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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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McCullough, the former ISMWSF President, received the Paralympic Order in 2002

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Wheelchair Fencing

The winner will be announced on 14 February at a glittering awards ceremony in Monaco.

Gordon Reid - Rio 2016
Wheelchair Tennis

The Apia International will take place in Sydney, Australia, from 11-15 January, with the world’s best wheelchair tennis players testing their skills ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year.

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VISTA

The winner of the award will give a keynote address at September’s VISTA conference in Toronto, Canada.

Maksym Yarovyi of Ukraine competes in the men's 15km sitting Para cross-country skiing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Cross-Country Skiing

Ukraine’s world champion Maksym Yarovyi also hopes his home World Cup will be the first of many.

Bibian Mentel-Spee holds medal high
Alpine Skiing

Four alpine skiers and two snowboarders will run to become the Athlete Representative on the Sport Technical Committee.

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United Arab Emirates

The ‘H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Awards’ were held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 9 January.

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Cycling

The track event will take place this March, whilst the UCI also announced Ostend, Belgium, will host the 2020 Road World Championships.

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Boccia

10 boccia athletes and nine cyclists have been named as players to look out for in 2017.

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Cross-Country Skiing

The young Ukrainian wants to show her best form in front of a home crowd when the circuit comes to her country for the first time.

Richard Whitehead of Great Britain
Great Britain

In Great Britain, children have begun to receive new running and swimming blades from the National Health Service (NHS).

Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain
Snowboard

Weather conditions have resulted in the postponement of a Europa Cup and changes to World Cups.

Akira Kano
Alpine Skiing

Athletes will aim to test themselves with just days to go until the 2017 World Championships.

Dylan Alcott - Rio 2016
Wheelchair Tennis

Australia’s three-time wheelchair tennis Paralympic gold medallist brought his insights to the commentary team at the 2017 Brisbane International.

Maksym Yarovyi of Ukraine competes in the men's 15km sitting Para cross-country skiing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Cross-Country Skiing

The Ukrainian biathlon sprint world champion shares three quick-fire reasons why he loves Nordic skiing ahead of the defense of his title in February.

Great Britain’s men’s team with their World Team Cup trophy.
Wheelchair Tennis

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) confirms dates for the flagship team event in wheelchair tennis.

Spain's Jon Santacana Maiztegui
Alpine Skiing

Spain’s Jon Santacana Maiztegui won the men’s giant slalom and the two super-G visually impaired events and leads the overall rankings by 168 points.

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Archery

Eight archers and 10 wheelchair rugby players have been named as players to look out for in 2017.

Woman in wheelchair celebrates after wheelchair tennis point
Wheelchair Tennis

The new calendar takes in the first eight months of 2017 and includes many major events.

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Judo

The Brazilian Sports Federation for the Visually Impaired (CBDV) has announced Sao Paulo as the event’s host city, from 10-16 March.