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British team named for London 2017
49 athletes will compete at their home World Championships in July.

Australia names team for London 2017
The team of 37 includes a number of Paralympic gold medallists and reigning world champions.

INAS appoints new president and governing board
France’s Marc Truffaut replaces Brazil’s Amaury Russo as head of the organisation.

World’s best set to compete at French Open
Fernandez and Buis to defend titles at Roland Garros in second Grand Slam of 2017.

Canada names snowboard team
Seven Para snowboarders battling for places at PyeongChang 2018.

Para rowers to watch in Poznan
Here are the athletes to watch for when the World Rowing Cup II begins next week.

The IPC teams up with BP Target Neutral to offset travel emissions
BP has offset 4,448.1 tonnes of CO2 equivalent created by the IPC between 2014 and 2016.
Krako hoping to build on comeback season
Four-time Paralympic champion already back in training ahead of the 2017-18 season.

Yui Kamiji claims sixth successive title
World No.2 continues her winning run at Daegu Open to become strong favourite at Roland Garros.

Erkki Miinala confident ahead of Euros
Finland goalball veteran believes team will be in top form at home European Championships in Lahti.

French Para triathletes impress on home soil
France win five events and secure 11 podium finishes at Para Triathlon World Cup.

Tokyo 2020 stages Litter Collection Competition
Event in downtown Tokyo marks World Environment Day as build up to Paralympic Games continues.

IPC calls for Classification Research Grant applications
International sports federations can apply for the grant that will help enhance their classification systems.

Best of British: Jo Butterfield
The first time Great Britain’s Jo Butterfield entered the London Stadium, the venue for July’s World Para Athletics Championships, competing was a pipe dream.

Buis confident of defending Roland Garros title
Marjolein Buis hoping for another special week at the French Open where she won her first Grand Slam title.

London Calling: Ireland’s Jason Smyth
The world’s fastest Paralympian believes he can go even faster at London 2017 this July.

US men’s national wheelchair basketball team named
Eight players from Rio 2016 gold medal team will be on 2017 national team.

Goalball competition takes place in Ghana
As part of this year´s celebrations for the African Union Day, the Ghana Blind Sports Association organised a goalball event, on 25 May.

Chile announce teams for 2017 World Championships
The Chilean delegations for the athletics, powerlifting and swimming Worlds have been announced.
Fitzpatrick bulking up ahead of PyeongChang 2018
The 19-year-old is incorporating “some alternative fitness things” and a nutritionist into her offseason routine.