PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Slovenia Open draws top Para table tennis players
A host of Rio 2016 medallists are in Lasko for one of the top international competitions of the year.
Almaty and Eger to host 2019, 2021 powerlifting Worlds
Kazakhstan and Hungary respectively will stage the most important competition outside of the Paralympic Games.
Tunkel victorious at home powerlifting World Cup
The Hungarian improved on his bronze medal winning lift from Rio 2016 to reach a new personal best in Eger.
Preview: World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Italy
Rieti will stage three days of action between 5-7 May.
NPC Iceland name new President
Thordur Arni Hjaltested will succeed Svein Aki Luoviksson after two decades.
In-form Jarryd Wallace heads to Arizona Grand Prix
The former 100m and 200m T44 world record holder has posted his fastest ever season-opening times.
Voting open for Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
Popular vote will decide who the best athlete in the Americas was in April 2017, via www.americasparalympic.org.
World Team Cup women’s semi-finalists decided
The Netherlands, Switzerland, China and the USA advanced into the women’s semi-finals; France and Belgium secured a place in the men’s next round.
Eger to stage second World Para Powerlifting World Cup
Some of the world’s best will gather in the Hungarian city from 4-7 May to compete in the penultimate major event before the World Championships.
Nandor Tunkel motivated by home event
Hungary’s Rio 2016 bronze medallist is hoping competing at a World Cup on home soil in Eger will act as a springboard ahead of Mexico 2017.