PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS Alpine Skiing Dutch, Austrian, German, Canadian Italian and Slovakian athletes all reached the top of the podium at the World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. Biathlon Ukraine’s multi-Paralympic champion won the men’s biathlon sprint visually impaired at a World Cup on home soil in Western Center, on 19 January. Swimming The swimmer sealed his first Paralympic medal at Rio 2016, ending a run of fourth place finishes. Taekwondo Six taekwondo athletes and 14 triathletes have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017. Wheelchair Tennis The new wheelchair tennis rankings have been published by the International Tennis Federation whilst the Melbourne Open draws were also revealed. Goalball Jarkko Pokkinen was named head coach of the Finish men’s goalball team and Raphael Moreira was announced as coach of the Brazilian table tennis team. Athletics Running from March to June, the 2017 Grand Prix season will involve nine events, including one in Paris for the first time. Alpine Skiing A series of athletes also emerged onto the podium for the first time in Slovenia on Wednesday (18 January). Alpine Skiing Germany’s five-time Paralympic champion is building towards the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships Wheelchair Tennis The UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour started with 11 tournaments in 1992 and consists now of more than 150 annually over 40 countries. Wheelchair Fencing Ten wheelchair fencers and 32 swimmers have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017. PyeongChang 2018 Interested non rights holding broadcasters can apply online via https://www.paralympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/media Biathlon France’s Para Nordic skier won the men’s Individual visually impaired race in Western Center, Ukraine, on 17 January. Athletics A quarter of a million schoolchildren across Greater London given opportunity to attend the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017. Alpine Skiing A host of world champions and World Cup leaders will line up for slalom and giant slalom in Slovenia from 18-20 January, ahead of the Worlds. Ghana The National Paralympic Committees of Haiti, Argentina, Cameroon and Ghana implemented successful media campaigns for Rio 2016. Swimming World Para Swimming is inviting potential classifiers to receive hands-on training in Copenhagen, Denmark, in March. Athletics Media can now apply for accreditation via www.paralympic.org/london-2017 Wheelchair Tennis The Apia International was the first ITF Super Series of the year, with all 2016 singles champions successfully defending their title. America The fourth Youth Parapan American Games will take place in the Brazilian city from 20-25 March. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 466 Page 467 Page 468 Page 469 Current page 470 Page 471 Page 472 Page 473 Page 474 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Alpine Skiing Dutch, Austrian, German, Canadian Italian and Slovakian athletes all reached the top of the podium at the World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
Biathlon Ukraine’s multi-Paralympic champion won the men’s biathlon sprint visually impaired at a World Cup on home soil in Western Center, on 19 January.
Swimming The swimmer sealed his first Paralympic medal at Rio 2016, ending a run of fourth place finishes.
Taekwondo Six taekwondo athletes and 14 triathletes have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
Wheelchair Tennis The new wheelchair tennis rankings have been published by the International Tennis Federation whilst the Melbourne Open draws were also revealed.
Goalball Jarkko Pokkinen was named head coach of the Finish men’s goalball team and Raphael Moreira was announced as coach of the Brazilian table tennis team.
Athletics Running from March to June, the 2017 Grand Prix season will involve nine events, including one in Paris for the first time.
Alpine Skiing A series of athletes also emerged onto the podium for the first time in Slovenia on Wednesday (18 January).
Alpine Skiing Germany’s five-time Paralympic champion is building towards the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships
Wheelchair Tennis The UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour started with 11 tournaments in 1992 and consists now of more than 150 annually over 40 countries.
Wheelchair Fencing Ten wheelchair fencers and 32 swimmers have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
PyeongChang 2018 Interested non rights holding broadcasters can apply online via https://www.paralympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/media
Biathlon France’s Para Nordic skier won the men’s Individual visually impaired race in Western Center, Ukraine, on 17 January.
Athletics A quarter of a million schoolchildren across Greater London given opportunity to attend the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017.
Alpine Skiing A host of world champions and World Cup leaders will line up for slalom and giant slalom in Slovenia from 18-20 January, ahead of the Worlds.
Ghana The National Paralympic Committees of Haiti, Argentina, Cameroon and Ghana implemented successful media campaigns for Rio 2016.
Swimming World Para Swimming is inviting potential classifiers to receive hands-on training in Copenhagen, Denmark, in March.
Wheelchair Tennis The Apia International was the first ITF Super Series of the year, with all 2016 singles champions successfully defending their title.
America The fourth Youth Parapan American Games will take place in the Brazilian city from 20-25 March.
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