Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Hongzhuan Zhou of China competes at the Women's 800m - T53 Final during day 10 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

The T53 racer will line up at this week’s Beijing World Para Athletics Grand Prix.

China - wheelchair tennis - World Team Cup

After a surprising victory in Italy, China became just the third nation other than the Netherlands to win the wheelchair tennis World Team Cup.

Egypt - powerlifting

Nadia Ali and Randa Mahmoud won the women´s up to 86kg and over 86kg, respectively, at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup on Sunday.

Helgi Sveinsson broke his own javelin F42 world record at the 2017 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Italy.

The Icelandic thrower was the star performer at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix with a distance of 59.77m.

Mexico's Amalia Perez competing at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Eger, Hungary.

The Mexican topped the podium at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Eger, Hungary.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing tennis

France will face Great Britain and the Netherlands will meet China in the men’s and women’s finals at the wheelchair tennis event in Alghero, Italy.

Egypt's Mohamed Elelfat in action at the 2017 World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Eger, Hungary.

On Saturday at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup, Egyptian athletes won three out of four events.

The APC held a Co-ordination Commission with the organisers of Lima 2019 in May 2017.

Fruitful meetings took place in the Peruvian city from 3-5 May, with the APC and Lima 2019 discussing improvements ahead of the Parapan Ams.

Hongzhuan Zhou of China competes at the Women's 800m - T53 Final during day 10 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

The T53 racer won two Paralympic titles at Rio 2016 and is hoping for more success at London 2017.

Woman riding a horse with various nation's flags in the background

A slew of German riders, including the Rio 2016 team runners-up, will compete at home.

Selfie of a woman, her husband and their two daughters

After some personal time off, the three-time Danish taekwondo athlete is preparing to ramp up her training schedule.

Group photo of participants after a training course

Iranian Para sport officials learned more about classification specifically in athletics.

Loterias da Caixa - Brazil

The public institution will continue investing in Para sports until Tokyo 2020, as part of its agreement with the Brazilian Paralympic Committee.

Sadegh Bigdeli of Iran, Petro Ostrynskyi and Sergii Shevchenko of Ukraine compete during Mens Sitting Volleyball match between Iran and Ukraine at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

World ParaVolley made the announcement on 26 April, with 16 men’s and 16 women’s teams set to compete in the Netherlands in July 2018.

Gordon Reid - Rio 2016

They joined defending champions France and Belgium in the next round of the 2017 wheelchair tennis World Team Cup in Alghero, Italy.

Kate McLoughlin - Australia - Chef de Mission

The APC appointed McLoughlin, who led the delegation at Rio 2016, with three years to go until Tokyo 2020.

IPC President Sir Philip Craven meets with Iranian Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar.

During his visit Sir Philip Craven praised the work of the Iranian National Paralympic Committee.

Nandor Tunkel

The Hungarian improved on his bronze medal winning lift from Rio 2016 to reach a new personal best in Eger.

Assunta Legnante

Rieti will stage three days of action between 5-7 May.

Photo portrait of a man

Thordur Arni Hjaltested will succeed Svein Aki Luoviksson after two decades.