PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Thordur Arni Hjaltested will succeed Svein Aki Luoviksson after two decades.

The USA's Jarryd Wallace after breaking the 100m T44 world record at Toronto 2015.

The former 100m and 200m T44 world record holder has posted his fastest ever season-opening times.

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Popular vote will decide who the best athlete in the Americas was in April 2017, via www.americasparalympic.org.

Switzerland - wheelchair tennis - World Team Cup

The Netherlands, Switzerland, China and the USA advanced into the women’s semi-finals; France and Belgium secured a place in the men’s next round.

cross country skier and guide climb up a hill

Canada’s 10-time Paralympic champion speaks on the upcoming Paralympics and the growing depth and quality of the field.

Dutch table tennis player playing the ball

A host of Rio 2016 medallists are in Lasko for one of the top international competitions of the year.

Powerlifting Championships

Kazakhstan and Hungary respectively will stage the most important competition outside of the Paralympic Games.

Brazil - wheelchair tennis - World Team Cup

Both the Brazilian men’s and women’s teams won their ties at the wheelchair tennis World Team Cup in Alghero, Italy, on 2 May.

Arjola Dedaj in action at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships.

The fourth World Para Athletics Grand Prix of the season will take place in Italy.

Brian McKeever

Canada’s 10-time Nordic skiing Paralympic champion looks back on the 2016/17 season that saw him win two world titles.