PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Spirit of Gold Collection available for purchase
The set of 12 portraits representing some of New Zealand´s Paralympians will be made available for viewing at the Royal Easter Show in Auckland.

Gangneung 2017: Audun Bakke propels Norway to victory in overtime thriller
Norway, USA and Canada all take victories on second day of action at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.

Throwback Thursday: Peru’s Jose Mugaburu
The first Peruvian Para athlete to win a medal in swimming at the Paralympic Games recalls his performance at Toronto 1976.

Irish athletes in warm weather training ahead of London 2017
The world’s fastest Paralympian is training in Tenerife ahead of his 100m world title defence.
Petrucio Ferreira hopes to lower 200m world record
The Brazilian starts his season at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, a place that holds special memories.

PyeongChang 2018 excite, inform & engage through Education Programme
Interactive Winter Games Curriculum aims to directly engage one million students

The Paralympic Movement mourns the loss of Eric Diaz
Eric Diaz, first Paralympic Committee of Panama President and former Member at Large of the Americas Paralympic Committee, passed away on Saturday (8 April).

Fountoulakis re-elected Hellenic Paralympic Committee President
Under his presidency, Greece rounded off their second best performance ever at a Paralympic Games, claiming five golds, four silvers and four bronzes at Rio 2016.

IBSA General Assembly set for Romania
The event will take place in Cluj Napoca this October.

New Finnish Paralympic Committee President elected
Paralympian Mina Mojtahedi will serve a four-year term, leading Finland to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.