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Switzerland’s Cuche focused on Paralympic prize
Robin Cuche won his first World Championships medal in January, surprising himself, and is working towards PyeongChang 2018.

Three reasons why Jessica Long loves swimming
After competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, the US swimmer will be back to the pool at the 2017 World Para Swimming Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March.

Walsall to host European Judo Championships
The British city will stage the continental event between 3-6 August.

Puch opens season with triple victories
The Austrian Paralympic champion was among the returning riders from Rio 2016 to take top prizes in Doha.

Cote to coach Canadian wheelchair rugby
Patrick Cote will take over as head coach, while David Willsie will serve as assistant.
Rebecca Meyers seeks to continue promoting Para sports
With the start of the swimming season just around the corner, USA’s three-time Paralympic champion has outlined ambitious goals that go way beyond the pool.

WWhCC2017: Six teams tied for second after day four
With Canada, Germany, Norway, Scotland, South Korea and China all tied, the remaining sessions will be crucial.

Jessica Long excited to compete at World Series
USA’s multiple-Paralympic champion will kick off her season at the first stage of the 2017 World Para Swimming Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March.

WWhCC2017: USA overcome spirited Finland
The USA grabbed their first win on day three of the World Championships.

Dubai stages second phase of ‘Raise the Bar’ programme
World Para Powerlifting delivered 13 anti-doping workshops as part of its ‘Raise the Bar, say NO! to doping’ programme in Dubai, UAE, from 25-26 February.

New dance sport classification, sport rules introduced
A course for international classifiers is also being offered by World Para Dance Sport.

Iran’s President praises Paralympians at special ceremony
Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, host a special ceremony for the Paralympians who competed at Rio 2016, in the country’s capital city of Tehran.
Muraoka’s home win puts her in World Cup contention
The Japanese sit skier moved within 40 points of Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber in the super-G in Hakuba.

Para cycling Track Worlds come to a close
Joseph Berenyi won two golds on the last day of competition (5 March) on home soil in Los Angeles, including USA’s first gold ever in the men’s team sprint event.

Paovic, Van Zon meet expectations in Lignano
The Rio 2016 Paralympic champions showed no lag at one of the first major international competitions of the year.

British tandems sweep Worlds podiums
Five of Great Britain´s duos reached the podiums in the men´s and women´s events on Saturday (4 March) at the UCI Para cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, USA.

My holiday hotspot with Canada’s Brent Lakatos
The T53 racer talks about the two items he would take on his ideal holiday.

Paralympic champion Baker’s horse passes
Natasha Baker and her horse Cabral won three gold medals together at Rio 2016.

WWhCC2017: South Korea open with win
The host nation delighted their home crowd with a victory over the USA on the first day of the curling World Championships.

Canada take victory at Para ice hockey international
Italy took third place at home in Torino on Saturday (4 March).