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Blind football Rio 2016 Paralympic Games top goals

Rio Goldball gold for Turkey and Lithuania

It was Goldball glory for Lithuania (men) and Turkey (women) yesterday at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Lithuania defeated the United States 14-8 in the men's final...

IBSA Showdown European Championships set to begin

The 8th edition of the IBSA Showdown European Championships open next week in Pisa, Italy.  Participants from fourteen countries will gather for the event, hosted by...

Rio 2016 offers audiodescription to VI fans

Audio Description Live in venues at the Rio 2016 Paralympics Spectators ar Rio venues at the 2016 Paralympic Games can listen to radio/audio live descriptions of the even...

Uzbekistan tops Rio judo medal table

The judo competition at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games concluded yesterday after three days of breathtaking performances from blind and partially sighted judokas. Here'...

Rio Paralympic Games begin in ‘colourful and joyo...

The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games opened last night in a spectacular and colourful opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium. Action is underway in a number of sports, includi...

IBSA statement on Russian participation at Rio 2016 Par...

Consistent with the suspension of NPC Russia’s IPC membership and the consequent inability of NPC Russia to participate in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, IBSA has c...

IBSA Football Committee updates refs list

The IBSA Football Committee has published an updated list of accredited blind football referees. The list has been brought up to date following recent referee development...

Tenpin Bowling results on-line

Full results from the IBSA Tenpin Bowling Singles World Championships, held last week in Poland, are now available on this web site. Click here to go to the IBSA Ten...

August 2016 IBSA Goalball World Rankings published

If you expected that there hasn’t been much movement in the rankings lists with no competition this last month you would be right.   Lithuania has lost its top...

Judo releases Rio 2016 short list

The IBSA Judo Committee has released its short list of athletes for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Click here or on the link above to view or download the list.

IBSA funds fellowship for sight classification research

VU-Classification Research and Development Centre receives € 90,000 from International Blind Sports Federation The Classification Research and Development Centre for...