PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Chile stages training camp for young Para athletes
Thirty three youngsters took part in the ‘Para Chile Talents’ programme held in the city of Coquimbo.

Hug, Schär take Boston titles in new world best times
The Swiss duo took the respective men’s and women’s wheelchair race titles in the Boston Marathon.

Corey Peters targets Paralympic gold at PyeongChang 2018
New Zealand’s alpine skier seeks to outdo his performance from Sochi 2014, when he won silver in the men’s giant slalom sitting.

Brazilian wheelchair fencers train in France
Jovane Guissone, Sandro Colaco, Vanderson Chaves, Karina Maia and Moacir Ribeiro are taking part in an exchange training programme in Frejus, France

Bosnia and Herzegovina aim high at Europeans
The men’s Rio 2016 sitting volleyball silver medallists are hoping to successfully defend the continental title once again, having won every edition since 1999.

Guilhermina out to make amends in Sao Paulo
After losing her Paralympic titles in Rio, the visually impaired sprinter aims to bounce back in 2017.

IWBF Executive Council meet at House of Basketball
The first meeting of 2017 took place between 8-9 April

Gangneung 2017: An inside look at Canada-USA rivalry
The two rivals have three gold medals each in Para ice hockey World Championships history.

Holiday Hotspot with Ireland’s Jason Smyth
The fastest Paralympian on the planet tells us his favourite holiday destination.

Chris Vos: My top three moments from 2017
The Dutch snowboarder had a 2016-17 season to remember claiming two world titles and winning two World Cup globes.