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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Woman pets horse
Equestrian

A World Cup in Omaha for able-bodied riders also featured a Para equestrian demonstration event.

Maria Paula Barrera
Swimming

Fresh from winning multiple titles at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan Am Games, Colombia’s swimmer aims high at this year’s World Para Swimming Championships.

Paralympic wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki poses for a portrait at the 2016 Team USA Media Summit at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 8, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Wheelchair Rugby

The US wheelchair rugby player reflects on one of the most difficult questions high-performance athletes think about.

Jan Roger Klakegg from Norway after his game-winning goal against Italy.
Para Ice Hockey

Canada, USA and Norway all snag victories on final day of preliminary play at 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.

Participants of Para table tennis camp pose for the photo.
Table Tennis

Rio 2016 Paralympian Merewalesi Roden won Fiji’s only Para table tennis title on home soil in Suva; Australian players claimed eight remaining golds.

Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos won the gold medal in the T45/46/47 - Men's 100m - Athletics
Athletics

Eighteen Paralympic medallists from around the world will compete from 21-23 April, including five Brazilian champions.

Norway - Para ice hockey - 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool
Para Ice Hockey

Find out who and what to watch on the final day of play at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.

A para-swimmer competes hard
Swimming

The second of five World Series in 2017 will take place in Brazil and has attracted some of the country’s biggest name swimmers.

Great Britain - Para ice hockey training camp
Para Ice Hockey

Players from across Great Britain will gather in May for the first ever GB women’s Para ice hockey development camp.

Ellie Cole of Australia celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's 100m Backstroke - S9 Final on day 9 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Swimming

After making an impressive comeback in 2016, the Australian swimmer is already planning for her fourth Paralympics.

A wheelchair basketball exhibition has opened at the House of Basketball.
Wheelchair Basketball

The exhibition stands alongside 40,000 objects representing basketball’s rich history.

Ricardo Costa de Oliveira of Brasil
Athletics

Find out from the Paralympic champion how he manages to be the best in the world despite having to wear a blindfold to jump.

A Para ice hockey player celebrates a game win
Para Ice Hockey

Sweden and the USA also grab wins on day six of the World Championships.

Corey Peters
Alpine Skiing

New Zealand’s Para alpine skier won two silvers at the 2017 World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy.

Group of people pose for a photo
Africa

Leonel da Rocha Pinto was re-elected for another term as the APC held their General Assembly in Angola.

Peter Genyn - Rio 2016
Athletics

After receiving a congratulatory call from the King of Belgium after Rio 2016 success, the T51 racer is hungry for more medals at London 2017.

Man on ice hockey sledge makes a move with the puck
Para Ice Hockey

USA, South Korea and Italy all come up big on fifth day of the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.

Chile stages 'Para Chile Talents' training camp for young Para athletes
America

Thirty three youngsters took part in the ‘Para Chile Talents’ programme held in the city of Coquimbo.

Marcel Hug of Switzerland crosses the finish line to win the men's push rim wheelchair race during the 120th Boston Marathon on April 18, 2016 in Boston.
Athletics

The Swiss duo took the respective men’s and women’s wheelchair race titles in the Boston Marathon.

Corey Peters
Alpine Skiing

New Zealand’s alpine skier seeks to outdo his performance from Sochi 2014, when he won silver in the men’s giant slalom sitting.