PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Para ice hockey programme to be held in Great Britain
Players from across Great Britain will gather in May for the first ever GB women’s Para ice hockey development camp.

Brazilian athletes in hunt for Worlds qualification
The World Para Swimming World Series and World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo are important for Brazil’s national stars.

Para equestrian receives exposure in USA
A World Cup in Omaha for able-bodied riders also featured a Para equestrian demonstration event.
Barrera excited about competing at Mexico 2017
Fresh from winning multiple titles at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan Am Games, Colombia’s swimmer aims high at this year’s World Para Swimming Championships.
Gangneung 2017: Canada to face USA for gold, South Korea to challenge Norway for bronze
Canada, USA and Norway all snag victories on final day of preliminary play at 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.

Fiji claim title, Australia dominate Oceania Champs
Rio 2016 Paralympian Merewalesi Roden won Fiji’s only Para table tennis title on home soil in Suva; Australian players claimed eight remaining golds.

Chuck Aoki: Games are over, what do we do now?
The US wheelchair rugby player reflects on one of the most difficult questions high-performance athletes think about.
Preview: World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo
Eighteen Paralympic medallists from around the world will compete from 21-23 April, including five Brazilian champions.

Gangneung 2017: Top five playoff storylines
Find out who and what to watch on the final day of play at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.

Five reasons to follow the Sao Paulo World Series
The second of five World Series in 2017 will take place in Brazil and has attracted some of the country’s biggest name swimmers.

Corey Peters: My three most memorable moments from 2017
New Zealand’s Para alpine skier won two silvers at the 2017 World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy.

Rocha Pinto named African Paralympic Committee President
Leonel da Rocha Pinto was re-elected for another term as the APC held their General Assembly in Angola.

Ellie Cole recalls Rio 2016, sets targets for Tokyo 2020
After making an impressive comeback in 2016, the Australian swimmer is already planning for her fourth Paralympics.

Wheelchair basketball lands in the House of Basketball
The exhibition stands alongside 40,000 objects representing basketball’s rich history.
Para athletics explained – visually impaired long jump
Find out from the Paralympic champion how he manages to be the best in the world despite having to wear a blindfold to jump.

Gangneung 2017: Italy stun South Korea in penalty shootout
Sweden and the USA also grab wins on day six of the World Championships.

Bosnia and Herzegovina aim high at Europeans
The men’s Rio 2016 sitting volleyball silver medallists are hoping to successfully defend the continental title once again, having won every edition since 1999.

Guilhermina out to make amends in Sao Paulo
After losing her Paralympic titles in Rio, the visually impaired sprinter aims to bounce back in 2017.

IWBF Executive Council meet at House of Basketball
The first meeting of 2017 took place between 8-9 April

London calling – Belgium’s Peter Genyn
After receiving a congratulatory call from the King of Belgium after Rio 2016 success, the T51 racer is hungry for more medals at London 2017.