News & Announcements

2016 Aug 31 - General News - The Athletes Learning Gateway provides information on such important areas as Professional Sport Management; Sports Media; Sponsorships; Sport Event Management; Career Management/Transition from Athlete to Coach; Smarter Eating for Better Performance.

2016 Jul 25 - ICSD News - Updates cover the 5th World Deaf Badminton Championships to be hosted in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei on 11 July to 22 July 2019.

2016 Jul 21 - Message from the President - 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.

2016 Jul 14 - Deaflympic News - 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.

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2016 Jul 12 - ICSD News - The 18th Congress of the European Deaf Sport Organisation (EDSO) took place in Yerevan, Armenia

2016 Jul 08 - ICSD News - The PANAMDES Seminar and Congress is being held on the Kendall Green at Gallaudet University.

2016 Jun 23 - Message from the President -

2016 Jun 15 - Press Releases -

2016 Apr 27 - ICSD News - 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.

2016 Apr 25 - ICSD News - 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.

2016 Apr 24 - ICSD News - 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.

2016 Apr 10 - ICSD News - 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

2016 Apr 09 - Deaflympic News - The Meeting of the Organising Committee for the 2017 Samsun Summer Deaflympics was held on 8 April 2016 in Samsun, Turkey.

2016 Apr 04 - Deaflympic News - 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

2016 Apr 02 - Deaflympic News - Mr Yakup KIHTIR, TDSF President gives information on 2017 Samsun Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey

2016 Apr 01 - ICSD News - 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.

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