PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IPC President praises Japan’s adoption of universal design
Sir Philip Craven met with Prime Minister Abe on Wednesday in Tokyo as the two discussed preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Schaer aims to put rollercoaster year behind her in Tokyo
The Swiss T54 wheelchair racer lines-up in Sunday’s marathon in the host city of the next Paralympic Games.

‘Be the Missing Piece’ collects ESA award
The sponsorship project continues to receive international recognition after picking up its seventh award.

Workout Wednesday with Namibia’s Ananias Shikongo
The Paralympic sprinting champion talks us through a typical training day as he prepares for London 2017.

World Para Ice Hockey searches for Athlete Representative
National Paralympic Committees can nominate one athlete to sit on the Sport Technical Committee, representing the athlete voice.
Han Soo Kim learns from Rio 2016 mistakes
The South Korean boccia player reflected on Rio 2016 and is determined to win double gold at the 2017 Asia-Oceania Championships.

NPC Serbia receives highest medal
The country’s President delivered the medal to recently re-elected NPC President Zoran Micovic.

Tributes pour in for Eline van der Gaag
The European women’s Para ice hockey team and wider community mourn the loss of the Dutch goaltender.

Vadovicova, Denysiuk open season with wins
Athletes showed their form in the rifle and pistol events in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

London schools apply for 90,000 World Para Athletics Championships tickets
More than 1,000 London schools have requested tickets for pupils following the Schools Tickets offer, backed by the Mayor of London.