PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Pfizer Canada announced as VISTA 2017 title sponsor
The pharmaceutical firm will support the science conference to be held in September.
Ducharme to coach Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball
Marc Antoine Ducharme guide the team toward qualification for the 2018 Worlds.
Rio 2016 champions continue form in Gavirate
Para rowers especially tested the new 2,000m distance format.
Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Croatia announced
Shooters will gather in Osijek in September for a chance to qualify for the 2018 World Championships.
Double gold lifts Dimitri Coutya to No. 1
Hungary’s Richard Osvath also claimed two wins at the World Cup in Stadskanaal.
Rome to host wheelchair fencing Worlds 2017
The World Championships will be held from 6-12 November.
Countries invited to sign up for Asian Championships
The football-5 event will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 9-18 December.
Robinson Mendez retires from wheelchair tennis
Chile’s four-time Paralympian will now devote himself entirely to Para canoe, hoping to qualify for Tokyo 2020.
Para Ice Hockey Sport Forum held in Frankfurt
Nineteen representatives from 13 countries attended the event, which covered topics such as classification, equipment and competition structure.
Best of British: Aled Davies
Training alongside Olympic champions in the USA helped the reigning Paralympic shot put F42 champion recover his hunger for victory.