PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS Powerlifting Athletes must be between 15-20 years old, and each NPC can take up to three athletes per category to this year’s Youth Parapan American Games. Goalball Lahti, Finland, will stage the event from 20-22 January, with goalball teams from nine countries competing in both men’s and women’s tournaments. Rowing Nine rowers and eight wheelchair basketball players have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017. Athletics Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill and double Paralympic gold medallist Richard Whitehead are ambassadors and part of the judging panel for entries Alpine Skiing Dutch, Austrian, German, Canadian Italian and Slovakian athletes all reached the top of the podium at the World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. Biathlon Ukraine’s multi-Paralympic champion won the men’s biathlon sprint visually impaired at a World Cup on home soil in Western Center, on 19 January. Swimming The swimmer sealed his first Paralympic medal at Rio 2016, ending a run of fourth place finishes. Taekwondo Six taekwondo athletes and 14 triathletes have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017. Wheelchair Tennis The new wheelchair tennis rankings have been published by the International Tennis Federation whilst the Melbourne Open draws were also revealed. Goalball Jarkko Pokkinen was named head coach of the Finish men’s goalball team and Raphael Moreira was announced as coach of the Brazilian table tennis team. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 933 Page 934 Page 935 Page 936 Current page 937 Page 938 Page 939 Page 940 Page 941 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Powerlifting Athletes must be between 15-20 years old, and each NPC can take up to three athletes per category to this year’s Youth Parapan American Games.
Goalball Lahti, Finland, will stage the event from 20-22 January, with goalball teams from nine countries competing in both men’s and women’s tournaments.
Rowing Nine rowers and eight wheelchair basketball players have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
Athletics Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill and double Paralympic gold medallist Richard Whitehead are ambassadors and part of the judging panel for entries
Alpine Skiing Dutch, Austrian, German, Canadian Italian and Slovakian athletes all reached the top of the podium at the World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
Biathlon Ukraine’s multi-Paralympic champion won the men’s biathlon sprint visually impaired at a World Cup on home soil in Western Center, on 19 January.
Swimming The swimmer sealed his first Paralympic medal at Rio 2016, ending a run of fourth place finishes.
Taekwondo Six taekwondo athletes and 14 triathletes have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
Wheelchair Tennis The new wheelchair tennis rankings have been published by the International Tennis Federation whilst the Melbourne Open draws were also revealed.
Goalball Jarkko Pokkinen was named head coach of the Finish men’s goalball team and Raphael Moreira was announced as coach of the Brazilian table tennis team.
