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Showdown looks for good turnout at European Para Youth Games
Showdown looks for good turnout at European Para Youth...

The IBSA Showdown Committee is hoping for a high level of participation from European countries in the showdown tournament at the 2019 European Para Youth Games. A minimu...

France’s Petit reflects on debut bronze
France’s Petit reflects on debut bronze

France’s Nathan Petit is using the successes of an incredible debut year to motivate himself towards a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.   The 21-year-...

IBSA Judo announces 2019 and 2020 competition calendar
IBSA Judo announces 2019 and 2020 competition calendar

International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Judo has revealed the major competition calendar for 2019 and 2020, featuring regional Championships and newly renamed Grand...

Zimbabwe holds two blind football workshops to conclude 2018
Zimbabwe holds two blind football workshops to conclude...

Bulawayo and Masvingo provinces were hosts of the two workshops to introduce blind football in Southern Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has taken massive strides to develop blind foot...

2019 WADA list enters into force
2019 WADA list enters into force

With the turn of the new year and the beginning of 2019, WADA's updated list of prohibited substances and methods has come into force worldwide and for all athletes....

Goalball grows in India
Goalball grows in India

International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball was introduced to its latest new country between 11-13 December through a development workshop in New Delhi, India....

2019 Blind Football Central American championships confirmed
2019 Blind Football Central American championships conf...

IBSA has confirmed the host country and dates for next year's 2nd IBSA Blind Football Central American Championships. Guatemala City will play host to the event from...

Under 23 Blind Football World Championships – announcement of cancellation
Under 23 Blind Football World Championships – ann...

IBSA regrets to inform all countries that the Under 23 Blind Football World Championships, scheduled to be held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, in February 2019, h...

Positive showdown referees course in Korea
Positive showdown referees course in Korea

The IBSA Showdown Committee is happy to report that the recent referees education course in South Korea was a great success. Twelve local officials attended the course in...

Series of major IBSA Goalball Championships announced for 2019
Series of major IBSA Goalball Championships announced f...

International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball has announced the hosts for its Asia/Pacific, youth and European group C Championships to take place in 2019. Headli...

IBSA classification master lists updated
IBSA classification master lists updated

Following recent international sanctioned competitions, IBSA has updated the sight classification lists for four of its sports – football, goalball, judo and powerl...

Maldonado, Ricardinho, named Brazilian athletes of the year
Maldonado, Ricardinho, named Brazilian athletes of the...

By Brazilian Paralympic Committee Brazilian judoka Alana Maldonado and football five-a-side player Ricardinho Alves were named the respective best female and male athlete...