PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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.

WWCCh2017: Norway dethrone Russia for title
Scotland defeated China for the bronze medal at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2017.

Paralympic and Olympic flag tour aims to boost recovery efforts in Miyagi Prefecture
The port town of Ishinomaki was among the most affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Vaernes believes in Norway’s progress ahead of Worlds
Norway’s Morten Vaernes thinks his team have the chance to medal at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships in one month’s time.

Ottobock offers chance to try snowsport prosthesis
The Worldwide Paralympic Partner’s ProCarve prosthesis is approved for use in competition.
Christoph Kunz: Three things you did not know about me
The new Swiss super-G world champion is more than just a skier.

Long opens World Series with double victory in Copenhagen
US athletes enjoyed a successful day at the first World Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Saturday (11 March).
Skiers gather in PyeongChang to secure World Cup titles
The cream of the Para alpine skiing crop are eager to get a taste of the slopes for next year’s Paralympic Winter Games.

USA claim two cross-country long distance wins
Jacob Adicoff won his first ever race, whilst Oksana Masters continued her winning run at the Para Nordic skiing World Cup.
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.