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Preview: World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo
Eighteen Paralympic medallists from around the world will compete from 21-23 April, including five Brazilian champions.

Gangneung 2017: Top five playoff storylines
Find out who and what to watch on the final day of play at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.

Five reasons to follow the Sao Paulo World Series
The second of five World Series in 2017 will take place in Brazil and has attracted some of the country’s biggest name swimmers.

Corey Peters: My three most memorable moments from 2017
New Zealand’s Para alpine skier won two silvers at the 2017 World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy.

Rocha Pinto named African Paralympic Committee President
Leonel da Rocha Pinto was re-elected for another term as the APC held their General Assembly in Angola.

Ellie Cole recalls Rio 2016, sets targets for Tokyo 2020
After making an impressive comeback in 2016, the Australian swimmer is already planning for her fourth Paralympics.

Wheelchair basketball lands in the House of Basketball
The exhibition stands alongside 40,000 objects representing basketball’s rich history.
Para athletics explained – visually impaired long jump
Find out from the Paralympic champion how he manages to be the best in the world despite having to wear a blindfold to jump.

Gangneung 2017: Italy stun South Korea in penalty shootout
Sweden and the USA also grab wins on day six of the World Championships.

Bosnia and Herzegovina aim high at Europeans
The men’s Rio 2016 sitting volleyball silver medallists are hoping to successfully defend the continental title once again, having won every edition since 1999.

Guilhermina out to make amends in Sao Paulo
After losing her Paralympic titles in Rio, the visually impaired sprinter aims to bounce back in 2017.

IWBF Executive Council meet at House of Basketball
The first meeting of 2017 took place between 8-9 April

London calling – Belgium’s Peter Genyn
After receiving a congratulatory call from the King of Belgium after Rio 2016 success, the T51 racer is hungry for more medals at London 2017.

Gangneung 2017: USA beat Canada in heated rivalry game
USA, South Korea and Italy all come up big on fifth day of the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.

Chile stages training camp for young Para athletes
Thirty three youngsters took part in the ‘Para Chile Talents’ programme held in the city of Coquimbo.

Hug, Schär take Boston titles in new world best times
The Swiss duo took the respective men’s and women’s wheelchair race titles in the Boston Marathon.

Corey Peters targets Paralympic gold at PyeongChang 2018
New Zealand’s alpine skier seeks to outdo his performance from Sochi 2014, when he won silver in the men’s giant slalom sitting.

Brazilian wheelchair fencers train in France
Jovane Guissone, Sandro Colaco, Vanderson Chaves, Karina Maia and Moacir Ribeiro are taking part in an exchange training programme in Frejus, France

Gangneung 2017: South Korea surprises on its home ice
With both of its goaltenders stepping up and its forwards finding the net, the tournament’s host nation is on track for a medal.

Gangneung 2017: An inside look at Canada-USA rivalry
The two rivals have three gold medals each in Para ice hockey World Championships history.