International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Europe has cancelled the preliminary rounds of its 2021 EuroCup and confirmed the tournament will be held over a single weekend next April.
The Austrian Disabled Sports Association (OBSV) says it is excited to be able to launch a new digital platform for the country's wheelchair basketball league.
International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Europe has announced the postponement of the Men's Under-23 European Championship due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Paralympic wheelchair basketball coach Tim Frick has been honoured by the Coaching Association of Canada.
Sa Hyun Han, the head coach of the South Korean men's wheelchair basketball team, has died following a battle with illness.
British Wheelchair Basketball (BWB) has started its search for new high-performance partnerships, aiming to create hubs for the sport in universities across the United Kingdom.
Marc Antoine Ducharme, the coach of Canada's women's wheelchair basketball team, won the Team Sport Coach of the Year award at the Gala Sports Québec.
A member of Japan’s women’s wheelchair basketball team has been denied a chance to compete at next year’s Paralympic Games after being ruled ineligible for Tokyo 2020.
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding through to 2023.
An International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IBWF) Athlete Steering Committee will host an online forum as the group continues work on establishing a Players’ Commission.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has said it "sympathises greatly" with players found ineligible to compete in wheelchair basketball events at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, but has insisted the rules of the sport must be followed to ensure the integrity of the competitions.
Athletes from 10 of the 14 countries qualified for wheelchair basketball competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have called for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to allow all formerly eligible athletes to compete.
Global Athlete has requested that the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) protect those qualified athletes for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, who may now not be able to compete at the Games due to reclassification.
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) confirmed the qualification process for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
The Japanese Wheelchair Basketball Federation (JWBF) has partnered with the Japanese Basketball Association (JBA) for a new project aimed at showcasing the sport across the country.
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.
Last month saw confirmation that breaking would feature at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Opinion is divided on whether breaking merits an Olympic place but World DanceSport Federation President Shawn Tay has been telling Mike Rowbottom how he believes the doubters will be silenced.
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