PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Sao Paulo 2017: what you need to know
The fourth Youth Parapan American Games will begin in 100 days in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo and will feature 1,000 athletes from 20 countries competing in 12 sports.
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Faces of the Future: Colombia's Diego Maldonado
The 14-year-old swimmer showed his huge potential at the 2016 Medellin National Para Sports Open, winning seven golds, three silvers and one bronze.
![Day 2: 2016 IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Vuokatti](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/IWcwLzTUVHNphTh2POTvU_5AS4vvlGwp_zJkH-rOfXw.jpg?itok=6TQTg03n)
Ukraine claim four World Cup biathlon victories
Dominating in the men’s and women’s visually impaired and standing classifications, the country nearly cleaned-up in Vuokatti, Finland.
![Carlos Serrano Zarate COL takes the Gold Medal in a new World Record time in the Men's 100m Breaststroke.](/sites/default/files/images/160911000709053_serrano.jpg)
Carlos Serrano reflects on the Youth Parapan Ams
With 100 days to go until the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games, Colombia´s Paralympic champion looks back on his performance at Buenos Aires 2013.
![Supported by the Agitos Foundation, the 17-year-old swimmer Cecilia de Araujo is on the way to accomplish her biggest dream.](/sites/default/files/images/170203145306396_Cecilia-de-Araujo.jpg)
Araujo describes Buenos Aires 2013 to Rio 2016 journey
With 100 days to go until Sao Paulo 2017, the Brazilian swimmer explains how important competing at the Youth Parapan American Games was for her career.
![No. 22 Brazil wins fourth successive football 5 gold medal](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/RvwwAHq9uaJMrX-DmOXtwQ5nSa2JCO5JmKmpAuC7lF0.jpg?itok=ECS_mtEn)
No. 22 Brazil wins fourth successive football 5 gold medal
Following a win over Iran in the final, the Rio 2016 hosts sealed a new title to maintain a 100 per cent record at Paralympic Games.
![Jessica Long of the USA competes in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB7 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.](/sites/default/files/images/150715095015310_2015%2BIPC%2BSwimming%2BWorld%2BChampionships_20150714_Luc%2BPercival_1001_HD.jpg)
Long plans to compete at ‘one more’ Paralympics
USA’s multi-swimming Paralympic champion took her medal count to 23 at Rio 2016 and is now hoping to compete at her last Paralympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Tesch inducted into Wheelchair Basketball Hall of Fame
The 47-year-old, who won two silver and one bronze Paralympic medals, was honoured at a ceremony in Melbourne, Australia, on 25 November.
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IPC statement on the final McLaren Report
Following the publication of the final McLaren Report on Friday 9 December, the IPC has issued its response.
![The IPC media team won in-house team of the year and PR professional of the year at the 2016 European Excellence Awards in Berlin.](/sites/default/files/images/161209122746449_Team%2Bwin.jpg)
The IPC win European in-house PR team of the year
At an awards ceremony in Berlin, the IPC won two awards - in-house team of the year and PR professional of the year.