Deutschland erwägt eine Bewerbung für die Olympischen und Paralympischen Sommerspiele. Die Entscheidung über eine mögliche Kandidatur wird im Herbst erwartet.
Premier Cho and Mayor Hou attended the National Paralympics in New Taipei City, encouraging athletes and police. The police engaged the public with interactive anti-fraud games, aiming to boost 'fraud immunity.'
Russian mountaineer Rustam Nabiev, who recently became the first person to scale Mount Everest using only his hands, announced his intention to compete in the Paralympics. Nabiev, who lost both legs in a 2015 incident, previously played sledge hockey but now prefers individual sports.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has criticized the UK government's plans for a potential north of England Olympics bid, arguing that excluding the capital would be a "missed opportunity" and prevent the full economic and sustainability benefits of a UK-wide bid.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan criticized plans for a northern England Olympic bid, calling it a "missed opportunity" to exclude the capital. Ministers are assessing a bid for the 2040s, with support from Northern MPs Lisa Nandy and Rachel Reeves.
UK government is assessing a potential bid for Northern England to host the 2040s Olympics and Paralympics. UK Sport will conduct a strategic review of costs, benefits, and viability, aiming to bring the Games to the region for the first time since London 2012.
The UK government says it is in "discussions about supporting potential bids" to host the Olympics and Paralympics in the 2040s.
Russian skier Varvara Voronchikhina won her second gold medal at the Milan-Cortina Paralympics in the women's standing slalom. This marks the first Paralympics where Russian athletes compete under their national flag.
Russian and Belarusian athletes are competing at the 2026 Paralympic Games in Verona, with Russia winning its first medals since 2014. Their return follows an appeal against the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, which had continued to bar athletes despite the IPC's reinstatement.
