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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Swimming | Women's 200m IM SM11 final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Swimming

Dutch swimmer Liesette Bruinsma left Rio 2016 with two Paralympic titles and now wants more gold medals in Mexico City.

Judo competitions for athletes aged between 12-21 took place at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
Judo

With judokas in every men's and wome's events, Brazil are hoping to perform a clean sweep at the Youth Parapan American Games on Thursday (23 March).

Australia's Chris Bond pushes down the court as USA's Josh Brewer reaches for the ball
Wheelchair Rugby

GIO will be the official naming sponsor of next year’s wheelchair rugby World Championships.

Sao Paulo 2017 - high jump
Athletics

Eleven sports will be contested on Wednesday (22 March) at the Youth Parapans, with medals being decided in athletics, powerlifting, swimming and table tennis.

A young Para table tennis player
Table Tennis

The Argentinian table tennis player, who won silver at Buenos Aires 2013, believes competing at the fourth Youth Parapans will help him grow as a person and an athlete.

Malle, Belgium, will host 2017 Para dance sport World Championships
Para dance sport

Two events will be held in Asia prior to the season-ending World Championships in October.

Mexican brothers Raul and Juan Gutierrez made history on 21 March, by becoming the two first medal winners at the 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
America

Mexican swimmers Raul and Juan won gold and silver, respectively on 21 March, becoming the two first medal winners of the Youth Parapans.

Wheelchair Fencing icon - Rio 2016
Wheelchair Fencing

The British wheelchair fencer was among the Rio 2016 medallists to record their first wins of the season.

Logo International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
Blind Football

A project was initiated to create a sustainable and viable programme for the sport in the East African nation.

Swedish ice sledge hockey team at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool 2015 in Ostersund.
Para Ice Hockey

The two will collaborate to develop Para ice hockey in the country.

A sit skier rounds a bend in the course in the stadium in Sochi, pushing forward at speed.
Biathlon

France’s Benjamin Daviet and Ukraine’s Oksana Shyshkova were also confirmed as overall men’s and women’s World Cup winners.

Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the Women's 800m - T34
Athletics

Ahead of July’s World Para Athletics Championships, here are 10 home grown talents to look out for in the British capital

Boy with swim cap and goggles swims
America

The first 2017 Youth Parapan American champions will be crowned in athletics and swimming on Tuesday (21 March).

Young powerlifter celebrates
Powerlifting

The Argentinian is hoping to upgrade to gold at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.

Portrait picture of a dark-haired woman
VISTA

Misener is a member of the IPC Social Legacy Forum and also serves as a professor in Ontario, Canada.

Two images of a man doing shot put and a portrait picture of the same man
Athletics

Five-time Paralympian Jӧrg Frischmann explains what it is like to manage a team at a major event.

People pose for photo after a partnership agreement is signed
America

Under the agreement, the CPB will continue helping NPC Chile, Ecuador and Peru develop in Para sport.

Fabio Torres Silva of Colombia competes in the Powerlifting - Men's -97kg Group A Final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Powerlifting

Members have until 30 April to submit any feedback on the sport’s current technical and classification rules and regulations.

London 2017 - logo for stories
Athletics

The company will provide timing and measurement services for July’s World Para Athletics Championships.

The emblem for UK Athletics (UKA).
Athletics

The review into domestic classification was undertaken to ensure that UKA’s processes were fully compliant with World Para Athletics regulations.