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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A Brazilian football 7 player ready for action a Sao Paulo 2017.
America

Brazil are hoping to add three more golds at the Youth Parapan American Games in football 7-a-side, goalball and wheelchair basketball on Saturday (25 March).

Shenely Tromp made history at Sao Paulo 2017 winning 100m silver, Aruba's first ever medal.
Athletics

The T13 sprinter claimed silver in the women’s 100m T12-13 at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.

Athlete in water with goggles competes in backstroke
America

Medal winners will be decided in athletics, boccia, football 5, goalball, sitting volleyball, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis on 24 March.

The official sport pictograms for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
PyeongChang 2018

The pictograms depict the six Paralympic winter sports

Elvira Stinissen - 2012 IPC Athletes Council
Sitting Volleyball

The sitting volleyball player shares why it is important for her to be involved in the Athletes’ Council, and more.

Four wheelchair rugby players fighting for the ball.
Wheelchair Rugby

With roster changes since Rio 2016, the wheelchair rugby player knows the 2017 Europeans will be a tough battle.

A blind football team organise themselves on the pitch
Blind Football

The Argentinian goalkeeper is hoping the team can beat hosts Brazil in the gold-medal match of the fourth Youth Parapan American Games in Sao Paulo.

Slovenia has been showing children and young people Para sport
Europe

The National Paralympic Committee has been working with its partners to recruit the next generation of sports stars.

Latvia's Aigars Apinis celebrates Rio 2016 discus F52 gold.
Athletics

Latvia’s multiple world and Paralympic champion added 47cm to his discus F52 world record.

Man poses for photo at Sao Paulo 2017
Swimming

Brazil´s most decorated Paralympian attended the swimming competitions at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.

A man withbright yellow football boots rests his foot on a ball.
America

The South American rivals will face each other for gold in the football 5 and football 7 finals respectively at the Youth Parapan American Games.

A skier competes in downhill
Alpine Skiing

World champion snowboarders and Nordic and alpine skiers will compete in Les Saisies from 25-28 March.

Group picture with skiers and man in wheelchair

Find out what has been going on in projects supported by the Agitos Foundation at the beginning of the year.

A Japanese wheelchair tennis player is hitting the ball.
Wheelchair Tennis

Winning the Australian Open was special, not only because the Japanese player broke the Dutch dominance.

Rowing was introduced for the first time at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
Rowing

An international Para rowing training camp was held in Sarasota-Bradenton, USA, which was the first of its kind.

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Wheelchair Fencing

The Vila Real de Santo António in Portugal will host the competition later this year.

Brazilian table tennis player Danielle Rauen in action at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
Table Tennis

Brazil´s Rio 2016 table tennis bronze medallist topped the podium in the women's class 9 after beating Chile's Ailyn Espinoza 3-0 in the gold-medal match at Sao Paulo 2017.

Short-statured Mexican swimmer poses for photo
Swimming

Mexico´s 17-year-old swimmer hopes the Youth Parapan American Games can spring board for her to the next Paralympics.

Algeria's Nadia Medjmedj throws in the women's shot put F55/56/57 at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France.
Athletics

Medjmedj added 1.50m to the women’s discus F56 world record set in 2003.

Brazilian table tennis player Danielle Rauen in action at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
America

The hosts lead the sport’s medals table after winning seven medals, including three golds, on Wednesday (22 March) at the Youth Parapans.