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![Judo competitions for athletes aged between 12-21 took place at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170323123810727_Sao%2BPaulo%2Bjudo.jpg)
SP2017: Judokas take centre stage on fourth day
With judokas in every men's and wome's events, Brazil are hoping to perform a clean sweep at the Youth Parapan American Games on Thursday (23 March).
![Australia's Chris Bond pushes down the court as USA's Josh Brewer reaches for the ball](/sites/default/files/images/160918215616140_Bogetti-Smith_Rio%2BParalympics_Rugby%2B18_20160918_0022.jpg)
Historic partnership marks 500 days to 2018 Worlds
GIO will be the official naming sponsor of next year’s wheelchair rugby World Championships.
![Sao Paulo 2017 - high jump](/sites/default/files/images/170322130525694_Sao%2Bpaulo.jpg)
SP2017: Second action-packed day set to begin
Eleven sports will be contested on Wednesday (22 March) at the Youth Parapans, with medals being decided in athletics, powerlifting, swimming and table tennis.
![A young Para table tennis player](/sites/default/files/images/170322150227475_Elias%2BRomero%2Bedit.jpg)
Romero hopes Sao Paulo 2017 can give his career a boost
The Argentinian table tennis player, who won silver at Buenos Aires 2013, believes competing at the fourth Youth Parapans will help him grow as a person and an athlete.
![Malle, Belgium, will host 2017 Para dance sport World Championships](/sites/default/files/images/161212101608020_dance.jpg)
Para dance sport 2017 competition calendar announced
Two events will be held in Asia prior to the season-ending World Championships in October.
![Mexican brothers Raul and Juan Gutierrez made history on 21 March, by becoming the two first medal winners at the 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170321220718197_Sao%2BPaulo%2Bbrothers.jpg)
Gutierrez brothers celebrate at Sao Paulo 2017
Mexican swimmers Raul and Juan won gold and silver, respectively on 21 March, becoming the two first medal winners of the Youth Parapans.
![Wheelchair Fencing icon - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/161020110337442_fencing.jpg)
Gilliver strikes double gold in Pisa
The British wheelchair fencer was among the Rio 2016 medallists to record their first wins of the season.
![Logo International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)](/sites/default/files/images/161021115132121_IBSAlogo.jpg)
IBSA promotes football 5 in Ghana
A project was initiated to create a sustainable and viable programme for the sport in the East African nation.
![Swedish ice sledge hockey team at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool 2015 in Ostersund.](/sites/default/files/images/150320182941395_IPC%2BIce%2BSledge%2BHockey%2BWorld%2BChampionships%2B2015%2BB-Pool_429.jpg)
SHL, NPC Sweden form new partnership
The two will collaborate to develop Para ice hockey in the country.
Titles for Fleig, Utkin in biathlon World Cup
France’s Benjamin Daviet and Ukraine’s Oksana Shyshkova were also confirmed as overall men’s and women’s World Cup winners.
![Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the Women's 800m - T34](/sites/default/files/images/160916235349860_GettyImages-606519300.jpg)
Ten Brits to look out for at London 2017
Ahead of July’s World Para Athletics Championships, here are 10 home grown talents to look out for in the British capital
![Boy with swim cap and goggles swims](/sites/default/files/images/170321104052996_Sao%2BPaulo%2Bswimmer-ALAOR%2BFILHO-CPB-MPIX.jpg)
SP2017: First medals up for grabs
The first 2017 Youth Parapan American champions will be crowned in athletics and swimming on Tuesday (21 March).
![Young powerlifter celebrates](/sites/default/files/images/170321140717608_Rodrigo%2BVillamarin.jpg)
Rodrigo Villamarin aims to win powerlifting gold
The Argentinian is hoping to upgrade to gold at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
![Portrait picture of a dark-haired woman](/sites/default/files/images/170321143029453_Laura-Misener.jpg)
Laura Misener confirmed as VISTA 2017 keynote speaker
Misener is a member of the IPC Social Legacy Forum and also serves as a professor in Ontario, Canada.
![Two images of a man doing shot put and a portrait picture of the same man](/sites/default/files/images/170321165632938_Jorg-Frischmann-collage.jpg)
Para athletics explained – managing a team
Five-time Paralympian Jӧrg Frischmann explains what it is like to manage a team at a major event.
![People pose for photo after a partnership agreement is signed](/sites/default/files/images/170321153733974_CBP%2Bpartnership.jpg)
Brazil renews partnership with three Latin NPCs
Under the agreement, the CPB will continue helping NPC Chile, Ecuador and Peru develop in Para sport.
![Fabio Torres Silva of Colombia competes in the Powerlifting - Men's -97kg Group A Final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/161017083818417_powerlifting.jpg)
Feedback wanted on powerlifting rules and regulations
Members have until 30 April to submit any feedback on the sport’s current technical and classification rules and regulations.
![London 2017 - logo for stories](/sites/default/files/images/170209173927536_athletics-london-logo.jpg)
Seiko to provide services for London 2017
The company will provide timing and measurement services for July’s World Para Athletics Championships.
![The emblem for UK Athletics (UKA).](/sites/default/files/images/170321092205071_UK%2BAthletics.jpg)
UK Athletics publish classification review
The review into domestic classification was undertaken to ensure that UKA’s processes were fully compliant with World Para Athletics regulations.
![Safia Djelal of Algeria competes in the Women's Shot Put F57/58 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/150324085955177_Safia%2BDjelal%2B.jpg)
Algerian athletes in record breaking form in Dubai
Safia Djelal set a new javelin F57 world record, 24 hours after her teammate Asmahan Boudjadar did the same in the F33 equivalent.