PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

American rider Mike Schultz had an incredible debut at the para-snowboard World Cup in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.

The US snowboarder is set to compete at the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships in Big White, Canada, from 1-8 February.

Photo of the IPC headquarters in Bonn

The meeting which took place between 27-29 January covered a range of topics.

A visually impaired skier takes a bend

Slalom closed the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships on Tuesday (31 January) in Tarvisio, Italy.

Gustavo Fernandez, Yui Kamiji and Dylan Alcott at the Australian Open 2017 Wheelchair Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

The quad singles final was the first wheelchair tennis match ever to take place on a Grand Slam centre court, with around 5,000 people in attendance.

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Due to the volume of abstracts, the deadline has been extended to 15 February for September’s event in Canada.

A picture of a Wheelchair Fencer celebrating her victory

Fencers will face off at five World Cups and a World Games in 2017.

Two women in wheelchairs on the basketball court

Sixteen have been selected on the roster, with three Rio 2016 champions leading the way.

Man in a pool doing breast stroke

Colombia’s Paralympic medallist explains how swimming helped him move forward after becoming paraplegic at 18 as a result of a spinal cord injury caused by a gunshot.

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Germany’s Andrea Rothfuss grabbed gold in the women’s giant slalom standing, ending the Frenchwoman’s Worlds gold medal streak.

Agitos

The IPC’s decision does not necessarily close the door on possible Russian participation at next year’s Paralympic Winter Games.