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On 7th September 2015 we are 1 year to go until the start of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Following the tremendous success of London 2012, Rio's 2016 tournament is eagerly awaited by all to see who will be the next Paralympic champions.   The build-up to Rio, through a number of qualification tournaments, [more...]

IFCPF Technical Director Tom Langen conducts Singapore site visit ahead of the ASEAN Para Games   This two yearly event is the 8th edition and last time in Myanmar CP football was first on the program. From the 11 countries in the East Asian region 5 nations will compete in the CP Football event: Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and for the first time Indonesia.  

August 2015 has been an important month for CP Football, including the inaugral 2015 CP Football World Championships Under 19 as a major step for the development of youth CP football and part of our important partnership with CPISRA. Also, the ParaPanAm Tournament in Toronto forms the final qualification stage for the 2016 Paralympic Games n Rio de Janeiro.  

The first Under 19 CP Football World Championships The first Under 19 World Championship gave almost 100 new young athletes the experience to be involved in world class an international event and opened up a new pathway to their national team.

Interesting competition The competition was very interesting, as USA had an unexpected performance (got only one point in the whole tournament) and Venezuela showed an impressive development compared to last year, during America Cup. We had some very thrilling matches, such as Canada - USA (2-1) and Venezuela - USA (1-1).  The bronze medal match, [more...]

The TORONTO 2015 Parapan American Games will take place from August 7 to 15. The TORONTO 2015 Games are funded by the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, as well as Lead Partner CIBC and other partners and sponsors.  The TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) is tasked with managing and delivering [more...]

The intention of the national coach Osvaldo Hernandez, who will soon be out on the journey with the national CP Football team for the Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada: "The important thing is that there are thousands of kids playing football with this disability. No matter what level they are, that does [more...]