Int'l Paralympic body to offer $2.2 mil. to member entities amid pandemic

The International Paralympic Committee said Thursday it will provide an unprecedented grant package worth 1.8 million euros ($2.2 million) to over 200 member organizations to help make up for financial damage from the coronavirus pandemic.The IPC said the grant package, the largest of its kind in the organization's history, will be awarded by February to help athletes prepare for the Tokyo Games, which were postponed for a year to next summer, as well as for athlete license fees, para sport development, training and education."This is the IPC's biggest ever one-off investment into its membe…READ FULL ARTICLE