PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Gilliver strikes double gold in Pisa
The British wheelchair fencer was among the Rio 2016 medallists to record their first wins of the season.
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IBSA promotes football 5 in Ghana
A project was initiated to create a sustainable and viable programme for the sport in the East African nation.
![Swedish ice sledge hockey team at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool 2015 in Ostersund.](/sites/default/files/images/150320182941395_IPC%2BIce%2BSledge%2BHockey%2BWorld%2BChampionships%2B2015%2BB-Pool_429.jpg)
SHL, NPC Sweden form new partnership
The two will collaborate to develop Para ice hockey in the country.
Titles for Fleig, Utkin in biathlon World Cup
France’s Benjamin Daviet and Ukraine’s Oksana Shyshkova were also confirmed as overall men’s and women’s World Cup winners.
![Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the Women's 800m - T34](/sites/default/files/images/160916235349860_GettyImages-606519300.jpg)
Ten Brits to look out for at London 2017
Ahead of July’s World Para Athletics Championships, here are 10 home grown talents to look out for in the British capital
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SP2017: First medals up for grabs
The first 2017 Youth Parapan American champions will be crowned in athletics and swimming on Tuesday (21 March).
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Rodrigo Villamarin aims to win powerlifting gold
The Argentinian is hoping to upgrade to gold at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
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Laura Misener confirmed as VISTA 2017 keynote speaker
Misener is a member of the IPC Social Legacy Forum and also serves as a professor in Ontario, Canada.
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Para athletics explained – managing a team
Five-time Paralympian Jӧrg Frischmann explains what it is like to manage a team at a major event.
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Brazil renews partnership with three Latin NPCs
Under the agreement, the CPB will continue helping NPC Chile, Ecuador and Peru develop in Para sport.