PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

VISTA 2017 opens in Toronto
Scientific Award to British professor caps first day of sport science conference.

Akira Kano: 3 reasons to watch PyeongChang 2018
Japan’s three-time Paralympic champion prepares to compete at his fourth Winter Games

Manuela Schär targets Berlin marathon win
Swiss wheelchair racer confident ahead of Berlin marathon on Sunday (24 September)

Team Visa announced for PyeongChang 2018
Oksana Masters, Beibei Chu, Seung-Hwan Jung and Mac Marcoux are the four Para athletes in the team

Malle 2017: Van Dorpe draws on experience
Former able-bodied fencer has competitive fire that could lead to Worlds medal in one month’s time

Hosts Rwanda and Egypt claim African titles in Kigali
Regional Sitting Volleyball Championships conclude on 17 September

Malle 2017: Dancing dream becomes reality
Belgian TV series follows journey of Inge Blockmans and celebrity Koen Wauters to first dance competition.

Para sports at the centre of Sport Technology Congress in Israel
Eighth edition of the APCST is set to take place in Tel Aviv from 15-19 October

Rio 2016 champions back to Osijek World Cup
The competition features Rio gold medallists Sareh Javanmardidodmani and Veronika Vadovicova

5 wheelchair fencing storylines to follow
The 2017 World Championships are less than two months away