PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Uzbekistan dominate Asian-Oceanian Championships
Uzbek judokas won eight of the 12 events on home soil in the capital city of Tashkent, between 26-27 May.
Youths showcase talents at South Korean Para Games
The sports festival was held for the 11th time and saw thousands of young athletes compete.
Lakatos breaks Hug's 1,500m world record in Nottwil
The Canadian broke the Swiss Silver Bullet's seven year-old T53/54 record on a stunning day of Para athletics in Switzerland.
Four world records fall in Nottwil
With six weeks to go until London 2017, Great Britain’s Richard Whitehead was amongst the record breakers in Switzerland.
Blind football reaches Denmark
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) conducted a training camp aimed at local players, coaches and volunteers, between 27-28 May.
Tokyo 2020 announces Recruit Holdings as official partner
This brings the total number of Tokyo 2020 domestic partners to 43, including 28 official partners, plus the five Worldwide Partners.
Paralympics New Zealand receives important award
PNZ took top honours at Sport and Recreation Awards alongside Sophie Pascoe and Carole Hicks.
Hanquinquant targets medal on home soil in Besancon
The French Para triathlete finished fourth last year and is hoping for a medal in 2017.
Finsterau 2017 conducts final debrief
The successful World Para Nordic Skiing Championships took place in the German city from 10-19 February, with 135 athletes from 25 countries competing.
Instrumental data collected for classification research in World Para Swimming
A team of researchers collected data from the Italian Para swimming team toward revising the sport’s classification system.