Ahead of July’s World Para Athletics Championships, here are 10 athletes who will do well to retain their gold medals this summer.
Wheelchair Basketball
The wheelchair basketball Paralympic and world champions decided it was time to hang up their jerseys.
Wheelchair Curling
South Korea’s wheelchair curler seeks to get closer to his PyeongChang 2018 dream.
Wheelchair Basketball
The regional wheelchair basketball competition will take place from 2-12 August 2017.
Archery
The Paralympic champions received the award by World Archery at a gala held in Las Vegas, USA, on 10 February.
Athletics
The Japanese racer finished ahead of Marcel Hug whilst the USA’s Amanda McGrory won the women’s race.
Shooting
Great Britain’s Ryan Cockbill also beat Ukraine’s Paralympic champion Vasyl Kovalchuk for gold to conclude competition in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Powerlifting
Five different countries all won gold in Dubai on the first day of competition at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup.
Powerlifting
Over 50 participants from 27 countries took part from 19-26 February, prior to the start of the eighth Fazza 2017 World Para Powerlifting World Cup.
Powerlifting
The competition opens the 2017 season on 27 February and will be shown live at worldparapowerlifting.org.
