturday (September 22) on appeal at the the Para World Sailing Championships in Sheboygan in Wisconsin.
British and Canadian teams booked their spot in the RS Venture Connect winner-takes-all final on Saturday (September 22) as the Para World Sailing Championships continued in Sheboygan in Wisconsin.
Damien Seguin of France and Heiko Kroger of Germany jointly lead the 38-boat 2.4 Norlin OD fleet at the Para World Sailing Championship in Sheboygan in the United States.
The World Sailing Para World Championships will begin tomorrow featuring more than 100 sailors from 39 nations, in Lake Michigan in the United States.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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