PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Chile announce teams for 2017 World Championships
The Chilean delegations for the athletics, powerlifting and swimming Worlds have been announced.
Fitzpatrick bulking up ahead of PyeongChang 2018
The 19-year-old is incorporating “some alternative fitness things” and a nutritionist into her offseason routine.

Jae Rim Yang: My three most memorable moments from 2017
One of South Korea’s main medal hopes for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games looks back on her 2016/17 season.
How wheelchair tennis is developing in France
Jean-Pierre Limborg, pioneer of wheelchair tennis in France, gave an insight into how the sport has grown over the last decades.

May’s record breakers in Para athletics
With athletes getting ready for July’s World Para Athletics Championships, many were in record breaking form.

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.

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.