PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Chilean delegation ready for Sao Paulo 2017
Led by table tennis player Matias Pino and track and field athlete Amanda Cerna, Chile are hoping to win multiple medals at the fourth Youth Parapans.

Sao Paulo 2017: football 5 and football 7 preview
The Youth Parapan American Games will feature around 900 athletes, aged 12-20 years old, from 20 countries competing across 12 sports, from 20-25 March.

Germans shine on day one of PyeongChang 2018 Test Event
Martin Fleig, Clara Klug and Anja Wicker secure three wins on Friday (10 March) at the Para Nordic skiing World Cup in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Kunz ready to push his limit for gold
The Swiss sit-skier acquired a new mono-skis last year, which he said helped him win his first world title.

Five athletes who will take centre stage in Sao Paulo
With 10 days to go until the start of the fourth Youth Parapans, from 20-25 March, check out some of the biggest names that will compete in the Brazilian city.

Salvadoran President receives Sao Paulo 2017 delegation
Salvador Sanchez Ceren, President of El Salvador, presented the country’s flag to the delegation that will compete at the fourth Youth Parapan American Games.

Chef de Missions for PyeongChang 2018 appointed
Nick Dean and Ashley Light will lead Australia’s and New Zealand’s delegations, respectively, at next year’s Paralympic Winter Games, from 9-18 March.

Opening swimming World Series attracts big names
US teammates Jessica Long and Rebecca Myers, and Norway’s Sarah Louise Rung are the Paralympic and world champions who will line up in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Irish team named for swimming World Series
Rio 2016 Paralympic bronze medallist Ellen Keane will get her season underway in Copenhagen, Denmark from 11-12 March.

The IPC meets members of the Russian State Duma in Bonn
Friday’s meeting aimed for State Duma officials to learn more about how they could support the Russian Paralympic Committee in meeting its reinstatement obligations.