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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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.
Para sport explained: How snowboarders ride
The USA’s Amy Purdy and Megan Harmon explain how they navigate through the snow with lower-limb impairments.
Tunkel aiming to surpass Rio 2016 lift in Dubai
The Hungarian Rio 2016 bronze medallist wants to impress at the season opening World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Kuwait’s Aldousari wins first World Cup
The SH2 shooter made history in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, once again to follow on from his appearance at Rio 2016.
Gosselin to coach US team at Para ice hockey Worlds
Guy Gosselin will replace former head coach Jeff Sauer who passed away in February, leading the defending champions to Gangneung, South Korea.