PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Lima 2019 launches mascot design competition
The Peruvian capital city will host the biggest Parapan American Games ever, with a record 1,850 athletes competing in 17 sports, two more than at Toronto 2015.
Motivation remains alive for Ryley Batt
The Australian wheelchair rugby team have won it all, and they are still hungry for more.

India claim two podiums at shooting World Cup
Pooja Agarwal and 15-year-old Avani Lekhara make a splash on their international debuts in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Will Norman: why some top blind footballers are raving about the European club scene
Great Britain’s two-time football 5-a-side Paralympian shares his view on how sports can bring together communities from across the world.
Big White 2017: Five things learned
Here are some takeaways from the World Para Snowboard Championships.

Three reasons why Chris Klebl loves skiing
The Canadian men’s middle distance cross-country sitting Paralympic champion shared his affections for his sport.

Paralympic values promoted through art
‘Art of the Olympians’ is a platform where Olympians and Paralympians can show their creative side, express themselves and document their involvement in the arts.

Paralympian Emma Foy takes time out
The Rio 2016 cycling medallists is taking time off to focus on a law degree and other areas in her life.

Canadian Paralympic Hall of Famers named
Carla Qualtrough and Karolina Wisniewska are among the five to be inducted into the class of 2017

Chapecoense goalkeeper visits Brazilian Paralympic Centre
Jakson Follmann was one of only six survivors of the tragic plane crash that killed 71 people, and tried Para sport for the first time.