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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Mexican brothers win first two medals at Sao Paulo 2017
Raul and Juan Gutierrez took gold and silver, respectively, in the men’s 100m freestyle S6.
Game schedule, livestream announced for Gangneung 2017
All games from the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships will be shown live from 11-20 April.
Draw complete for IWRF 2017 Europeans
Reigning champions Great Britain lead Pool A, while host Germany highlight Pool B.
Kononova, Wicker take biathlon World Cup titles
Competing in the middle distance in Sapporo, Japan, the Ukrainian and German skiers secured wins with one race to spare.
SP2017: First medals up for grabs
The first 2017 Youth Parapan American champions will be crowned in athletics and swimming on Tuesday (21 March).
Rodrigo Villamarin aims to win powerlifting gold
The Argentinian is hoping to upgrade to gold at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
Laura Misener confirmed as VISTA 2017 keynote speaker
Misener is a member of the IPC Social Legacy Forum and also serves as a professor in Ontario, Canada.
Para athletics explained – managing a team
Five-time Paralympian Jӧrg Frischmann explains what it is like to manage a team at a major event.
Brazil renews partnership with three Latin NPCs
Under the agreement, the CPB will continue helping NPC Chile, Ecuador and Peru develop in Para sport.
Feedback wanted on powerlifting rules and regulations
Members have until 30 April to submit any feedback on the sport’s current technical and classification rules and regulations.
Seiko to provide services for London 2017
The company will provide timing and measurement services for July’s World Para Athletics Championships.
Opening Ceremony to kick off Sao Paulo 2017
The fourth Youth Parapan American Games will start on 20 March and run until 25 March, with a record over 800 athletes from 19 countries competing across 12 sports.
Inspired by Dirceu Pinto, Felipe seeks boccia gold
Brazil´s Edmundo Felipe aims to win gold at his first international event, motivated by the success of his compatriot and four-time boccia Paralympic champion Dirceu Pinto.
Hundreds of athletes benefit from Proud Paralympian
Youngsters competing at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games took part in the first two days of the IPC´s athlete educational programme.
Chaffey overcomes crash to win in Davenport
The five-time Australian world champion won his first race since competing at Rio 2016.
Australia to celebrate first Paralympic Winter gold
On 25 March, the APC will honour Michael Milton, who began Australia’s Winter Games success.
WWCCh2017: Five things we learned
Here are some takeaways from the World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2017 ahead of PyeongChang 2018.
Three world records fall at Dubai Grand Prix
The opening day of competition at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix saw two records set in the field and one on the track.
Youth Parapan American Games open in Sao Paulo
The Opening Ceremony of the fourth Youth Parapan American Games took place in Sao Paulo on Monday (20 March). The event will run until 25 March.
Sao Paulo 2017 Opening Ceremony speech by Jose Luis Campo
The Youth Parapans opened on 20 March and will run until 25 March.