PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Dancing tips for Peacock
Previous Paralympian contestants share Peacock advice as he stars in British TV dance show

Bright future for Italy in blind football
Teenage talents Paul Iyobo and Francesco Cavallotto recall European Championships in Berlin

Guatemala to stage regional blind football competition
Central American Championships to take place between 5-12 November

VISTA 2017: Technology a game-changer
Dr. Rory Cooper delivers keynote address on Friday in Toronto, Canada.

Athlete Representative elections for swimming and powerlifting postponed
The new date will be announced in due time

Lakatos to race first marathon
The multi-world and Paralympic champion is taking a new challenge in the Berlin marathon

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