PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Globetrotter and Swiss Paralympic extend co-operation
The Swiss travel agent changes its sponsor status and becomes Swiss Paralympic Supplier on 1 January 2017.
Santacana Maiztegui back to winning form at World Cup
French teenager Arthur Bauchet also took the win in the men’s giant slalom standing on an impressive World Cup debut.
Laurens Devos named Belgian Paralympian of the Year
Wheelchair racer Peter Genyn was also awarded the "Vlaamse Sportjuweel".
No. 13 Channel 4 create the best TV advert ever for Rio 2016
“We’re The Superhumans” featured 160 people with an impairment and has won multiple awards.
Perez elected President of Puerto Rico NPC
The newly appointed President succeeds James Torres and will lead the organisation in the lead-up to the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Rivella and Swiss Paralympic extend partnership
Swiss soft drink producer Rivella changes its sponsor status and becomes Swiss Paralympic Supplier
No. 14 Switzerland’s Marcel Hug wins Paralympic gold after 19 attempts
The Swiss Silver Bullet cemented his place amongst the greatest wheelchair racers of all time by finally winning the Paralympic gold that had eluded him for so long.
Registration open for women´s blind football event
It will consist of a training camp and a tournament, and will take place in Vienna, Austria, from 3-7 May 2017.
Italy’s Bertagnolli shows giant slalom form ahead of home Worlds
Australia’s Mitchell Gourley also won his first World Cup race since 2013 in Kuhtai, Austria.
No. 15: Vio tops incredible winning streak with Rio 2016 gold
The Italian wheelchair fencer won 11 consecutive titles before securing gold on her Paralympic debut.