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China’s Paralympic judo champ Li puts education before...
China’s reigning women’s up to 48kg Paralympic champion Li Liqing has explained the reasons for a drop in form since winning gold at Rio 2016: getting an educ...
Blind football rolled out across all ten provinces of Z...
The first quarter of 2020 reaches a culmination point of success for blind football in Zimbabwe as the sport hits the country’s ten provinces. Amongst the Zimbabwe...
New qualification guide for Tokyo 2020 released
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has released the revised qualification guide for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, initially covering IBSA Goalball with...
International Blind Football Foundation opens special g...
The International Blind Football Foundation (IBFF) has launched a special grant scheme aimed at organisations working in the field of visual impairment, inviting the...
International on-line blind chess competition next week
The Chess Club of the Romanian Association of the Blind and the Tandem-Arena Sports Club are pleased to announce that they will jointly organize an international on-line...
China’s goalball star on her determination for success
By Alison Thompson | For IBSA The news to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics until summer 2021 means a change in training, focus and planning for athletes across the wor...
Chess competitions continue despite coronavirus lockdow...
Sadly, in recent weeks a swathe of competitions in many sports, including competitions for athletes who are blind or partially sighted, have had to be postponed or cancel...
Judoka Hodgson ‘grieving but positive’ about Paralympic...
By Victoria Donu and IBSA Athletes across the world are currently coming to terms with the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games due to the impact of the corona...
IBSA Showdown launches consultation on rule changes
International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Showdown is asking its community to suggest changes to the sport’s new rulebook due for release in 2021. The IBS...
Baku 2020 IBSA Judo Grand Prix cancelled
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) has announced the cancellation of the 2020 IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan, scheduled to take place from 11-12 M...
New dates for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
By the IPC and IBSA The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have been rescheduled to take place between 24 August and 5 September 2021. The dates were confirmed on Monday (30 Mar...
IBSA reaction to the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Par...
IBSA President Jannie Hammershoi spoke in support of the decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to 2021, following the announcement from the International O...