PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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.

World Para Swimming logo

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

Jae Rim Yang of Korea

South Korea’s visually impaired Alpine skier shared her excitement about competing in front of her friends and family at PyeongChang 2018.

Richard Whitehead of Great Britain

With six weeks to go until London 2017, Great Britain’s Richard Whitehead was amongst the record breakers in Switzerland.

Logo of the Agitos Foundation

A total of EUR 650,000 will be made available for Para sports development projects around the world for a fifth year in a row.

Taekwondo men standing on podium

France’s Alain Akakpo was amongst the biggest movers following the Oceania Open, rising 19 places to No.13.

Paralympic happening event - Israel - 2017

The Paralympic happened event, which aims to promote Para sports across the country, took place in the Israeli city for a sixth time.