PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Charl du Toit - Rio 2016

After winning double Paralympic gold in Rio, the South African will be aiming for world titles at London 2017.

International Wheelchair Basketball Federation logo

The wheelchair basketball camp, to be held in April, has more than 70 women and 20 coaches from around the Asian region registered so far.

Group of Para cyclists gather together for a photo during the Rio 2016 Paralympics

Attendees from the camp in January will now work toward making the development squads.

A group of Para athletes march into a stadium with one athlete holding the Australian flag during the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony

The telecommunications company will look to help develop a technological solution around limited funding, access to coaching.

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The supplier of temporary power was previously involved in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Miroslav Haraus

The finals in Switzerland will see skiers race in slalom, giant slalom and super combined between 29-31 March.

Logo International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)

IBSA Blind Football will be in Armenia to support the country’s new programme.

South Korean athletes in wheelchairs hold flags as they enter the stadium

Lee will serve his first term as head of the NPC ahead of their home Paralympic Winter Games.

Boy with swim cap and goggles swims

The Youth Para Pan American Games was a legacy of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The Canadian Parapan Am Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team

The programme will be one of the legacies of the 2017 Men’s U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship.