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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Nations officially invited to PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games
Around 45 countries are expected to compete in the Games which will take place between 9-18 March 2018.
Lima 2019 Athletes Village construction starts
The construction of the Pan Am and Parapan Am Village began on 24 February in the district of Villa El Salvador, Lima, Peru.
Exhibition in Kazakhstan features Paralympians
An exhibition was opened in Almaty that highlights some of the nation’s Paralympic medallists from Rio 2016.
Three reasons why Benjamin Daviet loves skiing
The French biathlon and cross-country skiing world champion has always found a way to spend time on the slopes.
Para sport in review: February 2017
Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during February.
Alaryani takes home win at shooting World Cup
Great Britain’s Ryan Cockbill also beat Ukraine’s Paralympic champion Vasyl Kovalchuk for gold to conclude competition in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Countries share the spoils on opening day of World Cup
Five different countries all won gold in Dubai on the first day of competition at the World Para Powerlifting World Cup.
Canada’s Harnock, Jewells, Lancia, McLachlan retire
The wheelchair basketball Paralympic and world champions decided it was time to hang up their jerseys.
Dong Ha Lee hopes to impress home fans at Worlds
South Korea’s wheelchair curler seeks to get closer to his PyeongChang 2018 dream.
Cali, Colombia, to host 2017 Americas Cup
The regional wheelchair basketball competition will take place from 2-12 August 2017.
Shelby and Nemati, best Para archers of the year
The Paralympic champions received the award by World Archery at a gala held in Las Vegas, USA, on 10 February.
Watanabe secures home win in Tokyo marathon
The Japanese racer finished ahead of Marcel Hug whilst the USA’s Amanda McGrory won the women’s race.
Three reasons to follow Dubai powerlifting World Cup
The competition opens the 2017 season on 27 February and will be shown live at worldparapowerlifting.org.
Sport-life balance keeps Davies grounded
The newly crowned British table tennis Paralympic champion wants to stay No. 1 but is not pressuring himself about it.
Coach Da Rin speaks on Italy’s ‘very important test’
The Italian Para ice hockey team will play Norway, South Korea and Canada from Monday (27 February), in their last major event ahead of the Worlds.
My Holiday Hotspot with South Africa’s Ilse Hayes
Find out where the visually impaired sprinter relaxed after the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
Vadovicova sees off Hiltrop for gold
A low round for Germany’s Natascha Hiltrop allowed the Slovakian to take the late lead and eventual victory in R6 at the shooting World Cup.
Para powerlifting educational courses held in Dubai
Over 50 participants from 27 countries took part from 19-26 February, prior to the start of the eighth Fazza 2017 World Para Powerlifting World Cup.
Zadaliasghari confident 2017 will be a success for Iran
The football 5-a-side player is confident the Asian team will build on their silver medal performance at Rio 2016 and continue improving in the lead-up to Tokyo 2020.
British table tennis team named for Lignano Master Open
Twelve athletes from Great Bitain will compete in the competition between 1-4 March.