What is the future of dispute resolution in Paralympic sport?

Published Friday, 14 July 2023.

Athlete Groups call on the Minister of Sport to support a national judicial inquiry

The difficulties of athlete selection appeals: Key Considerations For Governing Bodies

Sportsperson running over the running track

Published Wednesday, 09 November 2022.

U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Athlete Catarina Guimarães Accepts Public Warning

U.S. Paralympic Judo Athlete Trey Lampkin Accepts Public Warning

Beijing 2022 Playbooks published

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing 2022) published the first editions of the Beijing 2022 Playbooks today.

U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Coach Jamaal Daniels Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation

USADA announced today that Jamaal Daniels, of Raleigh, NC, a coach in the sport of track and field, has accepted a four-year suspension for administering a prohibited substance to Paralympic track and field athlete Desmond Jackson, and subsequently making false statements to USADA during its investigation.

Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 - Updates on Spectators, Vaccination and COVID-19 Countermeasures

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) held an Executive Board (EB) meeting today, in the presence of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Beijing 2022 informed the EB of the principles that will help deliver safe and successful Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games as scheduled.

Why Blake Leeper is not running at the Tokyo Olympic Games – the 2nd CAS Award

Published Friday, 23 July 2021.

An open letter on IWBF’s non-compliance with 2015 IPC Athlete Classification Code

IPC President Andrew Parsons and Chelsey Gotell, Chairperson of the IPC Athletes’ Council, with the full support of the IPC Governing Board, have drafted this open letter to all interested stakeholders for the purpose of providing greater clarity.

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U.S. Paralympic Cycling Athlete Nicholas Gibb Accepts Finding of No Fault

U.S. Paralympic Judo Athlete Anthony Ferraro Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation

U.S. Paralympic Boccia Athlete Marck Harrison Accepts Public Warning

Key sports law cases and developments to watch in 2018 - Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia

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Key sports law cases and developments to watch in 2018 – Central & South America

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Key sports law cases of 2017 - USA

Key sports law cases of 2017 - UK & Ireland

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Why sports federations are under increasing scrutiny from competition authorities

Published Tuesday, 19 December 2017.

U.S. Paralympic track & field athlete, Shaquille Vance, accepts sanction for anti-doping rule violation

IOC elects former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to head its Ethics Commission

Developing sports law in India - Key take-aways from the Sports Law & Policy Symposium 2017

The Sports Law and Policy Symposium 2017

The Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) to turn rhetoric into reform at second Sport Integrity Forum

#Sport: The digital battle between sponsors, rights holders and ambush marketers

Hashtag text on wooden blocks on top of wooden table

Published Thursday, 13 July 2017.

U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Athlete Breanna Clark Accepts Public Warning

Ten steps sports organisations must take to better protect children in sport

Published Tuesday, 06 December 2022.

The Difficulties Of Selection, De-Selection And Selection Appeals: Key Considerations For Athletes

Published Wednesday, 09 November 2022.

Negotiating athlete endorsement agreements in India

Indian cricket player on Indian flag design in background

Published Tuesday, 06 September 2022.

Iranian athlete Nikoeimajd Mehran suspended four years for anti-doping rule violation

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended Iranian Para athletics athlete Nikoeimajd Mehran for a period of four years for committing an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV).

The athlete was found to have committed an ADRV pursuant to IPC Anti-Doping Code Article 2.2 of the IF Rules: Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method.

Paralympic Track & Field Athlete Desmond Jackson Receives 14-Month Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation

USADA announced today that an independent arbitrator from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) has concluded the case of Paralympic track and field athlete Desmond Jackson, of Durham, N.C., and determined that Jackson should receive a 20-month sanction for his anti-doping rule violation, which USADA then reduced to 14 months based on Jackson’s substantial assistance. The decision comes after the facts of the case were presented and fully argued at an evidentiary hearing on September 23, 2021.

IPC announces competitive RFP for organisations to become governing bodies

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is inviting interested parties for engagement meetings about becoming the governing bodies for Para athletics and Para swimming, prior to submitting a response to the Request for Proposal (RFP) by 22 April 2022.

The RFP is subject to the IPC Membership voting in favour of a revised constitution at the IPC General Assembly in December 2021. If approved, it will launch a governance reform where the IPC will aim to cease acting as an international federation of Para sports by the end of 2026.

Paralympian stripped of gold medal for arriving three minutes late to event

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has stripped Malaysian shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli of his gold medal as he arrived three minutes late for the event.

IPC calls for EOI to become the governing bodies of Para athletics and Para swimming

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) calls for expressions of interest from cities, national governments, sport organisations and other entities interested in taking over the governance of the sports of Para athletics, Para swimming, or both, in their territories.