PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Ilkka Tuomisto eyes Paralympic success
Finland’s cross-country standing skier aims to win gold at PyeongChang 2018 to complete his medal collection.
Kunieda to meet Fernandez at Japan Open
Japan’s three-time Paralympic gold medallist will face Argentina’s 2017 Australian Open champion in the second round.
Pfizer Canada announced as VISTA 2017 title sponsor
The pharmaceutical firm will support the science conference to be held in September.
Ducharme to coach Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball
Marc Antoine Ducharme guide the team toward qualification for the 2018 Worlds.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Ceremony to launch Barcelona 1992 25th anniversary logo
The event will take place in the Barcelona City Hall on Friday (19 May) at 11:00 CEST, with the IPC Governing Board in attendance.
Shooter Dahl enjoying the ride, ready for more
US rifle shooting star and Paralympic bronze medallist McKenna Dahl wants to top the podium at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
MEDIA ADVISORY: The IPC to provide an update on the Russian Paralympic Committee’s suspension
The RPC was suspended by the IPC on 7 August 2016.
Inter-Spinal Unit Games brings spinal injury patients together
The annual event was held in Stoke Mandeville, the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement.
Badenhorst hopes to ride success into PyeongChang
The Australian snowboard is taking motivation from a successful season that saw her win her first World Cup globe.
Mark Arendz: My season highlights
The Canadian Nordic skier has just completed one of the best seasons of his career, winning two world titles in Finsterau, Germany, last February.