PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Canada Snowboard and CADS to develop Para snowboard
The announcement was made during the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships taking place in Big White, Canada.
Big White 2017: Montaggioni surprises in final day of competition
The World Championships concluded with banked slalom, as Maxime Montaggioni won the men’s SB-UL category with his final run.
Schett feeling no pressure at Big White 2017
The Austrian said silver in snowboard-cross might actually be an advantage heading into banked slalom competition.
Ten Para athletics world records under threat in 2017
With the athletics season starting to get underway, here are 10 world marks that could be toppled in the coming months.
Shyshkova focused on grabbing first world title
The Ukrainian visually impaired skier plans to make 2017 her year having missed out on the top step on the podium at the last three editions.
APC General Assembly candidates announced
Jose Luis Campo will seek re-election as Americas Paralympic Committee President; Vice-president and three members will also be chosen in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 18 March.
Krajnyak hoping for home advantage at Eger World Cup
Victory in Hungary would make crowd favourite Zsuzsanna Krajnyak world No.1 in the women’s foil category A ahead of China’s Rio 2016 champion Jing Rong.
Klebl to miss Worlds, looks ahead to Test Event
The Canadian has high hopes for his season, despite being hospitalised for the first races.
Schedule confirmed for Para ice hockey international
Canada, Norway, South Korea and hosts Italy will compete in Torino ahead of the 2017 World Championships.
Football 5 referees trained in Italy and Colombia
IBSA also released an unofficial Spanish translation of the new rules.