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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

GBR's rowing gold medallists at Lagoa
Rowing

Five Para rowing crews have been shortlisted for the ‘2016 World Rowing Para Crew of the Year’ category.

No. 50 Bobsleigh on its way to Beijing 2022
Winter Games

The sport was provisionally approved for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.

Matti Suur-Hamari
Snowboard

Venture out with Finland’s premier Para snowboarder.

Three men on podium, with their medals
Rio 2016

At his first Paralympic Games, in Rio, the 18-year-old won silver in the men’s javelin throw F38.

Mark Arendz competes at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
Cross-Country Skiing

The Canadian reveals his favourite things about Nordic skiing.

Tarvisio, Italy
Alpine Skiing

The Ones to Watch athletes will be amongst the medal contenders at the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships.

Two men in wheelchairs fencing
Wheelchair Fencing

The 17-year-old wheelchair fencer won two gold medals at the junior Worlds.

Milos Raonic of Canada
Canada

With the support of tennis star Milos Raonic, the tool aims to get more children with impairment active in sports.

Finland defeated Scotland to capture the World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship 2016 title.
Wheelchair Curling

With Finland and Scotland’s placings in the finals, the field for PyeongChang 2018 is set.

New Zealand Paralympic sprinter Liam Malone
Athletics

New Zealand’s Rio 2016 two-time gold medallist was given the award for proving he can achieve whatever he sets his mind to.

Wheelchair fencer celebrates with her mask on
Wheelchair Fencing

After Paralympic success and presidential dinners, Bebe Vio returns to the piste for the final wheelchair fencing event of the season.

Athletes compete at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in the Alpensia Sports Park on February 11, 2015 in the mountain cluster of Pyeongchang, South Korea.
PyeongChang 2018

The host city of the next Paralympic Winter Games will stage test events in all six Paralympic winter sports in March and April.

Tokyo 2020 emblems
Tokyo 2020

Metals collected from discarded or obsolete electronic devices will be used in the production of the medals for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

Tarvisio, Italy, will host the 2017 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Alpine Skiing

Media accreditation for the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships now open

Italo Pereira, Veronica Hipolito and Marcia Menezes of Brazil
Brazil

Stars from powerlifting, athletics and swimming will line-up from Friday in Sao Paulo.

Man in sit ski doing cross country skiing
Cross-Country Skiing

The most successful US Para Nordic skier in World Championships history is ready to take on the field once again in 2017.

Mexican track and field athlete Juana Soto
Athletics

The athletics multi-Paralympic medallist won four golds at Arnhem 1980 despite issues with a racing wheelchair that did not belong to her.

Man and woman in wheelchairs dancing
Para dance sport

Hosts Chinese Taipei also impressed at the first competition of its kind with two titles.

Three people on a stage, one woman waving a flag
Tokyo 2020

A series of public events aimed at building public support ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Games and maximising their impact across Japan kicked off.

Big White, Canada, will host the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships.
Snowboard

The Ones to Watch athletes be amongst the medal contenders at the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships.