PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Israeli Paralympians meet Prime Minister
Paralympians were also recognised in an awards ceremony celebrating achievements in 2016.
![Steve Cash making a save against Greg Westlake in the gold medal game USA v Canada at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, USA.](/sites/default/files/images/170131075600807_Steve%2BCash%2Band%2BGreg%2BWestlake.jpg)
Gangneung to host 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Champs
The A-Pool Championships will also be the Test Event for PyeongChang 2018 and will be a crucial qualifier for the Paralympic Winter Games.
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Jason Regier named Danish wheelchair rugby coach
The three-time Paralympic medallist will look to guide Denmark to a medal at the 2017 European Championships.
![Starting Blocks is the official education for the World Para Athletics Championships and IAAF World Championships London 2017.](/sites/default/files/images/170131085517464_Starting-blocks.jpg)
Young Brits to benefit from London 2017 with Starting Blocks
London 2017 Ltd has unveiled Starting Blocks, the official education programme supporting the World Para Athletics Championships and IAAF World Championships London 2017
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Kazakhstani journalists benefit from media workshop
A two-day workshop was held in Astana to train media on how to report and cover Paralympic sport.
![Amy Purdy of the United States](/sites/default/files/images/170131095227307_amy-purdy.jpg)
Top Para snowboarders set for Big White 2017
Familiar names will go for world titles and look to establish themselves as the world’s best ahead of PyeongChang 2018.
![Stephane Houdet of France in action in his Men's Wheelchair Singles Final against Shingo Kunieda of Japan during the Australian Open 2015 Wheelchair Championships](/sites/default/files/images/161108093005461_GettyImages-462547102.jpg)
Houdet returns to No.1 in the men’s world rankings
Gordon Reid dropped to No.3, whilst Dutch Jiske Griffioen is the new No.1 in women’s doubles, same as British Andy Lapthorne in quad doubles.
![American rider Mike Schultz had an incredible debut at the para-snowboard World Cup in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.](/sites/default/files/images/150227020949760_nskiv_ipcas_19_november_2014_89.jpg)
Three things Mike Schultz does off snow
The US snowboarder is set to compete at the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships in Big White, Canada, from 1-8 February.
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The IPC Governing Board concludes three days of meetings in Bonn
The meeting which took place between 27-29 January covered a range of topics.
Skiers Marcoux, Farkasova storm to quadruple gold
Slalom closed the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships on Tuesday (31 January) in Tarvisio, Italy.