2023 IBSA World Games Awarded to Birmingham, Great Britain

Birmingham, Great Britain, has been selected as the host of the 2023 IBSA World Games, a multi-sport event for blind and partially sighted athletes.

The IBSA World Games are the largest high-level international event for athletes with visual impairments, with more than 1,000 competitors from more than 70 nations.

Staged every four years, the World Games are the pinnacle of the international calendar outside of the Paralympic Games. With three Paralympic and eight non-Paralympic sports, for some athletes, it is the highest level at which they can compete.

Sports represented at the IBSA World Games include judo, goalball, soccer, chess, tenpin bowling, shooting and showdown.

For more information go to ibsasport.org.