News & Announcements

2016 Mar 29 - ICSD News - 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.

2016 Mar 19 - General News - 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.

2016 Mar 15 - ICSD News - ICSD Executive Board reacts to the MoU and other important highlights

2016 Mar 12 - ICSD News - 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.

2016 Mar 12 - ICSD News - ICSD established roles and duties for the World Deaf Championships and cooperation works at the "round table" meeting with four associate members

2016 Mar 10 - ICSD News - 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.

2016 Mar 09 - ICSD News - 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.

2016 Feb 08 - ICSD News - 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

2016 Jan 11 - ICSD News - ICSD Youth Commission meeting in Lausanne

2015 Dec 29 - Message from the President - Dr. Valery Rukhledev looks back at the events of 2015 that were accomplished under the current ICSD's administration.

2015 Dec 03 - Message from the President - Dr. Valery Nikititch Rukhledev shares his experience taking part in the work of the first World Olympian Forum.

2015 Dec 02 - Message from the President - President Dr. Valery Nikititch Rukhledev shares an update about the ICSD Board members, staff and technical directors' trip to Samsun, Turkey for the 1st venue inspection. He gives praises to the Organising Committee (OC) for their satisfactory progress.

2015 Nov 16 - Message from the President - A letter in response to the Paris attacks

2015 Nov 10 - ICSD News - Minutes of the 45th ICSD Congress held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. 27 - 28 March 2015, just prior to 18th Winter Deaflympics

2015 Aug 26 - ICSD News - Winter Technical Director positions are available for Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Curling, Ice Hockey, and Snowboard.

2015 Aug 19 - ICSD News - The Athletics competition will be hosted in Pravets, Republic of Bulgaria on 25 June to 03 July 2016.

2015 Jul 07 - General News - A new Guideline publication is an update, changing the current hCG guidelines from v.1.0 to v2.0. The other Guideline publication is a new one on the hGH doping control analysis (v1.0).

2015 Jun 06 - ICSD News - Updates cover the World Deaf Wrestling Championships to be hosted in Tehran, Islamir Republic of Iran on 01 May to 09 May 2016.

2015 May 16 - ICSD News - The MOU will permit deaf taekwondo athletes to compete in the World Deaf Martial Arts Championships.

2015 May 12 - Deaflympic News - The inclusion will allow Deaflympian medalists to be awarded cash, jobs and other benefits from their state government.

2015 May 05 - ICSD News - USADSF confirmed to be the host for the 3rd World Deaf Volleyball Championship

2015 Apr 29 - ICSD News - Dr. Donalda Kay Ammons honored for her 40+ years of devotion to Deaf sports.

2015 Mar 01 - General News - The adoption of the strategic roadmap for the future of Olympic Movement, covering social, sporting, environmental and economic environment criteria of Olympic Games.

2015 Feb 27 - ICSD News - The roles and responsibilities of the new commission outlined and the composition of five members including the chair.

2014 Dec 23 - Press Releases -