PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Rocha Pinto named African Paralympic Committee President
Leonel da Rocha Pinto was re-elected for another term as the APC held their General Assembly in Angola.
London calling – Belgium’s Peter Genyn
After receiving a congratulatory call from the King of Belgium after Rio 2016 success, the T51 racer is hungry for more medals at London 2017.
Gangneung 2017: USA beat Canada in heated rivalry game
USA, South Korea and Italy all come up big on fifth day of the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.
Chile stages training camp for young Para athletes
Thirty three youngsters took part in the ‘Para Chile Talents’ programme held in the city of Coquimbo.
Hug, Schär take Boston titles in new world best times
The Swiss duo took the respective men’s and women’s wheelchair race titles in the Boston Marathon.
Corey Peters targets Paralympic gold at PyeongChang 2018
New Zealand’s alpine skier seeks to outdo his performance from Sochi 2014, when he won silver in the men’s giant slalom sitting.
Brazilian wheelchair fencers train in France
Jovane Guissone, Sandro Colaco, Vanderson Chaves, Karina Maia and Moacir Ribeiro are taking part in an exchange training programme in Frejus, France
Bosnia and Herzegovina aim high at Europeans
The men’s Rio 2016 sitting volleyball silver medallists are hoping to successfully defend the continental title once again, having won every edition since 1999.
Guilhermina out to make amends in Sao Paulo
After losing her Paralympic titles in Rio, the visually impaired sprinter aims to bounce back in 2017.
IWBF Executive Council meet at House of Basketball
The first meeting of 2017 took place between 8-9 April