PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Paralympics New Zealand receives important award
PNZ took top honours at Sport and Recreation Awards alongside Sophie Pascoe and Carole Hicks.
Hanquinquant targets medal on home soil in Besancon
The French Para triathlete finished fourth last year and is hoping for a medal in 2017.
Finsterau 2017 conducts final debrief
The successful World Para Nordic Skiing Championships took place in the German city from 10-19 February, with 135 athletes from 25 countries competing.
Instrumental data collected for classification research in World Para Swimming
A team of researchers collected data from the Italian Para swimming team toward revising the sport’s classification system.
Jae Rim Yang looking forward to her home Paralympics
South Korea’s visually impaired Alpine skier shared her excitement about competing in front of her friends and family at PyeongChang 2018.
Andrea Macri named Para ice hockey Athlete Representative
The Italian will serve as the athlete voice on the sport’s STC.
Paris Grand Prix – Five things we learned
The French capital staged a World Para Athletics Grand Prix for the first time this week.
Five reasons to be interested: Nottwil Grand Prix
More than 200 of the world’s best athletes will be lining up in Switzerland.
Agitos Foundation launches 2017 Grant Support Programme
A total of EUR 650,000 will be made available for Para sports development projects around the world for a fifth year in a row.
Updated taekwondo world rankings released
France’s Alain Akakpo was amongst the biggest movers following the Oceania Open, rising 19 places to No.13.