PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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The IPC opens call for abstracts for VISTA 2017
Experts from around the world have until 31 January to submit their abstracts for September’s event in Canada.
![No. 20 Team Agitos athletes impress, help raise awareness](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/c0_FTk6kCFs81t6hmUooUVgMFF_WVocy0LVUcebZ2yU.jpg?itok=bHNY8uDH)
No. 20 Team Agitos athletes impress, help raise awareness
A series of incredible videos told the stories of eight Latin American athletes on their road to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
![Day 3: 2016 IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Vuokatti](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/9rEVZeirMV0dlHXzCTVDMIKLAueTafN1awRc3GU-j7k.jpg?itok=kgLGEIYV)
Germany’s Wicker takes Individual World Cup
German skiers took another two podium finishes as they prepare to compete at their home World Championships in Finsterau, Germany, in February 2017.
![Markus Salcher goes down the slope very fast, he seems to lose control](/sites/default/files/images/140308172559148_477220513.jpg)
Austria’s Salcher hungry for more medals
The 25-year-old has his sights on a third Paralympics, and will get his World Cup season underway on home snow on Thursday (15 December).
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London 2017 volunteer interviews begin
Thousands of ‘runners’ have applied to support the World Para Athletics Championships
![Malle, Belgium, will host 2017 Para dance sport World Championships](/sites/default/files/images/161212101608020_dance.jpg)
Malle, Belgium, to host 2017 Para dance sport Worlds
The competition will take place between 21-22 October at the Provincial Education Centre.
![The 2nd Oceania Para Taekwondo Open Championships were held in Suva, Fiji, and featured 12 athletes from six countries from four continents](/sites/default/files/images/161212112022796_IMG_20161127_123521.jpg)
Para taekwondo December world rankings updated
Following the Oceania Open Championships, Enkhtuya Khurelbaatar and Corbin Stacey were among those to move into the top five.
![No. 21 Canoe and triathlon’s successful debut](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/ihXpym7kdwQJ0x95KD8AfWBpOWlmaoFlitGpGW4k--k.jpg?itok=inU8bZof)
No. 21 Canoe and triathlon’s successful debut
The two sports were on the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016 for the first time in history.
![A Para ice hockey team celebrate their victory](/sites/default/files/images/161211093850183_USA%2B2016%2BWorld%2BSledge%2BHockey%2BChallenge.jpg)
USA golden, Norway seal bronze at Sledge Hockey Challenge
World and Paralympic champions the USA claim third consecutive title against Canada.
![IPC President Sir Philip Craven with Croatian Paralympic President Ratko Kovacic at the 50th anniversary of para sport in Croatia.](/sites/default/files/images/140909174054218_hpo05.jpg)
Paralympian Foundation organises charity dinner
The event attracted over 130 Croatian business representatives and several distinguished guests who have supported the Paralympic Movement in the country.