PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![The sponsorship project 'The Missing Piece', implemented by NPC Croatia and Allianz Zagreb, won its eighth award.](/sites/default/files/images/170412122549477_Croatia.jpg)
‘The Missing Piece’ project wins CPRA award
The sponsorship project implemented by NPC Croatia and Allianz Zagreb won its eighth award.
![Participants of Para table tennis camp pose for the photo.](/sites/default/files/images/170108104931181_Para%2Btable%2Btennis%2Bcamp.jpg)
Fiji to host Para Table Tennis Oceania Championships
Fifty five players from 10 countries will compete in Suva, Fiji, from 13-16 April.
![Sandro Kalegaris - Italy - Para ice hockey](/sites/default/files/images/170412130246501_Sandro%2BKalegaris%2B-%2BItaly%2B-%2BPara%2Bice%2Bhockey.jpg)
Gangneung 2017: Sandro Kalegaris scores big for Italy in opening game
Italy, Canada and hosts South Korea win on first day at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.
![US ice sledge hockey players celebrate after a goal](/sites/default/files/images/160124105145513_DSC_3261_large.jpg)
Pope’s picks: 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships
Livestream commentator Brent Pope offers his insights into the most important competition of the season.
![Walid Ktila of Tunisia leads the pack in the Men's 800m - T34 Final on day 7 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/sites/default/files/images/170109122057261_Walid%2BKtila_Athletics_GettyImages-605835800.jpg)
Preview: Tunis Grand Prix
Nearly 190 athletes from 13 countries will line-up for the season’s second major Para athletics meet.
![Great Britain's Anne Dickens celebrates on the medals podium after winning the women's KL3 canoe final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170411063851990_GettyImages-605873062.jpg)
Paralympic Champion Anne Dickins goes out on a high
After volunteering at London 2012, she won canoe Paralympic gold at Rio 2016.
![Tyler McGregor races after the puck in Canada's preliminary round game against Norway at Buffalo 2015.](/sites/default/files/images/150427222151077_web%2B20150427_CAN%2Bv%2BNOR_0455.jpg)
Tyler McGregor: From newcomer to one of world’s best
Heading into his third World Para Ice Hockey Championships, the Canadian forward is being talked about among the elite players.
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Hosts Romania claim European Qualifier title
Both the champions and runners-up Georgia qualified for August’s IBSA Football 5-a-side European Championships in Berlin, Germany.
Ali remains confident in the face of adversity
Despite narrow defeats and funding challenges, Iraqi fencer Ammar Ali refuses to lose focus.
![South Africa's Ntando Mahlangu celebrates winning 200m T42 silver at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170406095428670_GettyImages-603022702.jpg)
Teenage Talents - Ntando Mahlangu
The South African hit the headlines at Rio 2016 winning 200m t42 Paralympic silver aged just 14 years.