PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
‘Making Boccia Accessible’ held in Rwanda
The two-day course provided training to develop participants’ refereeing and classification skills.
Curtis McGrath seeks out new challenges
Paralympic champion in canoe, the Australian is also trying out Para rowing.
Aatif seeks ‘good omen’ at African Open
Morocco’s Mohammed Aatif hopes success in Rwanda will carry over to October’s World Championships.
Delegations of Panama, Peru arrive in Sao Paulo
Panama sent 23 athletes, whilst Peru will have 12 representatives at the fourth Youth Parapan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 20-25 March.
Rio 2016 Paralympics smash all TV viewing records
The Games reached a cumulative TV audience of more than 4.1 billion people in more than 150 countries.
The Athlete Voice, Compliance and Whistleblowing take centre stage at WADA Annual Symposium
WADA Athlete Committee proposes development of Charter of Athlete Rights and commits to hosting a Global Athlete Anti-Doping Forum in 2018.
Six months after Rio: Romance, not regrets for Tam
Hong Kong’s Tam Chik Sum bounced back quickly from disappointment on the Paralympic piste thanks to wife and fellow fencer Chan Yui Chong.
Record number of countries for Sao Paulo 2017 confirmed
A total of 19 countries will compete at the fourth Youth Parapan American Games from 20-25 March, four more than in Buenos Aires 2013.
Tenorio reflects on Rio 2016, looks ahead to Tokyo 2020
After winning his sixth successive Paralympic medal on home soil in Rio, Brazil’s judo record-man is already preparing to reach the podium again at Tokyo 2020.
Delegations head to Sao Paulo for Youth Parapans
The Colombian, Venezuelan, Peruvian and Ecuadorian delegations were greeted by their respective national authorities ahead of their participation in Sao Paulo 2017.