PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Beijing 2017: 5 things we learned
Nemati and Zhou remained at the top, while new faces entered the spotlight

World’s fastest T47 sprinters clash again in Rio
Petrucio Ferreira meets athletics world champion before ‘Mano a Mano’ challenge

Rio 2016 1 year on: Chuck Aoki ‘moving on’
US wheelchair rugby captain remembers thrilling Paralympic final loss to Australia

Norway hosts Para ice hockey friendlies
Teams testing themselves ahead of Ostersund 2017 and PyeongChang 2018

World Para Swimming to introduce revised classification rules and regulations from 2018
Decision follows revision processes involving IPC, WPS, membership and research partners

Beijing 2022 confirm latest partner
Chinese company Anta to supply sportswear for Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

Malle 2017: Yermain Fernandez out to defend title
Mexican dancer aiming for back to back golds at World Para Dance Sport Championships

First Italian Paralympic Centre inaugurated in Rome
Seven hectare site will host training for nine Para sports

Paralympian Emma Booth nominated for global equestrian prize
Public vote to help decide winner of ‘Against All Odds’ category at 2017 FEI Awards

London 2017: 'I feel like it was a medal for all of us'
US coach Sonja Robinson reveals pride at receiving her own medal following World Para Athletics Championships success

Denmark unifies Paralympic and Olympic Games teams’ organisation
Paralympic and Olympic participation in Tokyo 2020 will both be led by National Olympic Committee

Ann Cody and Miguel Sagarra receive Paralympic Orders
Movement’s highest honour awarded to Governing Board members
Top European table tennis players seek titles
Sandra Paovic, Natalia Partyka and Will Bayley among big names to watch for
Sizzling start for Para rowers at Worlds
Rio medallists progress from heats on opening day of World Championships

Canada mourns passing of Paralympic coach Ken Thom
Athletics and Paralympic community pay tribute following death in South Africa

Para dance sport athlete representative candidates announced
Paula Moulton and Sofie Cox running for election

Ostersund 2017 schedule released
Opening day will feature two matches as five teams battle for final PyeongChang places

Veronika Vadovicova snatches dramatic win in Croatia
Slovakia’s Paralympic champion wins R6 in final round at Osijek World Cup

Paralympian Search to visit Vancouver and Toronto
Programme aims to identify future Canadian Paralympic stars

The IPC and DB Schenker extend partnership through to 2020
The two German based organisations have been working together since the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.