PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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IPC Statement: UK Athletics classification review
UKA undertook the review from November 2016 to February 2017 to ensure that its processes were fully compliant with World Para Athletics regulations.
![Mexican brothers Raul and Juan Gutierrez made history on 21 March, by becoming the two first medal winners at the 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170321220718197_Sao%2BPaulo%2Bbrothers.jpg)
Mexican brothers win first two medals at Sao Paulo 2017
Raul and Juan Gutierrez took gold and silver, respectively, in the men’s 100m freestyle S6.
![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)
Game schedule, livestream announced for Gangneung 2017
All games from the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships will be shown live from 11-20 April.
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Draw complete for IWRF 2017 Europeans
Reigning champions Great Britain lead Pool A, while host Germany highlight Pool B.
![Woman with no legs in sit ski on a slope](/sites/default/files/images/161212155831907_Wicker%2BVuokatti.jpg)
Kononova, Wicker take biathlon World Cup titles
Competing in the middle distance in Sapporo, Japan, the Ukrainian and German skiers secured wins with one race to spare.
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WWCCh2017: Five things we learned
Here are some takeaways from the World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2017 ahead of PyeongChang 2018.
![Gold medalist Asmahan Boudjadar of Algeria poses on the podium at the medal ceremony for women's shot put at Rio 2016.](/sites/default/files/images/170320215024531_GettyImages-606986692.jpg)
Three world records fall at Dubai Grand Prix
The opening day of competition at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix saw two records set in the field and one on the track.
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Youth Parapan American Games open in Sao Paulo
The Opening Ceremony of the fourth Youth Parapan American Games took place in Sao Paulo on Monday (20 March). The event will run until 25 March.
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Sao Paulo 2017 Opening Ceremony speech by Jose Luis Campo
The Youth Parapans opened on 20 March and will run until 25 March.
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Opening Ceremony to kick off Sao Paulo 2017
The fourth Youth Parapan American Games will start on 20 March and run until 25 March, with a record over 800 athletes from 19 countries competing across 12 sports.