PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Austria’s Onea on agonising four-year medal wait
The swimmer sealed his first Paralympic medal at Rio 2016, ending a run of fourth place finishes.
School ticketing initiative launched for London 2017
A quarter of a million schoolchildren across Greater London given opportunity to attend the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017.
World Cup in Kranjska Gora to be shown live
A host of world champions and World Cup leaders will line up for slalom and giant slalom in Slovenia from 18-20 January, ahead of the Worlds.
Countries spread the word with Agitos Foundation help
The National Paralympic Committees of Haiti, Argentina, Cameroon and Ghana implemented successful media campaigns for Rio 2016.
Schaffelhuber reflects on Paralympic build-up
Germany’s five-time Paralympic champion is building towards the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships
UNIQLO extends wheelchair tennis sponsorship until 2021
The UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour started with 11 tournaments in 1992 and consists now of more than 150 annually over 40 countries.
Ones to watch for 2017 for swimming and wheelchair fencing announced
Ten wheelchair fencers and 32 swimmers have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
IPC opens media accreditation for PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games
Interested non rights holding broadcasters can apply online via https://www.paralympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/media
Chalencon claims first biathlon World Cup win
France’s Para Nordic skier won the men’s Individual visually impaired race in Western Center, Ukraine, on 17 January.
Two weeks to go until deadline for VISTA 2017 abstracts
Experts from around the world have until 31 January to submit their abstracts for September’s event in Canada.