TOKYO, Japan, December 25, 2025 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that wheelchair racer Catherine Debrunner, supported by Honda with Honda racing wheelchairs, won the Best Female (Summer Sports) category of the Para Sport Awards 2025, organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). This marks the first ever Para Sport Award for Debrunner.
The Para Sport Awards are presented once every two years to celebrate individuals and organizations whose efforts have strengthened the global impact of parasports. Positioned as the highest honor among the awards presented by the IPC, the Para Sport Awards recognize summer and winter sports athletes, as well as coaches, IPC members, and volunteers.
The winners of this year’s Para Sport Awards were selected from more than 200 nominees for the eleven categories based on achievements from May 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025.