PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Para dancers receive their medals

Finland and Poland also left the Netherlands with multiple wins.

The new board of the Canadian Paralympic Committee elected in April 2017.

At its 2017 Annual General Meeting a new board of directors was elected for the next four years.

Sergey Samoylov, Russia

The World Para Ice Hockey Sport Technical Committee member and coach passed away.

Stinna Kaastrup - Rio 2016

Denmark's Rio 2016 medallist Stinna Tange Kaastrup is among the top riders to watch for in Belgium.

Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos BRA takes the Gold Medal in the Men's 100m.

Over 180 athletes from seven countries will compete in the third Grand Prix of the season in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 21-23 April.

Gordon Reid

The British wheelchair tennis player is hoping to win Roland Garros and the US Open singles titles to add to the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles he claimed in 2016.

A group of Para ice hockey players celebrating.

Canada wins gold, USA takes silver and South Korea snags bronze at 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool

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Fourteen-time Paralympic champion Daniel Dias is amongst those set to get their season underway in Sao Paulo from Friday (21 April).

Whizbee the Bee has been announced as the official mascot of London 2017 following a competition.

Whizbee the Bee has been announced as the official mascot of London 2017 following a competition.

Men in wheelchairs line up for a drill

Cherie Harris, an instructor at the clinic, shares her experience of the development of the sport in the country.