PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Young powerlifter celebrates

The Argentinian is hoping to upgrade to gold at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.

Portrait picture of a dark-haired woman

Misener is a member of the IPC Social Legacy Forum and also serves as a professor in Ontario, Canada.

Two images of a man doing shot put and a portrait picture of the same man

Five-time Paralympian Jӧrg Frischmann explains what it is like to manage a team at a major event.

People pose for photo after a partnership agreement is signed

Under the agreement, the CPB will continue helping NPC Chile, Ecuador and Peru develop in Para sport.

Fabio Torres Silva of Colombia competes in the Powerlifting - Men's -97kg Group A Final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Members have until 30 April to submit any feedback on the sport’s current technical and classification rules and regulations.

London 2017 - logo for stories

The company will provide timing and measurement services for July’s World Para Athletics Championships.

The emblem for UK Athletics (UKA).

The review into domestic classification was undertaken to ensure that UKA’s processes were fully compliant with World Para Athletics regulations.

Safia Djelal of Algeria competes in the Women's Shot Put F57/58 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Safia Djelal set a new javelin F57 world record, 24 hours after her teammate Asmahan Boudjadar did the same in the F33 equivalent.

Agitos

UKA undertook the review from November 2016 to February 2017 to ensure that its processes were fully compliant with World Para Athletics regulations.

Mexican brothers Raul and Juan Gutierrez made history on 21 March, by becoming the two first medal winners at the 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.

Raul and Juan Gutierrez took gold and silver, respectively, in the men’s 100m freestyle S6.