PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Coordination Commission ends second visit to Sao Paulo
The fourth Youth Parapan American Games will take place in the Brazilian city from 20-25 March.

No. 17 Bochet claims 50th World Cup win
The French 11-time world champion won 17 World Cup races in a row in 2015-16, to follow up on her five world titles from 2015.

Tickets on sale for football-5 Euros
The competition will take place in Berlin, Germany, between 17-27 August.

Brazilian Paralympic University Games come to an end
The Paralympic Training Centre, in Sao Paulo, staged the event between 9-10 December.
Jiske, Reid named Wheelchair World Champions
The two Paralympic singles gold medallists received the honours following their outstanding performances in 2016.

Yarovyi, Shyshkova, Masters claim second World Cup wins
Following up from their sprint wins last Friday (9 December) the trio secured top spot on the podium in the long distance cross-country classic in Vuokatti, Finland.

Schaffelhuber wins opening Para alpine skiing World Cup
The German world and Paralympic champion showed she is in strong form ahead of January’s World Championships.
Asian Paralympic Committee General Assembly concludes
A clear mandate for change was called following the General Assembly; APC Awards winners were also announced.
Call for athlete representative nominations
National Paralympic Committees can nominate one athlete for the alpine skiing, snowboard and Nordic skiing athlete representative elections, to be held in 2017.

World Cup season to get underway in Kuhtai, St. Moritz
World and Paralympic champions will ski slalom and giant slalom in Austria and Switzerland from 15 December.