PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Three reasons why Thomas Clarion loves skiing
After a strong season, the French Nordic skier shares his love of the sport.
![Logo of Guinea-Bissau's Paralympic Committee.](/sites/default/files/images/160819083726532_2012_Guinea-Bissau%2BCMYK.jpg)
Sprinter Ussumane Cande passes
Cande was the first female Para athlete to compete for Guinea-Bissau.
![A weheelchair racer at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170325094945554_Sao%2BPaulo%2B3.jpg)
SP2017: Brazil secure top of the Sao Paulo 2017 medals table
With still one day to go until the end of the fourth Youth Parapan American Games in Sao Paulo, the hosts secured the top spot in the medals table.
![A Brazilian football 7 player ready for action a Sao Paulo 2017.](/sites/default/files/images/170325095900334_Football%2B7.jpg)
Sao Paulo 2017 to end with Closing Ceremony
Brazil are hoping to add three more golds at the Youth Parapan American Games in football 7-a-side, goalball and wheelchair basketball on Saturday (25 March).
![Shenely Tromp made history at Sao Paulo 2017 winning 100m silver, Aruba's first ever medal.](/sites/default/files/images/170325140216070_Shenely%2BTromp.jpg)
Shenely Tromp wins Aruba first ever medal
The T13 sprinter claimed silver in the women’s 100m T12-13 at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
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SP2017: Champions to be crowned in nine sports
Medal winners will be decided in athletics, boccia, football 5, goalball, sitting volleyball, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis on 24 March.
![The official sport pictograms for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170324115414457_Pyeongchang%2B2018%2Bparalympic%2Bpictograms_Page_2.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018 Unveils Paralympic Pictograms
The pictograms depict the six Paralympic winter sports
Your athlete representative: Elvira Stinissen
The sitting volleyball player shares why it is important for her to be involved in the Athletes’ Council, and more.
![Four wheelchair rugby players fighting for the ball.](/sites/default/files/images/170104122009760_Tomas%2BHjert_Wheelchair%2Brugby_GettyImages-607367620.jpg)
Sweden’s Hjert anticipates challenging season
With roster changes since Rio 2016, the wheelchair rugby player knows the 2017 Europeans will be a tough battle.
![A blind football team organise themselves on the pitch](/sites/default/files/images/170324135011923_Argentina%2BF5.jpg)
Rodrigo Mendoza anticipates football-5 final
The Argentinian goalkeeper is hoping the team can beat hosts Brazil in the gold-medal match of the fourth Youth Parapan American Games in Sao Paulo.