PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
APC announces General Assembly’s agenda and logo
The fourth edition of the Asian Paralympic Committee’s General Assembly will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, between 28-29 November.
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Alomari uses Rio as springboard to Tokyo
Rooba Alomari hopes to add further success for Bahrain following their historic showing at Rio 2016.
![Man and woman in wheelchairs dancing](/sites/default/files/images/160525085658354_Lin%2BHsin%2BYu%2B-%2BChinese%2BTaipei.jpg)
Stage set for first wheelchair dance Asian Champs
Around 50 dancers, including some of the world’s top ranked athletes, will grace the dancefloor between 5-6 November.
![Fatema Nedham of Bahrain](/sites/default/files/images/161104115758285_GettyImages-600032124.jpg)
Fatema Nedham calls Rio gold ‘priceless prize’
Bahrain’s first female Paralympic gold medallist reflects on her historic achievement.
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Making a splash: Michalentzakis surprises himself
The 18-year-old swimmer from Greece stunned the men’s 100m butterfly S9 finals at Rio 2016.
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Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – October 2016
The public has until 11 November to vote for their favourite among the five candidates.
![Matti Suur-Hamari took the victory in the men's SB-LL2 snowboard-cross race at the La Molina 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships](/sites/default/files/images/150226160710203_150224_LAMOLINA_IPC_2015_SUUR__1.jpg)
Suur-Hamari eager to get snowboard season underway
The returning World Cup champion in both banked slalom and snowboard-cross, the Fin is excited for the World Championships.
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Freund sends good luck to athletes for Finsterau 2017
The German ski jump champion, a native of the region hosting the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships, made a video to celebrate 100 days to go.
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British Athletics names athletes for Paralympic World Class Performance Programme
A total of 23 athletes have been selected for the Paralympic Podium programme and a further 24 selected for the Paralympic Podium Potential programme.
![Tatyana McFadden of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's push rim wheelchair race during the 120th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts.](/sites/default/files/images/160419084534628_Tatyana%2BMcFadden%2Bof%2Bthe%2BUnited%2BStates.jpg)
McFadden targets fourth successive marathon Grand Slam
The US wheelchair racer can secure the inaugural Abbott World Marathon and US 50,000 dollars with victory in New York on Sunday.