PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Top Para snowboarders set for Big White 2017
Familiar names will go for world titles and look to establish themselves as the world’s best ahead of PyeongChang 2018.
Houdet returns to No.1 in the men’s world rankings
Gordon Reid dropped to No.3, whilst Dutch Jiske Griffioen is the new No.1 in women’s doubles, same as British Andy Lapthorne in quad doubles.
Three things Mike Schultz does off snow
The US snowboarder is set to compete at the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships in Big White, Canada, from 1-8 February.
The IPC Governing Board concludes three days of meetings in Bonn
The meeting which took place between 27-29 January covered a range of topics.
Skiers Marcoux, Farkasova storm to quadruple gold
Slalom closed the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships on Tuesday (31 January) in Tarvisio, Italy.
Fernandez, Kamiji, Alcott notch Australian Open titles
The quad singles final was the first wheelchair tennis match ever to take place on a Grand Slam centre court, with around 5,000 people in attendance.
VISTA 2017 abstract deadline extended to 15 February
Due to the volume of abstracts, the deadline has been extended to 15 February for September’s event in Canada.
The year ahead in wheelchair fencing
Fencers will face off at five World Cups and a World Games in 2017.
US women’s wheelchair basketball national team named
Sixteen have been selected on the roster, with three Rio 2016 champions leading the way.
Moises Fuentes talks importance of Para sports
Colombia’s Paralympic medallist explains how swimming helped him move forward after becoming paraplegic at 18 as a result of a spinal cord injury caused by a gunshot.