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WWhCC2017: South Korea open with win
The host nation delighted their home crowd with a victory over the USA on the first day of the curling World Championships.
![Para ice hockey players on the ice](/sites/default/files/images/170303173619750_Torino%2BInternational%2BItaly%2Bv%2BCanada.jpg)
Canada to play Norway for Para ice hockey international title
Defending champions Canada overcame hosts Italy in Torino on Friday (3 March).
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London 2017 expands ticket offer country-wide
Thousands of British schoolchildren will get to experience the World Para Athletics Championships from 14-23 July.
![Jody Cundy of Great Britain](/sites/default/files/images/170127114414665_Jody%2BCundy.jpg)
USA, Australia Para cyclists standout at Worlds
The home and the Australian Para cyclists shined on day two of competition in Los Angeles, USA, claiming three gold medals each.
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IWBF announces European Championship schedules
Host nation Spain will open against the Turkish men and Swiss women on 21 June.
![Jannik Blair of Australia in action during Men's Wheelchair Basketball match between Australia and Japan at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170303075018178_Jannik.jpg)
Australia burning to make up for Rio disappointment
The London 2012 silver medallists and 2014 world champions left Rio empty handed and Jannik Blair is working for redemption.
![Mark Arendz, Oksana Masters and Alexander Cataldo are the three shortlisted Para athletes for the Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’ poll for February 2017.](/sites/default/files/images/170307073329711_collage_0.jpg)
Voting open for Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
Popular vote will decide who the best athlete in the Americas was in February 2017, via www.americasparalympic.org.
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Paul Kiteley appointed new APC Performance Manager
Kiteley will join the Australian Paralympic Committee to help national Para athletes and coaches strive for new great heights.
Para alpine skiing World Cup set to heat up in Hakuba
Multiple Paralympic and world champions have travelled to Japan ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Test Event.
Mottos and motivation keeping Morii on course
Japan’s Taiki Morii is preparing for the Para alpine skiing season climax, which includes a World Cup at home in Hakuba from Sunday (5 March).
![Martin Joppa of Slovakia at the Ostersund 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.](/sites/default/files/images/150320171328122_IPC%2BIce%2BSledge%2BHockey%2BWorld%2BChampionships%2B2015%2BB-Pool_423.jpg)
Hosts wanted for Para ice hockey Paralympic qualifier
The competition will be the last chance for teams to qualify for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
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USA, Canada Para cyclists shine on Worlds first day
Jamie Whitmore and Joseph Berenyi took two titles for the USA, whilst Canada also celebrated double gold through Ross Wilson and Tristen Chernove.
![Rob Jones and Oksana Masters](/sites/default/files/images/130809152412246_Oksana%2BMasters%2B2%2BCREDIT%2BUS%2BRowing.jpg)
USRowing, FISA to host International Para Rowing Training Camp
Six nations will partake in the development camp.
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Double gold for Ukraine, Jordan closes World Cup
The final day of action in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, saw the men’s and women’s heavyweights in action.
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World Para Athletics level 2 classifier training course concludes in Australia
The course in Canberra is one of many education courses planned for around the world this year in the sport of Para athletics.
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Road to Pajulahti 2017 video series launched
The Finnish Sports Association of Persons with Disabilities launched a video series to raise awareness of goalball ahead of the European Championships, from 18-22 September.
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How to follow opening World Para Swimming World Series
For the first time the World Series will take place in five countries across Europe and the Americas – starting in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March.
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Italy to play Canada in Torino semifinals
South Korea will also face Norway for a shot at the overall win of the Torino Para Ice Hockey International Tournament in Italy.
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Teams set for World Wheelchair Curling Championship
Ten teams will go for the world title and also get a sample of the venue that will host the sport at PyeongChang 2018.
Dates, location for first Para trap World Cup confirmed
Lonato, Italy, will host the competition in September 2017.