News & Announcements

Postponement of the 2021 Summer Deaflympics
It was decided that the 2021 Summer Deaflympics should take place between the 01 and 15 May 2022 in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.
Posted: 2021 Feb 03

6th World Deaf Basketball Championships in 2023
Greece has been confirmed as the host of the 6th World Deaf Basketball Championships in Heraklion on 13-24 June 2023
Posted: 2021 Jan 23

New dates of the World Deaf Championships in Poland
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.
Posted: 2021 Jan 16

New date of the 2021 World Deaf Wrestling Championships
Turkey has officially requested postponing the 2020 World Deaf Wrestling Championships to 29 May – 05 June 2021. The Championships will take place in Trabzon.
Posted: 2020 Dec 22

3rd World Deaf Handball Championships in 2022
Denmark has been confirmed as the host of the 3rd World Deaf Handball Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark on 04-18 July 2022
Posted: 2020 Dec 07

Inauguration of the Countdown Clock for the beginning of the 24th Summer Deaflympics
Today we celebrate another milestone for the 2021 Summer Deaflympics: the inauguration of the 365-day countdown clock for the event.
Posted: 2020 Dec 05

Members of the 2021 Deaflympics meet with Michelle Bolsonaro and representatives of the federal government
Posted: 2020 Nov 27

President of the Republic received representatives of the 2021 Deaflympics
Posted: 2020 Nov 26

6th World Deaf Swimming Championships in 2023
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.
Posted: 2020 Nov 24

New date of the 2021 World Deaf MTB Championships
Turkey has officially requested postponing the 2020 World Deaf Mountain Bike Championships to 30 March – 04 April 2021.
Posted: 2020 Nov 17

New ICSD Summer TDs (2020-2021)
We are pleased to announce new ICSD Summer Technical Directors for 2020-2021 term
Posted: 2020 Nov 16

ICSD seeks candidates for Ethics Commission vacancies
The ICSD is now seeking applications for positions of its Ethics Commission in order to safeguard the ethical principles of the Olympic Movement and ICSD community
Posted: 2020 Nov 11

ICSD Anti-Doping Rules for Deaflympics and World Deaf Youth Games
The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) announces publication of the ICSD Anti-Doping Rules for Deaflympics and World Deaf Youth Games
Posted: 2020 Nov 10

ICSD Update on COVID-19
ICSD recognises the importance of maintaining the safety and health of athletes, coaches, ICSD staff and local organising committees during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted: 2020 Nov 06

ICSD publishes new Anti-Doping Rules for 2021
Today ICSD has published the 2021 ICSD Anti-Doping Rules which will come into force on 1 January 2021. Reflecting the standards set out by WADA in the Code, these Rules make sure that our athletes across the world are held to the same high standards.
Posted: 2020 Oct 26

ICSD Legal Commisssion - Ensuring justice for our Committee
We are pleased to announce that the ICSD Legal Commission is now staffed and will start to work from this week on.
Posted: 2020 Oct 07

Postponement of the 2020 World Deaf Judo Championships to 2022
France has officially requested postponing the World Deaf Judo Championships to 21 April – 24 April 2022
Posted: 2020 Oct 05

ICSD 2018 Financial Audit Report complies with Swiss Law
Based on financial revisers recommendations and to comply with Swiss law, the ICSD Executive Team and the Secretariat took all necessary measures to set up and implement internal financial control system.
Posted: 2020 Sep 30

ICSD invites new candidates for members of the Legal Commission
The ICSD is seeking for representatives from EDSO (Europe), CADS (Africa), APDSC (Asia Pacific) and PANAMDES (Americas) Regions.
Posted: 2020 Sep 25

New invitation for ICSD TD Application
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - SUMMER TECHNICAL DIRECTOR POSITIONS (Length of term: 2020-2021
- ATHLETICS
- SAILING
Posted: 2020 Sep 25

The Current Status of ICSD Reform Process
The ICSD Reform Commission is pleased to announce the submission of the revised ICSD Constitution and Bylaws to the ICSD Secretariat on September 18, 2020
Posted: 2020 Sep 23

Postponement of 2021 World Deaf Ice Hockey Championship to 2025
Canadian Deaf Sports Association and the World Deaf Ice Hockey Organising Committee decided to postpone World Deaf Hockey Championship from 2021 to 2025 due to COVID-19.
Posted: 2020 Sep 22

Official Statement of ICSD Vice President
It is high time we stopped the current confrontation and unrest, leading us and entire ICSD to distrustful chaos.
Posted: 2020 Sep 17

New ICSD Winter TDs (2020-2023)
Posted: 2020 Jul 10

The Current Status of ICSD Reform Process
We, ICSD Reform Commission, would like to let you all know what is happening on ICSD Reform Process
Posted: 2020 Jun 02