PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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

Mexico City 2017 World Championships postponed
Following Tuesday’s devastating earthquake the IPC has postponed upcoming World Championships in powerlifting and swimming.

Hong Kong strong at Starlight Open
Dance couples Wong and Choi; and Huang and Kuo triumphed at the last competition before the 2017 Worlds
Rio to host 2018 Para Cycling Track Worlds
Apeldoorn, the Netherlands will stage the following edition in 2019

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

First Para trap World Cup wraps up in Lonato
Host nation Italy topped the medals table in the milestone event

R9 included in Tokyo 2020 programme
The inclusion comes just ahead of the next World Cup event in Osijek, Croatia