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Statement on APC President
Eduardo Montenegro will act as APC President until elections are conducted at Extraordinary General Assembly

Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 45 – Five world records for both Lakatos and Cockroft
Paralympic champions enjoy highly successful Swiss series in Arbon and Nottwil

Ewa Durska receives World Fair Play Diploma
Three-time Paralympic champion auctions off Rio 2016 gold medal to fund child’s cancer treatment

Kenya target young swimming talent
Agitos Foundation-backed training camp to take place in Nairobi in 2018

Para snowboard NorAm included in Dew Tour
Paralympic medallist Amy Purdy headlines entries

WADA upholds non-compliance status of RUSADA
Russia anti-doping roadmap discussed at Agency’s Foundation Board meeting

Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 46 Sweden steal last spot
Bronze medal game at Ostersund 2017 decided the last Para ice hockey team for PyeongChang 2018

Toyota Mobility Unlimited Challenge kicks off
A contest to transform the world of people with lower-limb paralysis

Shooting World Cup returns to Al Ain in 2018
First time Para trap discipline will be included alongside rifle and pistol events

Mike Schultz saves best for last in Landgraaf
US snowboarder upsets reigning world champion Chris Vos at World Cup

US name wheelchair curling team
Five athletes will compete at PyeongChang 2018
Q&A with US snowboarders
Catch up with reigning Worlds medallists and veterans as they prepare for Landgraaf

Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 47 – Largest IWRF Americas Championship held in Paraguay
Host team makes first appearance at an international wheelchair rugby competition

Swiss Paralympic and Allianz extend partnership through to 2020
Agreement to help fund athletes trainings in the lead-up to Tokyo 2020
Shea edges Suur-Hamari in Landgraaf
Tiebreaker decides men’s SB-LL2 winner in first day of World Cup

Belgium’s Gerard targets third successive Masters title
Wheelchair tennis player is hoping to win the year-end competition despite missing most of the season due to injury

Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 48 – Development of female Para sport
Camps in Para ice hockey and wheelchair basketball held this year

Costa Rica win Blind Football Central American Championships
Regional champions qualify for 2018 World Champs in Madrid, Spain

World’s best snowboarders set for Landgraaf
Vos and Bunschoten to star on home snow

Rome 2017: Five things we learned
The key stories from the Wheelchair Fencing World Championships