PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Three things you did not know about Bruno Carra
The Brazilian powerlifter reveals some interesting facts about himself.

Arizona Grand Prix: – Five things we learned
More than 270 athletes from 17 countries competed in the latest World Para Athletics Grand Prix.
Archer Zhou Jiamin aims to make a difference
The Paralympic champion is using her achievements to make change in her home city Zhejiang.

Second Road World Cup to kick off in Ostend
Some of the world’s best Para cyclists will gather in the Belgian city from 18-21 May for the second UCI Road World Cup of the year.

Para dance sport season continues in Lomianki
Dancers will continue preparations for the 2017 World Championships with the Polish Open.

Badenhorst hopes to ride success into PyeongChang
The Australian snowboard is taking motivation from a successful season that saw her win her first World Cup globe.

Mark Arendz: My season highlights
The Canadian Nordic skier has just completed one of the best seasons of his career, winning two world titles in Finsterau, Germany, last February.

Laura Perry aims to win European Championships
The British goalball player believes the team is capable of reaching the top of the podium in Lahti, Finland, from 18-22 September.

Kunieda to meet Fernandez at Japan Open
Japan’s three-time Paralympic gold medallist will face Argentina’s 2017 Australian Open champion in the second round.

Pfizer Canada announced as VISTA 2017 title sponsor
The pharmaceutical firm will support the science conference to be held in September.

Ducharme to coach Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball
Marc Antoine Ducharme guide the team toward qualification for the 2018 Worlds.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ceremony to launch Barcelona 1992 25th anniversary logo
The event will take place in the Barcelona City Hall on Friday (19 May) at 11:00 CEST, with the IPC Governing Board in attendance.

Shooter Dahl enjoying the ride, ready for more
US rifle shooting star and Paralympic bronze medallist McKenna Dahl wants to top the podium at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

MEDIA ADVISORY: The IPC to provide an update on the Russian Paralympic Committee’s suspension
The RPC was suspended by the IPC on 7 August 2016.

Inter-Spinal Unit Games brings spinal injury patients together
The annual event was held in Stoke Mandeville, the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement.

Rome to host wheelchair fencing Worlds 2017
The World Championships will be held from 6-12 November.
Countries invited to sign up for Asian Championships
The football-5 event will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 9-18 December.

Robinson Mendez retires from wheelchair tennis
Chile’s four-time Paralympian will now devote himself entirely to Para canoe, hoping to qualify for Tokyo 2020.

Para Ice Hockey Sport Forum held in Frankfurt
Nineteen representatives from 13 countries attended the event, which covered topics such as classification, equipment and competition structure.

Best of British: Aled Davies
Training alongside Olympic champions in the USA helped the reigning Paralympic shot put F42 champion recover his hunger for victory.