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Hosting a VI Ten Pin Bowling competition
In the past, there were no clear, specific criteria and rules for IBSA tenpin bowling events for VI athletes. In 2022, after the COVID pandemic, a new IBSA Tenpin Bowling...
Benin becomes part of the IBSA family
The National Paralympic Committee of Benin has been accepted into provisional IBSA membership until the next General Assembly, where approval for a full membership will b...
Goalball: Call for referees for Euro B in Italy
This is a call for Level 2 and Level 3 referees to express their interest and availability to referee at the 2024 IBSA Goalball European Men’s and Women’s Championships G...
Partially Sighted Futsal: Ukraine is the indisputable l...
The IBSA Football Sport Committee released the Partially Sighted Futsal World Ranking List this Wednesday. The current three-time world champion, Ukraine, kept the lead o...
Blind Football: Japan leads the women’s world ran...
The IBSA Blind Football Sport Committee released this Monday the women’s World Ranking List of 2024. The national team of Japan is now the single leader after winni...
Blind Football: Argentina leads the World Ranking
The IBSA Blind Football Sport Committee released this Thursday the men’s World Ranking List of 2024. With no surprises, the current world champion, the national tea...
President’s Blog: Goalball Review Taskforce
In recent visits to Asian Paralympic Games in Hangzhou, Saudi Games in Riyadh and the European Goalball Championship in Montenegro for our Goalball events I met with the...
Open calls for 2024 and 2025 bids’ chess competit...
The IBSA Chess Sport Committee is proud to open calls for bids for 2024 and 2025. The IBSA Chess Committee invites IBSA member organisations in good standing to submit a...
Blind Football: IBSA Technical Officials appointed for...
The IBSA Blind Football Sports Committee is proud to announce the names of the selected technical officials for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The team will include 13...
President’s Blog: The Year 2023 in Review
Dear IBSA family, At the end of June this year, 2023 I was given the honour by our World Members to lead this important sport federation for blind and visually impaired a...
Showdown: European Championships announcement
The IBSA Executive Board has approved Bulgaria’s bid to host the 2024 European Showdown Championships. The event will be held at the prestigious 5-star hotel Marine...
IBSA opens bidding for 2024 and 2025 football competiti...
The IBSA Football Sport Committee is proud to announce the second bubble of open calls for bids for the 2024 and 2025 IBSA Blind Football and Partially Sighted Football C...