PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

World’s best set to compete at French Open
Fernandez and Buis to defend titles at Roland Garros in second Grand Slam of 2017.

Canada names snowboard team
Seven Para snowboarders battling for places at PyeongChang 2018.

Para rowers to watch in Poznan
Here are the athletes to watch for when the World Rowing Cup II begins next week.

The IPC teams up with BP Target Neutral to offset travel emissions
BP has offset 4,448.1 tonnes of CO2 equivalent created by the IPC between 2014 and 2016.

Five reasons to watch the Indianapolis World Series
World's best swimmers in action at penultimate World Series before 2017 World Championships.

British team named for London 2017
49 athletes will compete at their home World Championships in July.

French Para triathletes impress on home soil
France win five events and secure 11 podium finishes at Para Triathlon World Cup.

Tokyo 2020 stages Litter Collection Competition
Event in downtown Tokyo marks World Environment Day as build up to Paralympic Games continues.

IPC calls for Classification Research Grant applications
International sports federations can apply for the grant that will help enhance their classification systems.

Best of British: Jo Butterfield
The first time Great Britain’s Jo Butterfield entered the London Stadium, the venue for July’s World Para Athletics Championships, competing was a pipe dream.