PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Valenzuela seeks to regain World title
Chile’s London 2012 athletics champion is hoping to successfully defend the Doha 2015 world title in the men’s 5,000m T11 at London 2017.
BBC Radio’s Ed Harry explores rivalry in wheelchair racing
Following marathon wins in Boston and London, can Manuela Schär challenge Tatyana McFadden’s dominance in the T54 class?
World records for Tai, Firth at World Series
Uzbekistan’s Dmitriy Khorlin set a new Asian record in Sheffield, Great Britain, on Saturday (29 April).
Kovalchuk finds redemption at shooting Grand Prix
The two-time Paralympic champion closed the Grand Prix in Szczecin with R5 gold.
IPC President scoops prestigious award
Sir Philip Craven was awarded the Leadership in Sport Award at the BT Sport Industry Awards.
Meyers continues great form at World Series
World and Paralympic swimming champion Rebecca Meyers put in a great performance alongside teammate Letticia Martinez on Friday (28 April).
Ukraine doubles up on day three in Szczecin
Oleksii Denysiuk adds onto his 2017 success with a win in the P1.
Dates for Football 5 Worlds change
The 2018 World Championships will take place in Madrid, Spain, from 5-18 June following a request from the Spanish Blind Sports Federation.
Pajulahti 2017 launches second video
The latest video of a series aiming to raise awareness of goalball ahead of this year’s Europeans has been launched.
Sao Paulo set to receive over 1,000 Para athletes
The Brazilian Paralympic Training Centre will stage the Wheelchair Fencing Brazil Cup and an athletics and swimming regional event.