PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Season concludes with banked slalom, overall winners
Narita stuns Suur-Hamari in men’s SB-LL2, while overall World Cup winner Minor avenges World Championships loss.
![Sheila Finder, Brazil, and Carlie Beattie, Australia, in the women's 100m T46 heat at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/140709104051322_120904_121011_mh_0527.jpg)
Sheila Finder to deliver workshops at Sao Paulo 2017
The Brazilian athlete aims to help young athletes competing at the Youth Parapans to achieve their best through Proud Paralympian.
![World champions Brazil won the Rio 2016 goalball test event.](/sites/default/files/images/160509093558496_goalball%2Btest%2Bevent.jpg)
Sao Paulo 2017: goalball and judo preview
Around 900 athletes, aged 12-20 years old, from 20 countries will compete across 12 sports at the fourth Youth Parapan American Games from 20-25 March.
![Colombia - Buenos Aires 2013 Youth Parapan American Games](/sites/default/files/images/170311122044970_colombia.jpg)
Colombia looking to build on Rio 2016´s success
The South American nation will send the second largest delegation, after the hosts, to the fourth Youth Parapan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 20-25 March.
Schaffelhuber, Salcher and Marcoux secure World Cup downhill titles
The trio secured the end of season awards with wins at the World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in PyeongChang, South Korea.
![Zviad Gogotchuri of Georgia](/sites/default/files/images/170125113322773_Zviad%2BGogotchuri%2Bof%2BGeorgia.jpg)
BP and NPC Georgia extend partnership through to 2020
The agreement was signed by BP General Manager in Georgia, Chris Schlueter, and the President of the Georgia National Paralympic Committee, Shalva Maisuradze.
![The Paralympic medallist explains his favourite place for vacation and his two essential items.](/sites/default/files/images/170310085154612_holiday.jpg)
Holiday hotspot with the USA’s Hunter Woodhall
The Paralympic medallist explains his favourite place for vacation and his two essential items.
![Swimmer pushing herself off the wall in the pool.](/sites/default/files/images/160503155604160_DSC_0234.jpg)
Swimmers leave Copenhagen with multiple podiums
Hosts Denmark have a great day in the pool as the USA’s Rebecca Meyers and Norway’s Sarah Louise Rung are amongst those to secure more than one top three finish.
Christoph Kunz: Three things you did not know about me
The new Swiss super-G world champion is more than just a skier.
![Gold medalist Jessica Long of the United States celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM8 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170307103628659_GettyImages-607344846.jpg)
Long opens World Series with double victory in Copenhagen
US athletes enjoyed a successful day at the first World Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday (11 March).