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John Kemp: Adaptive Sports, Inclusive Cities and Paralympic Progress

John Kemp may be the perfect person to be at the helm at the Lakeshore Foundation. As you’ll hear in this episode, his passion for the adaptive sports community isn’t just professional. It’s personal. Born without arms and legs, Kemp had to adjust at an early age to his surroundings, and managed to play baseball […]

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Los Angeles Signs Accessibility Commitment Ahead of 2028 Paralympic Games

The city of Los Angeles has signed an official Games Host City Accessibility Commitment, which will develop and oversee the implementation of a Games Accessibility Plan ahead of the 2028 Paralympic Summer Games, which take place from August 15–27, 2028. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass joined members of the Paralympic community to reaffirm the city’s […]

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USOPC Bars Transgender Women From Competing in Olympic Women’s Sports

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from women’s sports, announced Monday with a quiet change on the USOPC’s website and confirmed in a letter sent to national sport governing bodies overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports it has an “obligation to comply” with an executive order issued by President Donald […]

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USA Track & Field in Planning Mode for 2028 Olympic Marathon Trials

The road run to Los Angeles is already in process for USA Track & Field, which has started the process to find a host for its marathon trials and hopes to have the selection of a host wrapped up within the next year. The 2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon will select the U.S. […]

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2026 Olympic and Paralympic Medals for Milan-Cortina Unveiled

The medals that will be awarded at the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Italy were unveiled today at Palazzo Balbi in Venice, reflecting two halves for a Games that are being held in two city clusters and portraying the culmination of an athlete and Para athlete’s journey and all of those who stood […]

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Team USA Wheelchair Handball members gaze at the American flag during the National Anthem before competition at the 2024 Wheelchair Handball World Championship. Photo courtesy of Auburn–Opelika Tourism

Operation Gold: The Creation of a Paralympic Program From Scratch

When Ford Dyke’s phone rang in November 2023, on the other end was the voice of a former teammate from the USA Handball national team. That phone conversation would lead to a whirlwind year-and-a-half that saw Dyke — with plenty of help from the Alabama communities of Auburn and Opelika — create a team that […]

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2025 World Paravolley World Cup Heads to Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne will host the 2025 World ParaVolley Sitting ParaVolley World Cup from October 12–18 at the Turnstone Center, the first time the event will be held in the United States. “Hosting the WPV Sitting ParaVolley World Cup is the result of strategic efforts rooted in our Tourism Master Plan, which prioritizes accessibility,” said Nicolle […]

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, presents President Donald Trump with the new FIFA Club World Cup official ball in the Oval Office of the White House on March 7. (Pool via AP)

Bill Signed by Trump Includes $1.6 Billion for 2028 Olympics, 2026 FIFA World Cup Security

The domestic policy bill signed by President Donald Trump last week includes approximately $1.6 billion in security funding for both the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles, a goal for both of the events’ organizers and one that was praised by the U.S. Travel Association while also […]

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Art Posters of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Revealed

Works that merge art, sport and Italian culture are the themes for 10 works that will be part of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina with the art scheduled to be on display through March 2026. Created by ten Italian artists under the age of 40, the posters are a collection of […]

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LA28 Reveals Updated Paralympic Venue Plan

LA28 has unveiled the updated 2028 Paralympic Summer Games venue plan following approval from the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board. With every competition venue within a 35–mile radius, the venue plan reduces the overall number of standalone sites and minimizes travel times for athletes staying in the Paralympic Village. For the first time since Rio […]

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