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Chile announce teams for 2017 World Championships
The Chilean delegations for the athletics, powerlifting and swimming Worlds have been announced.
Fitzpatrick bulking up ahead of PyeongChang 2018
The 19-year-old is incorporating “some alternative fitness things” and a nutritionist into her offseason routine.

Denmark claim Metro Cup in Poland
The Danes warmed up for the wheelchair rugby Euros by going un beaten in the five team tournament.

Three world records fall in Nottwil
Some outstanding performances seen on last day of competition in penultimate Grand Prix of the season.

Jae Rim Yang: My three most memorable moments from 2017
One of South Korea’s main medal hopes for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games looks back on her 2016/17 season.
How wheelchair tennis is developing in France
Jean-Pierre Limborg, pioneer of wheelchair tennis in France, gave an insight into how the sport has grown over the last decades.

May’s record breakers in Para athletics
With athletes getting ready for July’s World Para Athletics Championships, many were in record breaking form.

Uzbekistan dominate Asian-Oceanian Championships
Uzbek judokas won eight of the 12 events on home soil in the capital city of Tashkent, between 26-27 May.
Youths showcase talents at South Korean Para Games
The sports festival was held for the 11th time and saw thousands of young athletes compete.

Lakatos breaks Hug's 1,500m world record in Nottwil
The Canadian broke the Swiss Silver Bullet's seven year-old T53/54 record on a stunning day of Para athletics in Switzerland.

Hanquinquant targets medal on home soil in Besancon
The French Para triathlete finished fourth last year and is hoping for a medal in 2017.
Finsterau 2017 conducts final debrief
The successful World Para Nordic Skiing Championships took place in the German city from 10-19 February, with 135 athletes from 25 countries competing.

Instrumental data collected for classification research in World Para Swimming
A team of researchers collected data from the Italian Para swimming team toward revising the sport’s classification system.

Jae Rim Yang looking forward to her home Paralympics
South Korea’s visually impaired Alpine skier shared her excitement about competing in front of her friends and family at PyeongChang 2018.

Four world records fall in Nottwil
With six weeks to go until London 2017, Great Britain’s Richard Whitehead was amongst the record breakers in Switzerland.

Blind football reaches Denmark
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) conducted a training camp aimed at local players, coaches and volunteers, between 27-28 May.

Tokyo 2020 announces Recruit Holdings as official partner
This brings the total number of Tokyo 2020 domestic partners to 43, including 28 official partners, plus the five Worldwide Partners.

Paralympics New Zealand receives important award
PNZ took top honours at Sport and Recreation Awards alongside Sophie Pascoe and Carole Hicks.

Dutch riders dominate in Roosendaal
The Netherlands’ Rio 2016 gold medallist Sanne Voets led the way on home soil, from 26-28 May.
Monthly preview: June 2017
Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.