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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Jessica Long excited to compete at World Series
USA’s multiple-Paralympic champion will kick off her season at the first stage of the 2017 World Para Swimming Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March.
WWhCC2017: USA overcome spirited Finland
The USA grabbed their first win on day three of the World Championships.
Dubai stages second phase of ‘Raise the Bar’ programme
World Para Powerlifting delivered 13 anti-doping workshops as part of its ‘Raise the Bar, say NO! to doping’ programme in Dubai, UAE, from 25-26 February.
New dance sport classification, sport rules introduced
A course for international classifiers is also being offered by World Para Dance Sport.
Iran’s President praises Paralympians at special ceremony
Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, host a special ceremony for the Paralympians who competed at Rio 2016, in the country’s capital city of Tehran.
Muraoka’s home win puts her in World Cup contention
The Japanese sit skier moved within 40 points of Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber in the super-G in Hakuba.
Para cycling Track Worlds come to a close
Joseph Berenyi won two golds on the last day of competition (5 March) on home soil in Los Angeles, including USA’s first gold ever in the men’s team sprint event.
Paovic, Van Zon meet expectations in Lignano
The Rio 2016 Paralympic champions showed no lag at one of the first major international competitions of the year.
British tandems sweep Worlds podiums
Five of Great Britain´s duos reached the podiums in the men´s and women´s events on Saturday (4 March) at the UCI Para cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, USA.
My holiday hotspot with Canada’s Brent Lakatos
The T53 racer talks about the two items he would take on his ideal holiday.
Paralympic champion Baker’s horse passes
Natasha Baker and her horse Cabral won three gold medals together at Rio 2016.
WWhCC2017: South Korea open with win
The host nation delighted their home crowd with a victory over the USA on the first day of the curling World Championships.
Canada take victory at Para ice hockey international
Italy took third place at home in Torino on Saturday (4 March).
Paralympic Day celebrated in PyeongChang
There was a carnival atmosphere in Gangneung on opening day of World Wheelchair Curling Championship as 3,000 people celebrated Paralympic Day.
Rothfuss, Farkasova, Rabl seal giant slalom World Cup globes
The penultimate races of the season saw three skiers claim titles whilst competition in other categories hotted up in Hakuba, Japan.
Para athletics classification explained
A beginner’s guide to classification in the sport of Para athletics.
IWBF announces European Championship schedules
Host nation Spain will open against the Turkish men and Swiss women on 21 June.
Canada to play Norway for Para ice hockey international title
Defending champions Canada overcame hosts Italy in Torino on Friday (3 March).
London 2017 expands ticket offer country-wide
Thousands of British schoolchildren will get to experience the World Para Athletics Championships from 14-23 July.
USA, Australia Para cyclists standout at Worlds
The home and the Australian Para cyclists shined on day two of competition in Los Angeles, USA, claiming three gold medals each.