PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Oksana Shyshkova of Ukraine](/sites/default/files/images/161206112837805_GettyImages-479034701_0.jpg)
Shyshkova focused on grabbing first world title
The Ukrainian visually impaired skier plans to make 2017 her year having missed out on the top step on the podium at the last three editions.
![Jose Luis Campo, president of the Americas Paralympic Committee.](/sites/default/files/images/150808090544733__JB22228.jpg)
APC General Assembly candidates announced
Jose Luis Campo will seek re-election as Americas Paralympic Committee President; Vice-president and three members will also be chosen in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 18 March.
![A picture of a Wheelchair Fencer celebrating her victory](/sites/default/files/images/121130094658831_151462671.jpg)
Krajnyak hoping for home advantage at Eger World Cup
Victory in Hungary would make crowd favourite Zsuzsanna Krajnyak world No.1 in the women’s foil category A ahead of China’s Rio 2016 champion Jing Rong.
![Canada's Chris Klebl won the men's middle distance cross-country sitting at Sochi 2014.](/sites/default/files/images/150131144333288_Chris%2BKlebl%2BSochi%2B2014.jpg)
Klebl to miss Worlds, looks ahead to Test Event
The Canadian has high hopes for his season, despite being hospitalised for the first races.
![Italy v Germany at the Buffalo 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool](/sites/default/files/images/150427010842272_web%2B20150426_ITA%2Bv%2BDEU_0633_0.jpg)
Schedule confirmed for Para ice hockey international
Canada, Norway, South Korea and hosts Italy will compete in Torino ahead of the 2017 World Championships.
![Logo International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)](/sites/default/files/images/161021115132121_IBSAlogo.jpg)
Football 5 referees trained in Italy and Colombia
IBSA also released an unofficial Spanish translation of the new rules.
![A bobsleigh goes so fast down the track it's a blur.](/sites/default/files/images/140514132408378_474376391_0.jpg)
Arturs Klots wins Para bobsleigh World Championships
The Latvian was the fastest in all four runs in monobob to claim gold at the second edition of the event in St Moritz, Switzerland, on 5 February.
![People in a meeting room around the table](/sites/default/files/images/170206154604379_Slovenia-NPC_0.jpg)
Slovenian NPC active in making Para sport equal
The National Paralympic Committee and athletes met with government officials to discuss a new law which will help Para sport be recognised as equal.
![Finals Brenna Huckaby v Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon | 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/sVO6lzJDxl9C13Z8c358FxoHzWypmU3LqWdSXerk78I.jpg?itok=r1Qy76uw)
Second World title, but first as a mother for Huckaby
Unfavorable conditions and taking a season off did not slow down Brenna Huckaby at Big White 2017. She willl now go for gold in banked slalom.
![Bibian Mentel-Spee](/sites/default/files/images/161118200349163_Bibian-Mentel1.jpg)
Bibian Mentel-Spee re-elected as Athlete Representative for snowboard
The Dutch athlete will serve another two-year term on World Para Snowboard’s Sport Technical Committee.