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VISTA 2017: Blauwet talks breaking barriers
The seven-time Paralympic medallist and instructor at Harvard Medical School says society needs a universal vision in sports and health promotion

CPB and Globo Group launch Brazilian Paralympic Stamp
It is part of the celebrations for the Paralympic Athlete Day in Brazil, on 22 September

Malle 2017 to be live streamed
The competition from 21-22 October will be shown live on Paralympic.org

VISTA 2017 opens in Toronto
Scientific Award to British professor caps first day of sport science conference.

Akira Kano: 3 reasons to watch PyeongChang 2018
Japan’s three-time Paralympic champion prepares to compete at his fourth Winter Games

Manuela Schär targets Berlin marathon win
Swiss wheelchair racer confident ahead of Berlin marathon on Sunday (24 September)

Team Visa announced for PyeongChang 2018
Oksana Masters, Beibei Chu, Seung-Hwan Jung and Mac Marcoux are the four Para athletes in the team

Malle 2017: Van Dorpe draws on experience
Former able-bodied fencer has competitive fire that could lead to Worlds medal in one month’s time

Hosts Rwanda and Egypt claim African titles in Kigali
Regional Sitting Volleyball Championships conclude on 17 September

Malle 2017: Dancing dream becomes reality
Belgian TV series follows journey of Inge Blockmans and celebrity Koen Wauters to first dance competition.

Para sports at the centre of Sport Technology Congress in Israel
Eighth edition of the APCST is set to take place in Tel Aviv from 15-19 October

Rio 2016 champions back to Osijek World Cup
The competition features Rio gold medallists Sareh Javanmardidodmani and Veronika Vadovicova

5 wheelchair fencing storylines to follow
The 2017 World Championships are less than two months away

Mexico City 2017 World Championships postponed
Following Tuesday’s devastating earthquake the IPC has postponed upcoming World Championships in powerlifting and swimming.

Hong Kong strong at Starlight Open
Dance couples Wong and Choi; and Huang and Kuo triumphed at the last competition before the 2017 Worlds
Rio to host 2018 Para Cycling Track Worlds
Apeldoorn, the Netherlands will stage the following edition in 2019

R9 included in Tokyo 2020 programme
The inclusion comes just ahead of the next World Cup event in Osijek, Croatia
Australian pre-Games staging camp announced
Kobe, Japan, will be the site for the Australian team to train for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Akira Kano has high hopes ahead of PyeongChang 2018
In addition to improving his skiing, he wants to become a better human being