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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Tarvisio ready for start of alpine Worlds
The world’s best skiers will get to test themselves in Italy at the last major event ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
Italian ski team announced for home Worlds
Giacomo Bertagnolli and Melania Corradini headline the team of seven athletes who will compete at Tarvisio 2017.
The year ahead in wheelchair rugby
The European Division A Championship highlights the 2017 calendar.
Three reasons why Ihor Reptyukh loves skiing
Ukraine’s Sochi 2014 cross-country silver medallist has not looked back since swapping athletics for Para Nordic skiing.
Fitzpatrick: ‘We aim to build up and not burn out’
The British alpine skier and guide Jen Kehoe are hoping to consolidate their progress.
Sao Paulo 2017 launches social media profiles
The fourth Youth Parapan American Games can now be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Miroslav Haraus confident ahead of Worlds
The Slovakian super combined world champion is ready to ‘fight for the best results’ across all five alpine skiing disciplines.
IBSA releases blind judo education videos
They are aimed at coaches and referees, whilst Heidelberg was selected host city of the 2017 German Judo Open and training camp, from 24-28 February.
The IPC launches call for PyeongChang 2018 research applications
The deadline for applications is 15 March 2017.
Anja Wicker seeks glory on home soil
Germany’s Paralympic biathlon champion Anja Wicker is training hard towards her home World Championships in Finsterau, from 10-19 February.
Swiss Paralympic Ski Team looking for World Championships medal success
Paralympic champion Kunz leads the five-strong team at the World Championships in Tarvisio
Martin Fleig wins first race of the year
The German secured his first World Cup win in biathlon after two years, in Western Center, Ukraine, on 20 January.
German slalom showdown highlights last World Cup in Kranjska Gora
Forster defeats teammate Schaffelhuber in final competition ahead of World Championships.
Ennis-Hill and Whitehead launch mascot design competition live on Blue Peter
Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill and double Paralympic gold medallist Richard Whitehead are ambassadors and part of the judging panel for entries
Skiers continue World Championships warm-up
Dutch, Austrian, German, Canadian Italian and Slovakian athletes all reached the top of the podium at the World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
Lukyanenko wins first race since Sochi Paralympics
Ukraine’s multi-Paralympic champion won the men’s biathlon sprint visually impaired at a World Cup on home soil in Western Center, on 19 January.
Germany’s Kreiter hoping to stay injury free
The German alpine skier has one eye on PyeongChang 2018 as he looks to defend his two World titles.
London to host Para taekwondo Worlds
WTF President says 2017 World Championships expected to be the biggest Para taekwondo event to date.
Powerlifting criteria for Sao Paulo 2017 announced
Athletes must be between 15-20 years old, and each NPC can take up to three athletes per category to this year’s Youth Parapan American Games.
Goalball to be contested at 2017 Pajulahti Games
Lahti, Finland, will stage the event from 20-22 January, with goalball teams from nine countries competing in both men’s and women’s tournaments.