PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Sprinter Ussumane Cande passes
Cande was the first female Para athlete to compete for Guinea-Bissau.
SP2017: Brazil secure top of the Sao Paulo 2017 medals table
With still one day to go until the end of the fourth Youth Parapan American Games in Sao Paulo, the hosts secured the top spot in the medals table.
Sao Paulo 2017 to end with Closing Ceremony
Brazil are hoping to add three more golds at the Youth Parapan American Games in football 7-a-side, goalball and wheelchair basketball on Saturday (25 March).
Shenely Tromp wins Aruba first ever medal
The T13 sprinter claimed silver in the women’s 100m T12-13 at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
SP2017: Champions to be crowned in nine sports
Medal winners will be decided in athletics, boccia, football 5, goalball, sitting volleyball, swimming, table tennis, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis on 24 March.
PyeongChang 2018 Unveils Paralympic Pictograms
The pictograms depict the six Paralympic winter sports
Your athlete representative: Elvira Stinissen
The sitting volleyball player shares why it is important for her to be involved in the Athletes’ Council, and more.
Sweden’s Hjert anticipates challenging season
With roster changes since Rio 2016, the wheelchair rugby player knows the 2017 Europeans will be a tough battle.
Rodrigo Mendoza anticipates football-5 final
The Argentinian goalkeeper is hoping the team can beat hosts Brazil in the gold-medal match of the fourth Youth Parapan American Games in Sao Paulo.
Slovenian children introduced to Para sports
The National Paralympic Committee has been working with its partners to recruit the next generation of sports stars.