PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Under the slogan “Now Dream, Tomorrow Paralympian!” 56 athletes with impairments and coaches from 10 different countries were invited, including Ecuador, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

The sports festival was held for the 11th time and saw thousands of young athletes compete.

Brent Lakatos of Canada competes in the men's 400 meter T53 at Olympic Stadium during day 3 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

The Canadian broke the Swiss Silver Bullet's seven year-old T53/54 record on a stunning day of Para athletics in Switzerland.

Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the Women's 800m - T34

With athletes getting ready for July’s World Para Athletics Championships, many were in record breaking form.

Sherzod Namozov UZB (white) battles with Makoto Hirose JPN during the Men -60 kg Gold Medal bout

Uzbek judokas won eight of the 12 events on home soil in the capital city of Tashkent, between 26-27 May.

Logo International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)

The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) conducted a training camp aimed at local players, coaches and volunteers, between 27-28 May.

Tokyo 2020 emblems

This brings the total number of Tokyo 2020 domestic partners to 43, including 28 official partners, plus the five Worldwide Partners.

Members of the Paralympics New Zealand team and its commercial partners ACC, Cadbury and Sanford celebrate winning the ‘Commercial Partnerships Award’.

PNZ took top honours at Sport and Recreation Awards alongside Sophie Pascoe and Carole Hicks.

Alexis Hanquinquant - France - Para triathlon

The French Para triathlete finished fourth last year and is hoping for a medal in 2017.

Four men in blue jackets show toys

The successful World Para Nordic Skiing Championships took place in the German city from 10-19 February, with 135 athletes from 25 countries competing.

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A team of researchers collected data from the Italian Para swimming team toward revising the sport’s classification system.