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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Iran’s Paralympians who competed at Rio 2016 were honoured at a special ceremony hosted by the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani.
Iran

Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, host a special ceremony for the Paralympians who competed at Rio 2016, in the country’s capital city of Tehran.

sit skier in action on a slope
Alpine Skiing

The Japanese sit skier moved within 40 points of Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber in the super-G in Hakuba.

Joseph Berenyi of USA competes in the Men's C1-2-3 1000m Time Trial Track Cycling at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Cycling

Joseph Berenyi won two golds on the last day of competition (5 March) on home soil in Los Angeles, including USA’s first gold ever in the men’s team sprint event.

Sandra Paovic of Croatia in action against Kunwoo Lee during the prelimimary round of the Women's's Table Tennis at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Table Tennis

The Rio 2016 Paralympic champions showed no lag at one of the first major international competitions of the year.

Jessica Long of the United States compete in the on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Swimming

USA’s multiple-Paralympic champion will kick off her season at the first stage of the 2017 World Para Swimming Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March.

Group of people in blue jackets and wheelchairs forming a circle
PyeongChang 2018

The USA grabbed their first win on day three of the World Championships.

Group picture
Powerlifting

World Para Powerlifting delivered 13 anti-doping workshops as part of its ‘Raise the Bar, say NO! to doping’ programme in Dubai, UAE, from 25-26 February.

Two Para ice hockey players duel on the ice
Para Ice Hockey

Italy took third place at home in Torino on Saturday (4 March).

South Korean celebrities try out wheelchair curling as part of PyeongChang 2018's third Paralympic Day celebrations.
PyeongChang 2018

There was a carnival atmosphere in Gangneung on opening day of World Wheelchair Curling Championship as 3,000 people celebrated Paralympic Day.

Andrea Rothfuss at the Tarvisio 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships.
Alpine Skiing

The penultimate races of the season saw three skiers claim titles whilst competition in other categories hotted up in Hakuba, Japan.

Jeremy Campbell
Athletics

A beginner’s guide to classification in the sport of Para athletics.

Male cyclists pedals on track velodrome.
Cycling

Five of Great Britain´s duos reached the podiums in the men´s and women´s events on Saturday (4 March) at the UCI Para cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, USA.

Canada's multiple world and Paralympic champion Brent Lakatos provides us with this week's holiday hostpot.
Athletics

The T53 racer talks about the two items he would take on his ideal holiday.

Natasha Baker (GBR) was overcome with emotion on winning her grade II individual gold medal.
Equestrian

Natasha Baker and her horse Cabral won three gold medals together at Rio 2016.

An athlete in a wheelchair competing in a game of curling.
Wheelchair Curling

The host nation delighted their home crowd with a victory over the USA on the first day of the curling World Championships.

Para ice hockey players on the ice
Para Ice Hockey

Defending champions Canada overcame hosts Italy in Torino on Friday (3 March).

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Athletics

Thousands of British schoolchildren will get to experience the World Para Athletics Championships from 14-23 July.

Jody Cundy of Great Britain
Cycling

The home and the Australian Para cyclists shined on day two of competition in Los Angeles, USA, claiming three gold medals each.

female wheelchair basketball player Laura Fuerst fighting with another player for the ball
Wheelchair Basketball

Host nation Spain will open against the Turkish men and Swiss women on 21 June.

Jannik Blair of Australia in action during Men's Wheelchair Basketball match between Australia and Japan at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Wheelchair Basketball

The London 2012 silver medallists and 2014 world champions left Rio empty handed and Jannik Blair is working for redemption.