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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Team Preview: South Korea
Para Ice Hockey

Having been promoted to the A-Pool, the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games hosts will be looking for a top five finish.

Men in basketball wheelchairs huddle around each other
Wheelchair Basketball

The US wheelchair basketball coach shares about his experience developing the sport across the world.

Group of people pose for a photo
Croatia

The marketing agency will continue supporting the NPC through to Tokyo 2020.

Seung-Hwan Jung of South Korea competes at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Ostersund, Sweden
Para Ice Hockey

Facts and figures from the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.

A group of men running
Athletics

After making global headlines running the 1,500m at Rio 2016 faster than the Olympic champion, the Algerian is targeting more success this summer.

Man in sit ski doing cross country skiing
Biathlon

The US sit-skier had a mixed season, but it was his performances at the Paralympic Winter Games Test Event that drives him forward.

Woman riding a horse
Equestrian

The Australian rider looks to build off her Rio 2016 experience.

Swimming - Sao Paulo 2017 Parapan American Youth Games
America

Popular vote will decide who the best athlete in the Americas was in March 2017, via www.americasparalympic.org.

Vanuatu Para rowing
Rowing

Vanuatu’s George Langa showed promising potential after his first ever regatta.

Oceania Paralympic Committee General Assembly 2017 group picture
Oceania

Australian Paul Bird will serve as OCP President.

Team Preview: Canada
Para Ice Hockey

Seventeen players from Canada’s silver medal squad from 2015 return to the World Para Ice Hockey Championships stage.

African Para Taekwondo Open
Taekwondo

Top-ranked Para taekwondo athlete Mohammed Aatif was stunned in the semifinal.

A picture of a man and a woman posing together for a photo
Africa

The meeting will see the election of a new President and members of the Executive Board.

Young Para athletes gather for training sessions that will help their future careers.
America

Three new modules for Proud Paralympian were piloted during workshops and activities at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapans.

Sitting volleyball players
Rio 2016

In celebration of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the exhibition highlights what the UN and players all around the world do to harness the power of sport.

Two delgates speak at a conference
Canada

The Paralympic medallist-turned-medical professional will talk on the importance of engaging all people with an impairment.

Agitos representation during the Beijing Opening Ceremony
Beijing 2008

As part of the celebrations for International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the IPC looks back at the impact the Paralympic Games have had on communities.

Para ice hockey players on the ice
Para Ice Hockey

Eusebiu Antochi will join the ranks of his new country for the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships.

Astrid Fina Paredes - Para-snowboard - Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games
PyeongChang 2018

After a top three finish in both the banked slalom and snowboard-cross World Cup, the Spanish snowboarder is ready for PyeongChang 2018.

Kristy Pond competing at the 2011 Arafura Games
Oceania

NPC Australia is leading the call for Para sports in the multi-sporting event’s programme.