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IBSA Showdown seeks host for 2019 World Championships

IBSA Showdown has launched a call for bids to host its 2019 World Championships, the most important competition on the sport’s calendar. The deadline for bids is 30...

Australian blind and VI football teams set to make inte...

Football for players who are blind or partially sighted in Australia has taken huge strides over the past three years thanks to the hard work and dedication of organisers...

July 2018 IBSA Goalball world rankings released

IBSA Goalball has released the updated world rankings for July 2018. Following the International Women's Goalball Tournament in Lyon, France, Poland have moved to 54t...

Malta joins the IBSA family

The International Blind Sports Federation is pleased to announce a new member association representing blind sports in Malta. Malta Sport for All represents the inte...

IBSA Goalball announces changes to goalball world ranki...

Following on from feedback received before and during June's IBSA Goalball World Championships in Malmo, Sweden, IBSA Goalball will alter the way the sport's...

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games mascot named Someity

By Tokyo 2020   The mascots of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 greeted the Japanese public for the first time at their naming ceremon...

2019 Blind Football championships call for bids –...

The IBSA Football Committee reminds all IBSA member countries that they have until Tuesday 31st July to express interest in hosting next year's regional championships...

Research centres wanted for football classification

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Blind Football has launched a search for universities and research centres interested in partnering with them on an excit...

IBSA Partially Sighted Football European Championships...

The IBSA Football Committee has announced the dates and venue for European Championships in the B2/B3 (partially sighted players) category later this year. The championsh...

Blind Football World Championships Madrid 2018 –...

New Referee Clinics Added To Goalball Calendar

New level I, II and III referee clinic opportunities were just added to the goalball calendar.  In addition to the clinics already being offered in a variety of loca...

IBSA Judo World Cup details released

IBSA Judo has announced that a World Cup in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, has been added to the 2018 competition calendar from 6-13 September. The competition will be a key event i...