PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Holiday Hotspot with Italy’s Martina Caironi
The two-time Paralympic champion reveals her favourite holiday destination and two items she cannot live without.
Edlinger claims World Cup title in Sapporo
The Austrian skier secured the women’s visually impaired title with guide brother Julian Josef in Sapporo, Japan.

Jose Luis Campo re-elected Americas Paralympic Committee President
Eduardo Montenegro of Cuba was voted Vice-president for a second consecutive term; USA's Julie O´Neill, Ecuador's Bayron Lopez and Colombia's Pedro Mejia are the new three Members.

Paralympic champion Anne Dunham retires
The 68-year-old Para equestrian rider closes her career with 19 Paralympic titles over five Games.
Koblenz to hold draw for IWRF 2017 European Championship
The draw for this summer’s competition will take place on Monday 20 March and streamed live on Facebook.

Five Youth Parapan graduates who became Paralympians
Check out five athletes who started their careers at the Youth Parapan American Games and later starred at the Paralympic Games.

Argentina-Brazil to kick off football 5 at Sao Paulo 2017
The super derby will kick start competition at the Youth Parapan American Games will start on 21 March and run until 24 March in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Triple success for Farkasova after season’s final World Cup race
Slalom and overall World Cup titles were decided on the final day of the PyeongChang 2018 Test Event in South Korea.

Kononova claims cross-country World Cup
Winners in the men’s and women’s sitting were also decided in Sapporo, Japan, on Saturday (18 March).

Paralympic champion Vanessa Low helps launch worldwide road safety campaign
The German long jumper stars in a new initiative by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA)