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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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VISTA

The winner of the award will give a keynote address at September’s VISTA conference in Toronto, Canada.

Finnish sit-skier Sini Pyy
Cross-Country Skiing

The Nordic sit-skier and politics student thinks athletes can bring positivity to the world as she prepares for the World Championships.

Finsterau, Germany: Host of 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships
Cross-Country Skiing

The World Para Nordic Skiing Championships, the last major event before PyeongChang 2018, will take place from 10-19 February.

Woman in a wheelchair
Arnhem 1980

The Mexican track and field athlete recalls her Paralympic performance at Arnhem 1980, where she sealed gold in the women´s 4x60m 2-5.

View on a snowy cross-country venue with a ski jump in the background
PyeongChang 2018

The Race Director for the Paralympic Winter Games visited the Alpensia Biathlon Centre ahead of March’s Test Event.

Nils-Erik Ulset of Norway
Cross-Country Skiing

The Para Nordic skier is looking to build on a strong start to the season in order to claim medals at the 2017 World Championships in Finsterau, Germany.

German sit skier Andrea Eskau pushing herself forward.
Cross-Country Skiing

Germany´s Nordic skiing Paralympic champion is hoping to top the podium at her home World Championships in Finsterau, from 10-19 February.

Michel Pessanha BRA and Josiane Lima BRA winning the TA Mixed Double Sculls - TAMix2x Final B at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Rowing

The second edition of this competition will be held from 10-12 March and will include Para rowing events for men and women.

David Blair shows what's in his kitbag
Athletics

The Paralympic champion and world record holder in discus F44 reveals a surprise in his kitbag.

Fabricio Da Silva Pinto - Rio 2016
Sitting Volleyball

The sitting volleyball player aims to build on the momentum gained from his country´s performances at Latin America’s first Paralympic Games.

A Chinese blind football player kicks the ball.
Blind Football

The Chinese football 5-a-side Paralympic silver medalist said he plans to conclude his career by the end of the year.

Man in ski helmet and goggles smiles in a sit ski
Alpine Skiing

The 17-year-old Dutch sit skier won three world titles on his World Championships debut in Tarvisio, Italy.

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America

The event, organised by the Canadian Paralympic Committee, promotes a healthy, active lifestyle for all Canadians through Para sports.

Andrew Kurka of the USA competes at the Tarvisio 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships.
Alpine Skiing

The US sit skier left the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing with downhill gold, allowing him to look towards the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games with confidence.

France's Benjamin Daviet helped to secure victory over world champions Russia at Cable 2015.
Cross-Country Skiing

The French standing skier has a clear medal target for the Worlds in Finsterau, Germany, from Friday (10 February).

Man on snowboard turns on a banked slope
Snowboard

After a season of chasing the best, the French snowboarder finally beat the best at the 2017 World Championships in Big White.

Martin Fleig of Germany competes at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games.
Cross-Country Skiing

The German Nordic skier secured a World Cup win last month and is confident he can claim his first world title in Finsterau, from Friday (10 February).

website for the 2017 IBSA Goalball European Championships Group A
Goalball

The latest information about the event, which will take place in Lahti, Finland, from 18-22 September, can now be found online.

Vanessa Low GER competes in the Women's Long Jump - T42 Final at the Olympic Stadium.
Athletics

Germany’s Rio 2016 athletics champion was chosen because she “conveys the values that this prize wants to promote: to never give up and to positively shape the future.”

Allianz Zagreb, Croatia - ‘Be the Missing Piece’ sponsorship project implemented by the Croatian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Allianz Zagreb
Croatia

The sponsorship project implemented by the Croatian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Allianz Zagreb was chosen the most creative and original initiative in 2016.