PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Pascoe awarded Swimming New Zealand Swimmer of the Year
The swimmer won three gold medals and two silvers at Rio 2016

Five reasons to be interested: Tunis Grand Prix
Nearly 190 athletes from 13 countries will be competing in Tunis between 13-15 April.

Josh George prepares for biggest test in Boston
The T53 racer hopes to build on a fifth place finish last time out in Tokyo.

IBSA General Assembly set for Romania
The event will take place in Cluj Napoca this October.

New Finnish Paralympic Committee President elected
Paralympian Mina Mojtahedi will serve a four-year term, leading Finland to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

‘The Missing Piece’ project wins CPRA award
The sponsorship project implemented by NPC Croatia and Allianz Zagreb won its eighth award.

Fiji to host Para Table Tennis Oceania Championships
Fifty five players from 10 countries will compete in Suva, Fiji, from 13-16 April.

Gangneung 2017: Sandro Kalegaris scores big for Italy in opening game
Italy, Canada and hosts South Korea win on first day at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.

Teenage Talents - Ntando Mahlangu
The South African hit the headlines at Rio 2016 winning 200m t42 Paralympic silver aged just 14 years.

Two US rookies find place with Para ice hockey team
Noah Grove and Jack Wallace are part of the US team that is preparing to compete at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool, from 11-20 April.

Pope’s picks: 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships
Livestream commentator Brent Pope offers his insights into the most important competition of the season.

Preview: Tunis Grand Prix
Nearly 190 athletes from 13 countries will line-up for the season’s second major Para athletics meet.

Paralympic Champion Anne Dickins goes out on a high
After volunteering at London 2012, she won canoe Paralympic gold at Rio 2016.

Tyler McGregor: From newcomer to one of world’s best
Heading into his third World Para Ice Hockey Championships, the Canadian forward is being talked about among the elite players.

Hosts Romania claim European Qualifier title
Both the champions and runners-up Georgia qualified for August’s IBSA Football 5-a-side European Championships in Berlin, Germany.
Ali remains confident in the face of adversity
Despite narrow defeats and funding challenges, Iraqi fencer Ammar Ali refuses to lose focus.

Rio stars Rivard, Chernove win Canadian Paralympic Committee’s Athlete Awards
The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with a Disability, headlined a group of five individuals inducted into the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame.
Maria Paula Barrera receives Allianz Athlete of the Month for March
The Colombian swimmer won six golds, one silver and one bronze to finish as her country´s most decorated athlete at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapans.

Boston marathon: McGrory targets top three finish
After winning in Tokyo, the US racer is hoping to make the podium in the final race of the Abbott World Marathon Majors Series X.

World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool set to begin
Seven countries, including defending champions the USA and hosts South Korea, will go for gold and Paralympic qualification between 11-20 April.