PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Markus Tihumaki - Finland - goalball](/sites/default/files/images/170508123923172_Markus%2BTihumaki.jpg)
Pajulahti 2017 launches series of blogs
Finnish goalball player Markus Tihumaki was the first of 22 writers to publish their blogs on the 2017 Goalball Europeans’ website.
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Another major Para sport event to be held in Sao Paulo
The Brazilian Paralympic University Games will take place at Brazil’s Paralympic Training Centre, from 26-30 June.
![Japan - women's blind football 5](/sites/default/files/images/170508123521230_Japan%2BF5.jpg)
Japan win first women’s football 5 event
The Japanese team was crowned champion following a 1-0 victory over an IBSA select team in Vienna, Austria.
US men’s compound set new world record
The squad broke Team Italy’s record by one point at the world ranking competition in Puerto Rico.
![Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer of France](/sites/default/files/images/161020083629101_GettyImages-507201558.jpg)
France claim eighth World Team Cup men’s title
No.1 Stephane Houdet and No.5 Nicolas Peifer won their second consecutive title, whilst Great Britain took the quad title on 7 May in Alghero, Italy.
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Poland’s Rodzik ready to climb back to the top
After underperforming due to ill health at the Paralympic Games, the Polish pistol shooter is even more determined to shine.
![IPC President Sir Philip Craven was joined by the family of Para cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad on a visit to the athlete's tomb.](/sites/default/files/images/170508104547483_3.jpg)
IPC President concludes visit to Iran
Over the weekend Sir Philip visited Shiraz and a new Paralympic training centre in Isfahan.
![Hongzhuan Zhou of China competes at the Women's 800m - T53 Final during day 10 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170109122012205_Honghzhuan%2BZhou_Athletics_GettyImages-607346782.jpg)
Holiday Hotspot with China’s Hongzhuan Zhou
The T53 racer will line up at this week’s Beijing World Para Athletics Grand Prix.
![China - wheelchair tennis - World Team Cup](/sites/default/files/images/170509131123056_China%2BWTC.jpg)
China stuns the Netherlands to win women´s title
After a surprising victory in Italy, China became just the third nation other than the Netherlands to win the wheelchair tennis World Team Cup.
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Egypt dominate last day of competition in Eger
Nadia Ali and Randa Mahmoud won the women´s up to 86kg and over 86kg, respectively, at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup on Sunday.