PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Media accreditation opens for Sao Paulo 2017
The fourth Youth Parapan American Games will take place in the Brazilian city from 20-25 March.
Ones to watch for 2017 for badminton and shooting announced
Six badminton players and 12 shooters have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
Italy’s Bertagnolli: ‘If we ski well, we can win’
With under one week to go until his home alpine skiing World Championships, the teenager talks of his hopes.
Two weeks to go until deadline for VISTA 2017 abstracts
Experts from around the world have until 31 January to submit their abstracts for September’s event in Canada.
Eskau sweeps cross-country World Cup
Ukraine also picked up five more home victories at the Western Center.
Ukraine’s Shyshkova back in top form at home
The Ukrainian secured her fourth cross-country World Cup win of the season on Sunday (15 January), after losing out in the middle distance classic.
Briscoe appointed Chef de Mission for PyeongChang 2018
The ParalympicsGB Senior Leadership Team for the Paralympic Winter Games was also confirmed, with Chief Executive Tim Hollingsworth taking the position of Secretary General again.
Ones to watch for 2017 for canoe and powerlifting announced
Six canoeists and 11 powerlifters have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
Loesch and Knight unbeaten at alpine skiing World Cup
Both skiers won the women’s sitting and visually impaired super combined respectively in Innerkrems, Austria, on Sunday (15 January).
Faces of the Future: Argentina's Rocio Ledesma
The 18-year-old judoka is hoping to successfully defend her title from Buenos Aires 2013 at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.