PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Groups drawn for 2018 IBSA Goalball World Championships
Brazilian men’s and US women’s teams aim to defend titles in Malmo
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PyeongChang 2018: Para ice hockey schedule revealed
Hosts South Korea face Japan on opening day
PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Five alpine skiing storylines
A highly competitive display is expected at March’s Paralympic Winter Games
![Day 2 highlights | 2018 World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup Kranjska Gora, Slovenia](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/P1XPIWp_el6rhynyALgMcBNrUcsPDc-WbPUeQh039P4.jpg?itok=F0YNj8o0)
Slovakia enjoys double success at third World Cup
Henrieta Farkasova and Marek Kubacka secure wins on final day in Slovenia
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Blind football takes off around the globe
IBSA publishes statistics showing the rapid growth the sport is enjoying
2018 boccia Worlds: What you need to know
Up to 192 players competing for medals in Great Britain this August
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Taekwondo: 5 things learned from 2017
Breakout performances and new moves headline year of change
![Varvara Voronchikhina | Women Giant Slalom Standing 1 | Para Alpine World Cup 2018 | Kranjska Gora](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/YLhxAqQjbKMxGzYjDVPHbaQReaHc4bS0_K5JZnlTh8k.jpg?itok=ttxmqVO-)
Marie Bochet’s unbeaten run comes to an end in Slovenia
French Paralympic champion stunned by 15-year-old at season’s third Alpine World Cup
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NHK to show PyeongChang 2018
Japanese broadcaster to cover Winter Paralympics live for the first time
![a group of wheelchair curlers celebrate with their medals](/sites/default/files/images/180111111623365_GB%2Bwheelchair%2Bcurling.jpg)
Great Britain wheelchair curling team named
Five athletes selected to compete at PyeongChang 2018
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PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Andrea Rothfuss seeks second Paralympic gold
German alpine skier set to compete at her fourth Winter Games
![a male Para Nordic skier](/sites/default/files/images/171006113534946_Martin%2BFleig%2BGetty%2BImagews.jpg)
Workout Wednesday: Germany’s Martin Fleig
Biathlon champion shares his training secrets as he prepares for PyeongChang 2018
![Silvio Velo, Amalia Perez, Jose de Jesus Castillo Castillo, Andre Brasil and Jessica Long are the five shortlisted athletes](/sites/default/files/images/180110102554068_Americas%2BAOTM.jpg)
Who should be Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’?
Vote now to decide the best athlete in the Americas in December
![Two athletes take part in a Proud Paralympian workshop ahead of World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland](/sites/default/files/images/180110121103608_DB-2017-08-02-0358_bearbeitet.jpg)
Foundation for Global Sports Development supports Paralympic education programmes
The organisation’s continuous support was fundamental to Agitos Foundation’s projects in 2017
![a male Para ice hockey referee throws his hands up to signal](/sites/default/files/images/180110134756918_Ice%2Bhockey%2Breferee%2Bcropped.jpg)
Leading referee to bid farewell to Paralympics in PyeongChang
Johnathan Morrison has officiated Para ice hockey since 2006
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PyeongChang 2018 Sport Week: Alpine skiing Head-to-Head
Anna Schaffelhuber to face Claudia Loesch in another highly anticipated showdown
Alpine World Cup circuit continues in Slovenia
Skiers return to action two days after previous meeting in Zagreb
![Day 4 highlights: World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup, Kuhtai, Austria](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/0OKAq8qJfH-2R7-U_HY53cH2jdu1FFUGIuzaS6Ic-ug.jpg?itok=aRgvBau7)
PyeongChang 2018 Sport Weeks: Alpine Skiing Ones to Watch
Check out the leading contenders for this year’s Winter Paralympics
![Day 2 highlights | 2018 World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup Zagreb](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/JZ-uq8hqwB2sFBAwaCbOSSz9GU_HZg8bY26ntGFTOq0.jpg?itok=rX35bXb6)
Frederic Francois secures career-first World Cup win in Zagreb
France’s 40-year-old alpine skier clocks sensational final run to snatch victory in men’s sitting
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Early success for Eskau with new ski sled
German Nordic skier gets season off to winning start thanks to new technology