Paralympics News
2010 U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships
For the first time in over a decade, Paralympic Track & Field will be including a class for T20 (intellectually disabled) athletes for the 1500m, shot put and long jump starting with the 2010 U.S. National Championships in June 2010. The National Championships are a potential qualifier for the January 2011 IPC World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Date: June 15-20, 2010
June 15-17: Tentative Classification dates
June 15-20: Registration
June 15-17: Training
June 18-20: Competition
Location: Miramar, Florida
Venue: Ansin Sports ...
Vote on re-inclusion into Paralympics passes
Athletes Without Limits is excited to support US athletes who set their sites on competing in Paralympic competition
On November 21 a majority of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) membership decided in favor of the re-inclusion of athletes with an intellectual disability in competitions, including the Paralympics. This important decision restores the Olympic dream to these athletes for the first time since the Sydney 2000 Games. Read the full IPC press release.
Four sports likely to include classification for athletes with intellectual disability at 2012 ...
IPC to Vote on Re-inclusion into Paralympics
Your support is needed to make sure the US votes "yes" to re-inclusion of athletes with intellectual disability into the Paralympics, including the London 2012 Games.
On November 21st in Kuala Lumpur, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will vote on the re-inclusion of athletes with intellectual disability in future Paralympic games, starting with London 2012.
While many international members of the IPC have pledged to vote "yes," the US Paralympic Committee has not demonstrated support for re-inclusion. Please join us in petitioning our US representatives ...
BBC Coverage of Reinclusion into Paralympics
BBC Sport has provided news coverage of the re-inclusion (2009) of athletes with intellectual disability in Paralympic competition. Athletes with intellectual disability participated in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney games but were banned from competition when members of Spain's basketball team were found to have no disability.
November 21, 2009: Intellectual disability ban ends
Athletes with intellectual disabilities can once again take part in the Paralympics after an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) vote. They had been banned since it was found that most ...
