PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Helgi Sveinsson broke his own javelin F42 world record at the 2017 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Italy.](/sites/default/files/images/170507194233836_Sveinsson.jpeg)
Sveinsson breaks javelin F42 world record
The Icelandic thrower was the star performer at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix with a distance of 59.77m.
![Mexico's Amalia Perez competing at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Eger, Hungary.](/sites/default/files/images/170506093818172_9N1A0386_0.jpg)
Perez shows World Cup form ahead of home World Championships
The Mexican topped the podium at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Eger, Hungary.
![A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing tennis](/sites/default/files/images/120515111221623_137824500.jpg)
World Team Cup finalists decided
France will face Great Britain and the Netherlands will meet China in the men’s and women’s finals at the wheelchair tennis event in Alghero, Italy.
![Egypt's Mohamed Elelfat in action at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Eger, Hungary.](/sites/default/files/images/170506172053361_9N1A0899.jpg)
Egyptian powerlifters win hat-trick of World Cup titles
On Saturday at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup, Egyptian athletes won three out of four events.
![The APC held a Co-ordination Commission with the organisers of Lima 2019 in May 2017.](/sites/default/files/images/170506174944109_Lima%2B2019_0.jpg)
Co-ordination Commission ends fourth visit to Lima 2019
Fruitful meetings took place in the Peruvian city from 3-5 May, with the APC and Lima 2019 discussing improvements ahead of the Parapan Ams.
![Hongzhuan Zhou of China competes at the Women's 800m - T53 Final during day 10 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170109122012205_Honghzhuan%2BZhou_Athletics_GettyImages-607346782.jpg)
Zhou taking nothing for granted ahead of Beijing Grand Prix
The T53 racer won two Paralympic titles at Rio 2016 and is hoping for more success at London 2017.
![Woman riding a horse with various nation's flags in the background](/sites/default/files/images/170505090927917_Hannlore%2BBRENNER-FEI%2BJon%2BStroud.jpg)
Brenner to test new horse in Mannheim
A slew of German riders, including the Rio 2016 team runners-up, will compete at home.
Multi-champion Gjessing gears up for Worlds
After some personal time off, the three-time Danish taekwondo athlete is preparing to ramp up her training schedule.
![Group photo of participants after a training course](/sites/default/files/images/170505094648866_iran%2Bclassifier%2Bcourse.jpg)
Iran hosts classification courses
Iranian Para sport officials learned more about classification specifically in athletics.
![Loterias da Caixa - Brazil](/sites/default/files/images/170505112545290_Caixa.jpg)
Loterias da Caixa extends sponsorship with CPB
The public institution will continue investing in Para sports until Tokyo 2020, as part of its agreement with the Brazilian Paralympic Committee.