PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Mexico stages first women’s blind football club match
Female version of the sport continues to develop across the world

San Jose welcomes top Americas table tennis players
Around 140 athletes will compete at Regional Championships

Top seeds living up to their billing at Para badminton Worlds
Defending champions among those through to knockout stages after day two

Oceania nations attend first OCP workshop
Fiji hosts Organisational Capacity Programme launch meeting

Toyota partners with Paralympics Ireland
Company announces support to the 2020 and 2024 Irish Paralympic teams

Challenge complete but mission continues for Rob Jones
US Marine veteran thankful for support through journey of 31 marathons in 31 days

Eleven new sports and disciplines apply for Paris 2024
The IPC is undertaking a 14-month exercise to finalise the Paris 2024 sports programme

Norway’s Sagoy targets second straight gold
Para badminton player will try to defend her singles title in Ulsan

First flag-bearer at PyeongChang 2018 revealed
Para ice hockey player Florian Planker will carry flag for Italy at Paralympic Winter Games

Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 40 Dancing for his wife
Ivan Sivak won World gold, for the first time after his wife passed away

Para badminton World Champs underway in Ulsan
Returning world champions looking for back-to-back titles in South Korea

Maria Guleghina inspired by Paralympic Movement
The highly acclaimed opera singer and IPC Honorary Board member will perform at Carnegie Hall on 12 December

Lima 2019 making good progress
Co-ordination Commission visits Peruvian capital to view preparations for Parapans

Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 41 - Six years in the making for Stinna
Danish rider had an emotional return to the top at the 2017 Euros
Best pairs to fight for Doubles Masters titles
Rio 2016 medallists and reigning champions head field in Netherlands

‘The Paralympian’ second edition now out
IPC magazine features an exclusive interview with the new IPC President Andrew Parsons

Paralympic Movement mourns the passing of Kenneth Verwimp
Rio 2016 Paralympian dies due to an inflammation in the lungs

Astrid Fina’s silver screen dream
Spanish snowboarder’s quest to reach PyeongChang being made into a documentary

Katrin Seibert dreams of gold for Germany
Para badminton’s No. 1 player faces tough competition at Worlds

Six reasons why internships are great for athletes
If you’re looking to transition into a new career, an internship could help set you on the right path