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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Italian ice sledge hockey players thank their supporters after making it to the final of the international tournament in 2015
Para Ice Hockey

The Italian Para ice hockey team will play Norway, South Korea and Canada from Monday (27 February), in their last major event ahead of the Worlds.

South African sprinter and multiple world and Paralympic champion Ilse Hayes tells us her favourite holiday destination.
Athletics

Find out where the visually impaired sprinter relaxed after the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Woman with rifle waves at crowd
Shooting

A low round for Germany’s Natascha Hiltrop allowed the Slovakian to take the late lead and eventual victory in R6 at the shooting World Cup.

Ashley Facey Thompson of Great Britain competes in the Men's singles Table Tennis - Class 9 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Table Tennis

Twelve athletes from Great Bitain will compete in the competition between 1-4 March.

Amy Purdy of the United States
Snowboard

The USA’s Amy Purdy and Megan Harmon explain how they navigate through the snow with lower-limb impairments.

Nandor Tunkel
Powerlifting

The Hungarian Rio 2016 bronze medallist wants to impress at the season opening World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Para sport shooters take aim on the rifle range
Shooting

The SH2 shooter made history in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, once again to follow on from his appearance at Rio 2016.

A blindfolded football 5-a-side player.
Blind Football

The football 5-a-side player is confident the Asian team will build on their silver medal performance at Rio 2016 and continue improving in the lead-up to Tokyo 2020.

Football 5-a-side
Blind Football

Great Britain’s two-time football 5-a-side Paralympian shares his view on how sports can bring together communities from across the world.

The 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships was held in Big White, Canada, between 1-8 February.
Snowboard

Here are some takeaways from the World Para Snowboard Championships.

Canada's Chris Klebl won the men's middle distance cross-country sitting at Sochi 2014.
Cross-Country Skiing

The Canadian men’s middle distance cross-country sitting Paralympic champion shared his affections for his sport.

US ice sledge hockey players celebrate after a goal
Para Ice Hockey

Guy Gosselin will replace former head coach Jeff Sauer who passed away in February, leading the defending champions to Gangneung, South Korea.

Man sitting on bench, celebrating
Powerlifting

The first competition of the 2017 season will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from Monday (27 February).

Official logo of the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games
America

The Peruvian capital city will host the biggest Parapan American Games ever, with a record 1,850 athletes competing in 17 sports, two more than at Toronto 2015.

Ryley Batt AUS enters the scoring zone in the Gold Medal Match in the Mixed Wheelchair Rugby Between AUS and USA
Wheelchair Rugby

The Australian wheelchair rugby team have won it all, and they are still hungry for more.

A series of Para sport shooters take aim on the shooting range
Shooting

Pooja Agarwal and 15-year-old Avani Lekhara make a splash on their international debuts in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Veronika Vadovicova - Rio 2016
Shooting

The Slovakian Paralympic silver medallist broke the world record of China’s Paralympic champion Cuiping Zhang in R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1).

people playing boccia
Tokyo 2020

Sir Philip Craven and IPC colleagues joined forces to play Tokyo Governor Koike and other representatives of Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Japan's Prime Minister Abe chats with IPC President Sir Philip Craven and IPC CEO Xavier Gonzalez during a meeting in February 2017.
Tokyo 2020

Sir Philip Craven met with Prime Minister Abe on Wednesday in Tokyo as the two discussed preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Manuela Schaer of Switzerland competes in the 800 meter - T54 Round 1 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Athletics

The Swiss T54 wheelchair racer lines-up in Sunday’s marathon in the host city of the next Paralympic Games.