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Snooker’s World Championship will remain at the Crucible in Sheffield following a landmark longterm agreement between World Snooker Tour and Sheffield City Council. The new deal will see snooker stay in Sheffield until at least 2045, with an option to extend to 2050. Separately, plans are being developed to transform the Crucible Theatre, with the sport’s most famous venue set to benefit from a major refurbishment, including the potential to add up to 500 additional seats in

The Para triathlete returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has referred an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) committed by Para triathlete Ronan Nunes Cordeiro at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games to World Triathlon. In its role as major event organiser of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the IPC was responsible for the anti-doping programme at the Paris 2024 Games. Cordei

President of the Chamber of Deputies Lorenzo Fontana, President of the Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee Giovanni Malago, Paralympians, Buona sera Italia, Ciao Cortina, grazie mille a tutti, avete reso il nostro tempo qui davvero speciale. Here at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games, we celebrated that we are different. Tonight, let us celebrate something even greater: how those differences brought us together and made us stronger. These Paralympic Winter Games ha

Record after record was broken as the Games hit new heights. As the Paralympic Winter Games celebrated its 50th anniversary, Milano Cortina 2026 broke multiple records, setting benchmarks for all future Games. 1. Record number of Para athletes and NPCs A total of 611 Para athletes from 55 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) competed in the Games. This was the most ever, surpassing the previous record high of 564 Para athletes from 48 NPCs at PyeongChang 2018. Five NPCs made

Two members announced – third position is tied and remains vacant until the IPC Athletes’ Council can make a decision. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced two newly elected members of the IPC Athletes' Council who will serve for the next four years until the French Alps 2030 Paralympic Winter Games. The two elected council members are: • Adam Hall (New Zealand, Para alpine skiing) • Tyler McGregor (Canada, Para ice hockey) Three Athletes’ Council positi

The flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games have been confirmed. The full list of flagbearers has been published according to Italian alphabetical order. 1. ANDORRA Roger Puig Davi (Para alpine skiing) 2. ARGENTINA Nicolas Lima (Para cross-country skiing) 3. ARMENIA Not participating in the Ceremony. A volunteer will carry the flag. 4. AUSTRALIA Lauren Parker (Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon) Sean Pollard (Para snowb