PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

The draw for the European Championships 2017 Men’s competition took place in Tenerife on Wednesday 8th February at the Centro Cultural de Los Cristianos Arona.

The 2015 medallists Great Britain, Turkey and Germany were drawn in the same group for this year’s Championships.

Malmo Open took place from 11-12 February in Sweden.

The Portuguese club went undefeated in Sweden.

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The mixed relay was won by the Ukrainian team, whilst France topped the podium in the open relay at the World Championships in Finsterau, Germany.

Logo The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)

The heads of the ITTF’s Para table tennis division met in Denmark to discuss the busy year ahead.

Matti Suur-Hamari

Newly crowned world champions added to their World Cup points hauls on Wednesday (15 February), in La Molina, Spain.

Portugal's David Grachat at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal.

A trio of athletes, including triple Paralympian David Grachat, will compete in Copenhagen, Denmark from 11-12 March.

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Day 3 highlights: 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships

The home crowd was ecstatic as Martin Fleig and Anja Wicker raced to victory in the men's and women's biathlon individual sitting at the World Championships.

A local priest is also acting as the official timekeeper at Finsterau 2017

Bernhard Kraus, priest at the local church, volunteers at the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Germany.

Sanne Voets (NED) reacts to confirmation that she has won her first paralympic gold medal.

Pepo Puch, Stinna Tange Kaastrup and Sanne Voets were among the athletes receiving honours from their nations.