News & Announcements
2019 World Deaf Badminton Championships Update
Updates cover the 5th World Deaf Badminton Championships to be hosted in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei on 11 July to 22 July 2019.
Posted: 2016 Jul 25
ICSD Statement about Turkey. The 365-Day Countdown Began!
This military coup in Turkey was deeply shocking. ICSD strongly condemns it as barbaric and cowardly act. This is not only attack on the government of Turkey, on humanity but on all humanitarian and Olympic Values.
Posted: 2016 Jul 21
The 365-day Countdown to the 2017 Summer Deaflympics will begin on 18 June
The highlight of the event will be the launch of the 2017 Summer Deaflympics countdown clock. The clock will be counting down the time to the 2017 Deaflympics Opening Ceremony, which is to take place on 18 July 2017.
Posted: 2016 Jul 14
The World Deaf Golf Championships is coming to Denmark
Posted: 2016 Jul 13
ICSD Delegation attend at the 18th Congress of EDSO
The 18th Congress of the European Deaf Sport Organisation (EDSO) took place in Yerevan, Armenia
Posted: 2016 Jul 12
PANAMDES Seminar and Congress at Gallaudet University
The PANAMDES Seminar and Congress is being held on the Kendall Green at Gallaudet University.
Posted: 2016 Jul 08
Greeting of the ICSD President on Olympic Day
Posted: 2016 Jun 23
Dr. Valery Rukhledev (Russian Federation) has been elected as the member of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the United Nations
Posted: 2016 Jun 15
Working meetings of ICSD during the SportAccord Convention
The ICSD President held a working meeting with Mr. Chungwon Choue, President of World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), where discussions were held about developing the sport of taekwondo for deaf athletes.
Posted: 2016 Apr 27
ICSD President Dr. V. Rukhledev attended Stone Laying Ceremony at the site of AISTS's new headquarters
ICSD President Dr. Valery Rukhledev participated in a Stone Laying Ceremony at the Synathlon building in Lausanne, which will become the future centre of International sport education and research in Switzerland.
Posted: 2016 Apr 25
ICSD President at SportAccord Convention, Lausanne 2016
It was a busy week for the ICSD President and his team in Lausanne, Switzerland during the week of 17-22 April 2016 for six days of meetings, and high-level networking.
Posted: 2016 Apr 24
ICSD President, Dr. Rukhledev is awarded with the LCCF Edward Miner Gallaudet Award at Gallaudet University
Dr. Valery Rukhledev, the ICSD President was bestowed the LCCG Edward Miner Gallaudet Award for the "Cultural Advancement of the Deaf Community" for his significant contribution into the Cultural advancement of the Deaf Community
Posted: 2016 Apr 10
High level Meeting in Samsun
The Meeting of the Organising Committee for the 2017 Samsun Summer Deaflympics was held on 8 April 2016 in Samsun, Turkey.
Posted: 2016 Apr 09
Samsun 2016-2017: High expectations and High level
ICSD CEO Mr. Dmitry Rebrov and ICSD Doping Control Officer Mr. Artem Buerov met with the TDSF President Mr. Yakup Kihtir last week at the TDSF headquarters in Ankara, Turkey
Posted: 2016 Apr 04
TDSF President's Update about 2017 Samsun Summer Deaflympics
Mr Yakup KIHTIR, TDSF President gives information on 2017 Samsun Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey
Posted: 2016 Apr 02
SDSF - Toni Koller about MoU and future Deaf athletes
Toni Koller, President of the Switzerland Deaf Sports Federation, attended the signing of the MOU ceremony, and shares that ICSD will have ongoing support from SDSF.
Posted: 2016 Apr 01
Jurgen Endress about MoU with International Olympic Committee
Jurgen Endress, Deaf International Basketball Federation (DIBF) Secretary General, shares that the MoU is now the foundation of building the future for ICSD and its athletes.
Posted: 2016 Mar 29
WADA hosted 12th Anti-Doping Organization Symposium focused on protecting the clean athlete
16-18 March 2016 the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) held the 12th Anti-Doping Organisation Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Event hosted a record number of 500 delegates from around the world.
Posted: 2016 Mar 19
ICSD Executive Board reacts to the MoU
ICSD Executive Board reacts to the MoU and other important highlights
Posted: 2016 Mar 15
MoU - ICSD CEO Rebrov's Thoughts
ICSD has been standing alone for 92 years, and now the MoU has been signed. IOC did recognize ICSD in 1955, but there was no relationship between both. Now on this day of 8 March 2016, it is a new "birthday" for ICSD.
Posted: 2016 Mar 12
ICSD "Round Table" with Four Associate Members
ICSD established roles and duties for the World Deaf Championships and cooperation works at the "round table" meeting with four associate members
Posted: 2016 Mar 12
ICSD President: IOC Signs MoU with ICSD
The MoU is signed by both the IOC and ICSD Presidents. It is a Memorandum of Understanding that confirms that both the IOC and the ICSD share the same objective of promoting physical and sporting activities for the well-being of society.
Posted: 2016 Mar 10
The IOC and the ICSD signed the Memorandum of Understanding at the International Olympic Committee headquarters
On Tuesday, 8 March 2016 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) signed the Memorandum of Understanding at the International Olympic Committee headquarters.
Posted: 2016 Mar 09
Overview of ICSD President's UN Speech, 5 February 2016
ICSD President, Dr. Valery Rukhledev, delivered a speech at the 54th session of the Commission for Social Development at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA
Posted: 2016 Feb 08
ICSD first Youth Commission meeting in Lausanne
ICSD Youth Commission meeting in Lausanne
Posted: 2016 Jan 11