Gold Coast to host first Para Sailing World Championships in 2022
The inaugural Para Sailing World Championship will be staged in Gold Coast, Australia, 5 – 12 November 2022, for Hansa 303 class sailors from all around the world. A World […]
Entries by Mousumi Mazumdar
WKF Para-Karate Championship, Dubai 2021
By Mousumi Mazumdar The World Para-Karate Championship took place in Dubai from 18th to 22nd November. It was the first Para-Karate championship endorsed by Virtus after the MOU with World […]
Athletes with intellectual impairment highlighted at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
By Mousumi Mazumdar (First published on IPC website on 06 Nov 2021) World and Paralympic records broken by athletes with intellectual impairments across three sports. A total of 161 athletes […]
Female athletes steal the show at Tokyo 2020
By Mousumi Mazumdar (First published on IPC website on 01 Nov 2021) Tokyo 2020 saw record participation of female athletes at a Paralympic Games, an increase by 11 per […]
It’s a GOLD for Abdul Latif Romly (MAS)
Day 11: Men’s F20 Long Jump finishes Games campaign for athletes with Intellectual Impairment. By Mousumi Mazumdar After 11 days of non-stop actions, the events for athletes with an Intellectual […]
GOLD Medal dedicated to Grandad
Day-10 (Part-2): Title reclaimed after 9 years by Karolina Kucharczyk (POL) By Mousumi Mazumdar The women’s Athletics concluded tonight with F20 Long Jump. The rain from this morning continued its […]
Superstar of the track takes home fourth Paralympic Gold
Day-10 (Part-1): Barbara Bieganowska- Zajac from wins her 4th Paralympic Gold medal in 1500m By Mousumi Mazumdar It was another rainy and damp day at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium and […]
Paralympians creating legacies at Tokyo 2020 Games
Day 9:New World Records created in Aquatics at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games By Mousumi Mazumdar Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will be remembered for the Paralympians making an outstanding debut and […]
PRESS STATEMENT: Athlete support and well-being is paramount.
September 02, 2021. When three F20 Shot Put athletes were marked as DNS – Did Not Start, it put a global spotlight on athletes with an intellectual impairment and their […]
Singing and dancing celebrations for Gold Medallists
Day-7: Another hot, humid and wet evening at Tokyo did not affect multiple World records. By Mousumi Mazumdar Valeriia Shabalina (RPC) and Reece Dunn (GBR) claimed their third Gold. Shabalina […]
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