Iran has been confirmed as the host of the 1st World Deaf Karate Championships and 1st World Deaf Taekwondo Championships in Kish Isaland, Iran on 19-24 November 2021.

ICSD Extraordinary Congress is scheduled to take place in Lausanne, Switzerland, from 28 through 29 November 2021.

The decision taken by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 17 December 2020 regarding the case of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency needs to be strictly and consistently implemented across the Deaflympics Movement.

Officials from the ICSD arranged a virtual meeting with DIBF colleagues with a focus on anti-doping. The leadership of both organizations first gave a brief introduction of their work and activities, following with a discussion regarding the current globa

Poland has been confirmed as the host of the 1st World Deaf Short Course Swimming Championships in Gliwice, Poland on 15-20 November 2021

Brazil has been confirmed as the host of the 6th World Deaf Badminton Championships in Para de Minas, Brazil on 10-25 July 2023

Brazil has been confirmed as the host of the 5th World Deaf Futsal Championships in Nova Petrópolis, Brazil on 10-19 November 2023

It is with great sadness and deep sorrow that I was informed on Saturday, April 3rd 2021 of the passing of Mr. Haider Majeed Shafi Al-Sudani, President of the Iraq National Deaf Sports Federation

The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf expresses the sincerest congratulations to Thomas Bach on being re-elected as President of the IOC at the recent 137th IOC Session.

Today the first Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation (APDSC) Women in Sports Zoom Workshop took place, which was attended by deaf women representatives from 7 countries. The organizer of this Workshop was Ms. Sonu Anand Sharma of India

All best wishes on International women's day. Keep shining and smiling always!

ICSD has changed dates of the 2021 World Deaf Championships

Mr. Hsin-Ta Lee is passed away at the age of 56 while engaging in his favorite activity-Rock Fishing. He is the former president and current Executive Board member of Chinese Taipei Deaf Sports Federation (CTDSF)

Canada has officially requested postponing the World Deaf Curling Championships (WDCC) to 12-26 March 2022 in Banff, Canada. There will be three (3) official curling events at WDCC: Mixed Doubles Curling, Men Curling, Women Curling

It was decided that the 2021 Summer Deaflympics should take place between the 01 and 15 May 2022 in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.

Greece has been confirmed as the host of the 6th World Deaf Basketball Championships in Heraklion on 13-24 June 2023

Poland has officially requested postponing following events: the World Deaf Sailing Championships, the World Deaf Athletics Championships, the World Deaf Beach Volleyball Championships in 2022.

Turkey has officially requested postponing the 2020 World Deaf Wrestling Championships to 29 May – 05 June 2021. The Championships will take place in Trabzon.

Denmark has been confirmed as the host of the 3rd World Deaf Handball Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark on 04-18 July 2022

Today we celebrate another milestone for the 2021 Summer Deaflympics: the inauguration of the 365-day countdown clock for the event.

Confederacion Argentina Deportiva de Sordos (Argentina) has been confirmed as the host of the 6th World Deaf Swimming Championships. The Swimming Championships will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 13-18 August 2023.

Turkey has officially requested postponing the 2020 World Deaf Mountain Bike Championships to 30 March – 04 April 2021.