PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

No. 11 Nemati carries Iranian flag at Olympics
It was a historic scene when the Para archer carried her nation’s flag during Rio 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony.
Denysiuk: My best moments of Rio 2016
For the Ukrainian pistol shooting bronze medalist, his first Paralympic Games resembled an emotional roller-coaster ride.

Paralympics New Zealand receives increased investment
High Performance Sport New Zealand has given Paralympics New Zealand an increase in funding.

Japan’s Suzuki returns to form at skiing World Cup
German, Canadian, Slovakian, French, US, British skiers all finish on the slalom podium in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Hynd ’85 per cent happy’ with Rio swimming performance
The British swimmer broke two world records at September’s Paralympic Games but missed his own personal target of three golds and five medals in total.

Three things Renske van Beek does off snow
Find out what the Dutch snowboarder does when she is not competing.

Henrieta Farkasova returns to top in St. Moritz World Cup
Slovakia’s five-time Paralympic champion bounced back after yesterday´s defeat to Great Britain's Millie Knight to claim her first win in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

No. 12: Stunning Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony
Brazil welcomed Latin America’s first Paralympic Games in spectacular style at the mythic Maracana stadium on 7 September.

South-East Asian Paralympic Committees receive support
Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines will take part in the Agitos Foundation’s Organisational Capacity Programme.

Globetrotter and Swiss Paralympic extend co-operation
The Swiss travel agent changes its sponsor status and becomes Swiss Paralympic Supplier on 1 January 2017.