PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Mohamed Hammadi

Here’s why you should be excited for the first Grand Prix of the season which starts on Monday (20 March).

Road to Sao Paulo 2017 - Meet Raul Valdez (Mexico)

The Mexican swimmer and Rio 2016 Paralympian will be one of the most experienced athletes competing at the fourth Youth Parapans, from 20-25 March.

Ananias Shikongo - Rio 2016

Fifty Rio 2016 medallists will line-up for the first major international track meeting of the year.

Anna Schaffelhuber at the Tarvisio 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships

Slovakia’s Henrieta Farkasova and Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber kept up their winning runs to take their latest titles in PyeongChang, South Korea.

Anja Wicker competes at the Para Nordic skiing World Cup in PyeongChang, South Korea.

Skiers will race to secure cross-country and biathlon World Cup titles in Japan.

Two women in jerseys smiling and raising her arms

Paralympic champion Katie Kelly is among the ones to watch on her home course at the Oceania Championships.

Group picture of workshop participants in Rwanda

The two-day course provided training to develop participants’ refereeing and classification skills.

Curtis McGrath AUS wins the Gold Medal in the Men's KL2 Final

Paralympic champion in canoe, the Australian is also trying out Para rowing.

Four men stand on the podium

Morocco’s Mohammed Aatif hopes success in Rwanda will carry over to October’s World Championships.

NPC Panama and NPC Peru - collage

Panama sent 23 athletes, whilst Peru will have 12 representatives at the fourth Youth Parapan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 20-25 March.