PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Slovakia, Czech Republic claim victories
In a preview of Saturday’s medal matches, two close games were played out at the Para ice hockey Worlds B-Pool.

Para athletics season in review: distance events
Find out some of the highlights that lit up the world of Para athletics in 2016.

Xu Qing cherishes 10th Paralympic gold
The veteran flirts with the idea of retirement after a fourth Paralympics, but still has interest in Tokyo 2020.

Chef de Mission Sainsbury: ‘Rio 2016 my proudest moment’
Tony Sainsbury, who led two refugee Para athletes at September’s Paralympics, reflects on his experiences.

NPC Croatia, Allianz Zagreb project wins award
‘Be the Missing Piece’ was chosen the best sponsorship project by the Slovenian Marketing Association at a two-day conference in Portoroz, Slovenia.

Monthly preview: December 2016
Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.

No. 31 High profile figures support Rio 2016 and the Paralympic Movement
Ban Ki-moon and Pope Francis were amongst those who publicly supported the Paralympic Movement this year.

NPC Peru launches official website
The new website, all in Spanish, aims to help raise awareness of Para sports in the country ahead of the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games.

The IPC to rebrand the 10 sports it acts as International Federation for
From 30 November, the sports will adopt new names, identities and competition name formats.
Finalists announced for the 2016 Australian Paralympic Awards
The winners will be revealed at a Gala Ceremony in Sydney on 8 December