PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Japan’s Gurimu Narita competes at the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships in Big White, Canada.

The Japanese snowboarder wins race and shows he can shake things up at the World Cup

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IPC Vice President named in New Zealand broadcaster’s 2017 class

A general view of a street scene near the PyeongChang Mountain Cluster, host of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

Truce will cover both Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games next year

Ukraine's women celebrate the defence of their sabre team world title in Rome, Italy.

Top seeds saw off Italy to take sabre world title on final day of Wheelchair Fencing World Championships

a group of adults and children smile for the camera

‘Wholehearted coaches’ scheme recognised as best in Europe by Allianz

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Team wins country’s first gold medal at World Youth Championships

a female wheelchair racer crosses the finish line

US wheelchair racer wins an astonishing seventh consecutive Chicago Marathon

a group of male and female sitting volleyball players celebrate

Ukraine have to settle for silver in both men’s and women’s competitions

a male Para snowboarder

Dutch teenager to get first taste of competitive action in Landgraaf

a group of four judokas stand smiling on the podium

Hosts win eight of 12 events at Asian-Oceanian Championships