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Giant Apinis throw smashes his own discus world record in Dubai
Latvia’s multiple world and Paralympic champion added 47cm to his discus F52 world record.

World record for Algeria's Nadia Medjmedj as British sprinters impress in Dubai
Medjmedj added 1.50m to the women’s discus F56 world record set in 2003.

SP2017: Brazil dominates table tennis singles events
The hosts lead the sport’s medals table after winning seven medals, including three golds, on Wednesday (22 March) at the Youth Parapans.

Teenage talent Bruinsma targets first world titles
Dutch swimmer Liesette Bruinsma left Rio 2016 with two Paralympic titles and now wants more gold medals in Mexico City.

SP2017: Judokas take centre stage on fourth day
With judokas in every men's and wome's events, Brazil are hoping to perform a clean sweep at the Youth Parapan American Games on Thursday (23 March).

Historic partnership marks 500 days to 2018 Worlds
GIO will be the official naming sponsor of next year’s wheelchair rugby World Championships.
Kamiji reflects on beating No. 1 Griffioen
Winning the Australian Open was special, not only because the Japanese player broke the Dutch dominance.

Growing Para rowing in the Americas
An international Para rowing training camp was held in Sarasota-Bradenton, USA, which was the first of its kind.

IWAS World Games 2017 host named
The Vila Real de Santo António in Portugal will host the competition later this year.

Danielle Rauen celebrates gold in front of home crowd
Brazil´s Rio 2016 table tennis bronze medallist topped the podium in the women's class 9 after beating Chile's Ailyn Espinoza 3-0 in the gold-medal match at Sao Paulo 2017.

Lopez swims in Sao Paulo, sets sights on Tokyo 2020
Mexico´s 17-year-old swimmer hopes the Youth Parapan American Games can spring board for her to the next Paralympics.

SHL, NPC Sweden form new partnership
The two will collaborate to develop Para ice hockey in the country.
Titles for Fleig, Utkin in biathlon World Cup
France’s Benjamin Daviet and Ukraine’s Oksana Shyshkova were also confirmed as overall men’s and women’s World Cup winners.

Ten Brits to look out for at London 2017
Ahead of July’s World Para Athletics Championships, here are 10 home grown talents to look out for in the British capital

SP2017: Second action-packed day set to begin
Eleven sports will be contested on Wednesday (22 March) at the Youth Parapans, with medals being decided in athletics, powerlifting, swimming and table tennis.

Romero hopes Sao Paulo 2017 can give his career a boost
The Argentinian table tennis player, who won silver at Buenos Aires 2013, believes competing at the fourth Youth Parapans will help him grow as a person and an athlete.

Para dance sport 2017 competition calendar announced
Two events will be held in Asia prior to the season-ending World Championships in October.

Gutierrez brothers celebrate at Sao Paulo 2017
Mexican swimmers Raul and Juan won gold and silver, respectively on 21 March, becoming the two first medal winners of the Youth Parapans.

Gilliver strikes double gold in Pisa
The British wheelchair fencer was among the Rio 2016 medallists to record their first wins of the season.

IBSA promotes football 5 in Ghana
A project was initiated to create a sustainable and viable programme for the sport in the East African nation.