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Chefs de Mission meet ahead of Managua 2018
Second Para Central American Games to be held in Nicaraguan capital city in January

Para sport review: October 2017
Dance, taekwondo and rowing Worlds headline the action

IPC publish classification evidence for British Parliament hearing
Paralympic classification being discussed at Select Committee meeting on Tuesday

Morocco defend Blind Football African Championships title
Champions and runners-up Mali qualify for 2018 World Championships

IPC sends its condolences to family of Flavio Machado
Key figure behind Rio 2016 passed away on Saturday

Agitos Foundation announces 2017 Grant Support Programme recipients
Fifth edition of Grant Support Programme will fund 31 Para sport projects

Jiske Griffioen ready for life after tennis
Dutch wheelchair athlete retires from playing to build new career

Brazil and US dominate Pan America Championships
Two nations claim a title apiece after contesting both men’s and women’s finals

World Para Athletics introduces new initiative for international officials
First 3-day seminar for technical staff and classifiers to be held in November

Ones to Watch: Para ice hockey
Nine players who will be making headlines in the 2017-18 season
Lisa Gjessing talks motherhood and Worlds success
Danish taekwondo fighter remains top of the sport at 39 years old

Josh Pauls named US Para ice hockey team captain
Two-time Paralympic and world champion will lead title defence at PyeongChang 2018

Football 5 referees to be trained ahead of Asian Championships
IBSA to host 4-day course in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpar

Sofie Cox voted Para dance athlete representative
Belgian will serve two-year term after being elected during World Championships

Buenos Aires to host blind football U23 Worlds
First Championships to take place in Argentina in April 2018

IPC and EBU to partner through to Tokyo 2020
Broadcasting deal covers many major Para sport events over next three years

Path to PyeongChang: Toyota technology powers Andrea Eskau
Innovative ski sled helping German Nordic skier in bid for Paralympic success

Hannah Cockroft wins GB Disability Sportswoman of the Year
Wheelchair racer rounds off stunning 2017 with prestigious award

Norway’s Lena Schroder's big Para ice hockey dream
Player hopes to be first female athlete to take part in Winter Paralympics since 1994

World Para Athletics announces classification changes
Updated rules to take effect on 1 January 2018