PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Upper body of man in wheelchair celebrating with medal around his neck

Paralympic champion Kunz leads the five-strong team at the World Championships in Tarvisio

Martin Fleig of Germany competes at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games.

The German secured his first World Cup win in biathlon after two years, in Western Center, Ukraine, on 20 January.

Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games - Alpine Skiing Medal

Forster defeats teammate Schaffelhuber in final competition ahead of World Championships.

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The fourth Youth Parapan American Games can now be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Miroslav Haraus

The Slovakian super combined world champion is ready to ‘fight for the best results’ across all five alpine skiing disciplines.

Screen shot from Coach training video

They are aimed at coaches and referees, whilst Heidelberg was selected host city of the 2017 German Judo Open and training camp, from 24-28 February.

Georg Kreiter of Germany competes in Men's Downhill Sitting at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

The German alpine skier has one eye on PyeongChang 2018 as he looks to defend his two World titles.

Lisa Gjessing - Taekwondo

WTF President says 2017 World Championships expected to be the biggest Para taekwondo event to date.

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Athletes must be between 15-20 years old, and each NPC can take up to three athletes per category to this year’s Youth Parapan American Games.

Thomas Steiger - Rio 2016

Lahti, Finland, will stage the event from 20-22 January, with goalball teams from nine countries competing in both men’s and women’s tournaments.