PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Shingo Kunieda of Japan

Japan’s three-time Paralympic gold medallist will face Argentina’s 2017 Australian Open champion in the second round.

VISTA logo

The pharmaceutical firm will support the science conference to be held in September.

Woman shooting a basketball

Marc Antoine Ducharme guide the team toward qualification for the 2018 Worlds.

IPC logo

The event will take place in the Barcelona City Hall on Friday (19 May) at 11:00 CEST, with the IPC Governing Board in attendance.

McKenna Dahl of USA

US rifle shooting star and Paralympic bronze medallist McKenna Dahl wants to top the podium at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

Agitos

The RPC was suspended by the IPC on 7 August 2016.

People playing wheelchair basketball

The annual event was held in Stoke Mandeville, the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement.

A Para snowboarder racing

The Australian snowboard is taking motivation from a successful season that saw her win her first World Cup globe.

Mark Arendz

The Canadian Nordic skier has just completed one of the best seasons of his career, winning two world titles in Finsterau, Germany, last February.

Great Britain - women's goalball

The British goalball player believes the team is capable of reaching the top of the podium in Lahti, Finland, from 18-22 September.