PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

British Para Table Tennis Performance squad announced
The line-up for 2017 includes some new faces including Paralympic, world and European champions.

Edlinger family celebrates world title in Finsterau
Father Josef and mother Marien cheered for their children Carina and her brother guide Julian as they took gold at the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships.
Seven qualities that make a successful athlete guide
Guides from Norway, Ukraine and Germany shared their thoughts whilst they compete at the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships.

Para cycling: A brief history of the sport
Ahead of the World Championships in LA, find out more about Para cycling.

Late-comer Narita reflects on shaking up the podium
The Japanese snowboarder is keeping the men’s SB-LL2 on their toes-edges ahead of PyeongChang 2018.

Snowboarders return to Europe for World Cup
A series of newly crowned world champions will compete in La Molina, Spain, from Monday (13 February)

IPC Taskforce publishes first Russian Paralympic Committee progress report
The IPC Taskforce report summarises the progress the RPC has made in meeting the conditions required to have its IPC suspension lifted.

Alpine skiing Europa Cups move to Slovenia, Croatia
Medallists from the recently concluded World Para Alpine Skiing Championships highlight the fields for slalom and giant slalom.

ASOS renews partnership with ParalympicsGB team
The partnership with the global retailer will cover PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020.

Oksana Masters wins USA’s first gold at Finsterau 2017
The US sit-skier was the fastest in the women’s cross-country sprint race to claim her maiden world title in Finsterau, Germany.