PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Australia, Optus launch Think Big Challenge
The telecommunications company will look to help develop a technological solution around limited funding, access to coaching.
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Aggreko to power London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships
The supplier of temporary power was previously involved in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Europa Cup titles up for grabs in Veysonnaz
The finals in Switzerland will see skiers race in slalom, giant slalom and super combined between 29-31 March.
![Logo International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)](/sites/default/files/images/161021115132121_IBSAlogo.jpg)
Football 5-a-side heads to Armenia
IBSA Blind Football will be in Armenia to support the country’s new programme.
![South Korean athletes in wheelchairs hold flags as they enter the stadium](/sites/default/files/images/170328151038765_South%2BKorea%2BRio%2B2016_0.jpg)
Lee Myung-ho elected President of NPC South Korea
Lee will serve his first term as head of the NPC ahead of their home Paralympic Winter Games.
![Boy with swim cap and goggles swims](/sites/default/files/images/170321104052996_Sao%2BPaulo%2Bswimmer-ALAOR%2BFILHO-CPB-MPIX.jpg)
Sao Paulo 2017 shows evolution of Para sport
The Youth Para Pan American Games was a legacy of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
![The Canadian Parapan Am Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team](/sites/default/files/images/160513092505719_canada%2Bw%2Bbasketball.jpg)
Wheelchair basketball Canada to launch schools programme
The programme will be one of the legacies of the 2017 Men’s U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship.
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Gangneung 2017: USA team preview
Twelve players from the team’s 2015 victory return to the ice for the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships.
![A general view during a Boccia training session at the Olympic Carioca Arena 2 ahead of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Friedemann Vogel/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/images/160916182909743_GettyImages-599727592.jpg)
CCPSA recognises boccia volunteer’s efforts
Donna Zorn was inducted into the CCPSA’s Hall of Fame.
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Oikawa aims to turn Japan into Tokyo 2020 medal contender
The men’s wheelchair basketball head coach knows his team has podium potential but also aware of the uphill battle they face.
Visually impaired shooting continues development
A competition in Innsbruck, Austria, will help finalise the rules, regulations and classification system.
![A man and a boy in a wheelchair watch a wheelchair basketball competition](/sites/default/files/images/170327113747632_sao%2Bpaulo%2B2017.jpg)
Schoolchildren enjoy Sao Paulo 2017
Children from more than 50 schools enjoyed six days of sporting action at the Youth Parapan American Games.
![Man in middle in wheelchair holds giant check with two other men standing](/sites/default/files/images/170327135325522_Leung%2BYuk%2BWing_NPC%2BHKG.jpg)
Hong Kong Para athletes receive Samsung Awards
Rio 2016 gold medallists Yuk Wing Leung and Wai Lok Tang were recognised for their achievements last year.
Stutzman turns focus on able-bodied competitions
The Armless Archer believes competing in able-bodied events will help him to Paralympic gold at Tokyo 2020.
![Man in wheelchair returns a tennis ball](/sites/default/files/images/170327145112074_david%2Bwagner%2Bgetty.jpg)
Wagner wins 12th Cajun Classic title
Hewett and Buis also claim men and women’s singles titles, respectively.
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World ParaVolley, Molten sign agreement
The ball manufacturing company will provide the official game ball for World ParaVolley matches.
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Youth Parapan American Games close in Sao Paulo
The Closing Ceremony of the fourth Youth Parapans took place in the Exhibition Pavillion of the Anhembi Events Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 25 March.
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Sao Paulo 2017 Closing Ceremony speech by Jose Luis Campo
The fourth Youth Parapan American Games closed in spectacular style in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 25 March.
Quick hits from Bibian Mentel-Spee
The multi-world and Paralympic snowboard champion shares a few interesting facts about herself.
![World Para Athletics' ‘Ones to Watch’ newcomer, T51 wheelchair racer Peter Genyn provides us with this week's holiday hotspot.](/sites/default/files/images/170324091231680_Peter%2BGenyn7_0.jpg)
Holiday Hotspot with Belgium’s Peter Genyn
The T51 athlete is new to the Ones to Watch list for 2017 but where does he like to go on holiday?