PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
NPC Iceland name new President
Thordur Arni Hjaltested will succeed Svein Aki Luoviksson after two decades.
In-form Jarryd Wallace heads to Arizona Grand Prix
The former 100m and 200m T44 world record holder has posted his fastest ever season-opening times.
Voting open for Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
Popular vote will decide who the best athlete in the Americas was in April 2017, via www.americasparalympic.org.
World Team Cup women’s semi-finalists decided
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.
Paralympics in 2018 ‘almost certainly’ McKeever’s last
Canada’s 10-time Paralympic champion speaks on the upcoming Paralympics and the growing depth and quality of the field.
Slovenia Open draws top Para table tennis players
A host of Rio 2016 medallists are in Lasko for one of the top international competitions of the year.
Almaty and Eger to host 2019, 2021 powerlifting Worlds
Kazakhstan and Hungary respectively will stage the most important competition outside of the Paralympic Games.
Brazil secure two wins on second day of 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.
Five reasons to be interested: Rieti Grand Prix
The fourth World Para Athletics Grand Prix of the season will take place in Italy.
Brian McKeever: My season highlights
Canada’s 10-time Nordic skiing Paralympic champion looks back on the 2016/17 season that saw him win two world titles.