PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Lima 2019 ambassadors - Pilar Jauregui, Maria de Jesus Trujillo, Pedro de Vinatea and Efrain Sotacuro](/sites/default/files/images/170523124733352_Lima%2B2019%2Bambassadors.jpg)
Lima 2019 introduces its official ambassadors
Para athletes Pilar Jauregui, Maria de Jesus Trujillo, Pedro de Vinatea and Efrain Sotacuro were named ambassadors for the sixth Parapan Ams.
![Goalball - Peru - Colombia - Ecuador](/sites/default/files/images/170523125228587_Goalball%2BPeru.jpg)
Colombia win men’s and women’s goalball titles in Peru
The first international goalball competition to be held in Peru took place in Lima between 20-21 May.
Top Para athletes excel in Barcelona, Spain
The event took place on 14 May featuring a number of star names.
![Bangkok 2017 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup - logo](/sites/default/files/images/170523063556140_Bangkok%2B2017%2BWorld%2BShooting%2BPara%2BSport%2BWorld%2BCup_rgb.jpg)
Bangkok to host shooting World Cup in 2017
The completion will take place in November and give shooters valuable MQS opportunities ahead of the 2018 World Championships.
![Man and woman in wheelchairs dance](/sites/default/files/images/170523153027515_Lomianki%2BPara%2BDance%2BSport%2BPolish%2BOpen%2B%2BPawel%2BKarpinski%2BJoanna%2BReda_0.jpg)
Polish dancers delight home crowd
European champions Joanna Reda and Pawel Karpinski won double-gold together.
![People at a training seminar sitting in a room](/sites/default/files/images/170523164357898_OCP%2Bworkshop%2BKazakhstan.jpg)
Central Asian nations to attend OCP training workshop
With support from Toyota, five Central Asian nations will learn more about how to develop Para sports.
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Brazil win first Para table tennis world title
Bruna Costa Alexandre, Danielle Rauen, Jennfyer Marques captured gold in the women’s class 9-10.
IWBF launches European Championship website
Tickets are also on sale for the Championships in June.
![Yanping Yuan (blue) of China with Alimova Khayitjon of Uzbekistan during the Women +70 kg Judo Gold Medal match on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170105143223167_Yuan%2BYanping_Judo_GettyImages-602233696.jpg)
IBSA Judo boosts its social media presence
With the relaunch of its Facebook page, IBSA Judo is hoping to attract more people into the sport.
Canada announce Alpine and Nordic skiing 2017/18 teams
Paralympic and world champions spearhead the strong teams for the next season.