PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Georgios Fountoulakis - NPC Greece](/sites/default/files/images/170413110553391_IPCGA%2BAthens2013%2B-%2BDay%2B1%2B19h-21h-112.jpg)
Fountoulakis re-elected Hellenic Paralympic Committee President
Under his presidency, Greece rounded off their second best performance ever at a Paralympic Games, claiming five golds, four silvers and four bronzes at Rio 2016.
![Agitos](/sites/default/files/images/160816074328431_IPC%2BLogo%2B16-9.jpg)
CAS decision on Russian Paralympic Committee confirmed by the Swiss Federal Tribunal
The RPC had appealed the CAS decision from August to the supreme court of the Swiss Confederation.
![Group picture of people dressed smart, standing and in wheelchairs](/sites/default/files/images/151130144245898_Spirit%2Bof%2BGold_1.jpg)
Spirit of Gold Collection available for purchase
The set of 12 portraits representing some of New Zealand´s Paralympians will be made available for viewing at the Royal Easter Show in Auckland.
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Gangneung 2017: Audun Bakke propels Norway to victory in overtime thriller
Norway, USA and Canada all take victories on second day of action at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.
![Jose Gonzalez Mugaburu - Peru](/sites/default/files/images/170413155826483_Jose.jpg)
Throwback Thursday: Peru’s Jose Mugaburu
The first Peruvian Para athlete to win a medal in swimming at the Paralympic Games recalls his performance at Toronto 1976.
![Jason Smyth of Ireland celebrates after winning the Men's 100m - T13 Final at the Olympic Stadium on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170109122024076_Jason%2BSmyth_Athletics_GettyImages-601082260.jpg)
Irish athletes in warm weather training ahead of London 2017
The world’s fastest Paralympian is training in Tenerife ahead of his 100m world title defence.
Petrucio Ferreira hopes to lower 200m world record
The Brazilian starts his season at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, a place that holds special memories.
![South Korean celebrities try out wheelchair curling as part of PyeongChang 2018's third Paralympic Day celebrations.](/sites/default/files/images/170305075641797_pARALYMPIC%2BDAY.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018 excite, inform & engage through Education Programme
Interactive Winter Games Curriculum aims to directly engage one million students
![Close up of swimmer doing breast stroke](/sites/default/files/images/160912000603584_GettyImages-603004518.jpg)
Pascoe awarded Swimming New Zealand Swimmer of the Year
The swimmer won three gold medals and two silvers at Rio 2016
![Raoua Tlili of Tunisia competes in the women's discus throw - F41 final during the day 8 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170109122107394_Raoua%2BTlili_Athletics_GettyImages-605936626.jpg)
Five reasons to be interested: Tunis Grand Prix
Nearly 190 athletes from 13 countries will be competing in Tunis between 13-15 April.
![A wheelchair racer cuts through the finishing tape on a wet damp road.](/sites/default/files/images/150426121439449_471207814.jpg)
Josh George prepares for biggest test in Boston
The T53 racer hopes to build on a fifth place finish last time out in Tokyo.
![Logo International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)](/sites/default/files/images/161021115132121_IBSAlogo.jpg)
IBSA General Assembly set for Romania
The event will take place in Cluj Napoca this October.
![Mina Mojtahedi](/sites/default/files/images/170412122245551_Finland.jpg)
New Finnish Paralympic Committee President elected
Paralympian Mina Mojtahedi will serve a four-year term, leading Finland to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
![The sponsorship project 'The Missing Piece', implemented by NPC Croatia and Allianz Zagreb, won its eighth award.](/sites/default/files/images/170412122549477_Croatia.jpg)
‘The Missing Piece’ project wins CPRA award
The sponsorship project implemented by NPC Croatia and Allianz Zagreb won its eighth award.
![Participants of Para table tennis camp pose for the photo.](/sites/default/files/images/170108104931181_Para%2Btable%2Btennis%2Bcamp.jpg)
Fiji to host Para Table Tennis Oceania Championships
Fifty five players from 10 countries will compete in Suva, Fiji, from 13-16 April.
![Sandro Kalegaris - Italy - Para ice hockey](/sites/default/files/images/170412130246501_Sandro%2BKalegaris%2B-%2BItaly%2B-%2BPara%2Bice%2Bhockey.jpg)
Gangneung 2017: Sandro Kalegaris scores big for Italy in opening game
Italy, Canada and hosts South Korea win on first day at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.
![US ice sledge hockey players celebrate after a goal](/sites/default/files/images/160124105145513_DSC_3261_large.jpg)
Pope’s picks: 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships
Livestream commentator Brent Pope offers his insights into the most important competition of the season.
![Walid Ktila of Tunisia leads the pack in the Men's 800m - T34 Final on day 7 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/sites/default/files/images/170109122057261_Walid%2BKtila_Athletics_GettyImages-605835800.jpg)
Preview: Tunis Grand Prix
Nearly 190 athletes from 13 countries will line-up for the season’s second major Para athletics meet.
![Great Britain's Anne Dickens celebrates on the medals podium after winning the women's KL3 canoe final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170411063851990_GettyImages-605873062.jpg)
Paralympic Champion Anne Dickins goes out on a high
After volunteering at London 2012, she won canoe Paralympic gold at Rio 2016.
![Tyler McGregor races after the puck in Canada's preliminary round game against Norway at Buffalo 2015.](/sites/default/files/images/150427222151077_web%2B20150427_CAN%2Bv%2BNOR_0455.jpg)
Tyler McGregor: From newcomer to one of world’s best
Heading into his third World Para Ice Hockey Championships, the Canadian forward is being talked about among the elite players.