PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Fabio Torres Silva of Colombia competes in the Powerlifting - Men's -97kg Group A Final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/161017083818417_powerlifting.jpg)
Feedback wanted on powerlifting rules and regulations
Members have until 30 April to submit any feedback on the sport’s current technical and classification rules and regulations.
![London 2017 - logo for stories](/sites/default/files/images/170209173927536_athletics-london-logo.jpg)
Seiko to provide services for London 2017
The company will provide timing and measurement services for July’s World Para Athletics Championships.
![The emblem for UK Athletics (UKA).](/sites/default/files/images/170321092205071_UK%2BAthletics.jpg)
UK Athletics publish classification review
The review into domestic classification was undertaken to ensure that UKA’s processes were fully compliant with World Para Athletics regulations.
![Safia Djelal of Algeria competes in the Women's Shot Put F57/58 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/150324085955177_Safia%2BDjelal%2B.jpg)
Algerian athletes in record breaking form in Dubai
Safia Djelal set a new javelin F57 world record, 24 hours after her teammate Asmahan Boudjadar did the same in the F33 equivalent.
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IPC Statement: UK Athletics classification review
UKA undertook the review from November 2016 to February 2017 to ensure that its processes were fully compliant with World Para Athletics regulations.
![Mexican brothers Raul and Juan Gutierrez made history on 21 March, by becoming the two first medal winners at the 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170321220718197_Sao%2BPaulo%2Bbrothers.jpg)
Mexican brothers win first two medals at Sao Paulo 2017
Raul and Juan Gutierrez took gold and silver, respectively, in the men’s 100m freestyle S6.
![Steve Cash making a save against Greg Westlake in the gold medal game USA v Canada at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, USA.](/sites/default/files/images/170131075600807_Steve%2BCash%2Band%2BGreg%2BWestlake.jpg)
Game schedule, livestream announced for Gangneung 2017
All games from the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships will be shown live from 11-20 April.
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Draw complete for IWRF 2017 Europeans
Reigning champions Great Britain lead Pool A, while host Germany highlight Pool B.
![Woman with no legs in sit ski on a slope](/sites/default/files/images/161212155831907_Wicker%2BVuokatti.jpg)
Kononova, Wicker take biathlon World Cup titles
Competing in the middle distance in Sapporo, Japan, the Ukrainian and German skiers secured wins with one race to spare.
![People in wheelchairs on ice rink, curling](/sites/default/files/images/170307162831946_WWhCC2017-6647.jpg)
WWCCh2017: Five things we learned
Here are some takeaways from the World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2017 ahead of PyeongChang 2018.