PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Corporate and Sporting Events (CSE) to support London 2017 with some of the logistics involved with the summer of World Athletics.

2017 Media Awards and BP Courage Award

Both sets of awards mark achievements at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

A shooting para athlete holding a rifle.

Updates to the Technical Rules and Regulations and Classification Rules and Regulations come into force with immediate effect.

Sascha Kindred

The six-time Paralympian and seven time Paralympic champion has decided to bow out after more than two decades.

Snowboarder on a slope

The announcement was made during the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships taking place in Big White, Canada.

Three men on a podium holding giant checks and their medals

The World Championships concluded with banked slalom, as Maxime Montaggioni won the men’s SB-UL category with his final run.

Chris Vos v Reinhold Schett Finals | 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships in Big White

The Austrian said silver in snowboard-cross might actually be an advantage heading into banked slalom competition.

Chris Clarke and Libby Clegg of Great Britain in action during the women's 100m - T11 Semifinals at the Olympic Stadium on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

With the athletics season starting to get underway, here are 10 world marks that could be toppled in the coming months.

Oksana Shyshkova of Ukraine

The Ukrainian visually impaired skier plans to make 2017 her year having missed out on the top step on the podium at the last three editions.

Jose Luis Campo, president of the Americas Paralympic Committee.

Jose Luis Campo will seek re-election as Americas Paralympic Committee President; Vice-president and three members will also be chosen in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 18 March.