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PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Sao Paulo 2017: wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis preview
The Youth Parapan American Games will feature over 800 athletes, aged 12-20 years old, from 20 countries competing across 12 sports.
Para sports give renewed hope to Fernando Fuentes
Five years after having his left leg amputated due to cancer, the Salvadoran swimmer will compete at the Youth Parapans in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Ariel Quassi to help young athletes achieve their best
Argentina’s swimming Paralympian will deliver workshops at the Youth Parapans in Sao Paulo aimed to educate youngsters in Para sports through Proud Paralympian.
Groups drawn for European Football 5 Qualifier
Hosts Romania will face Georgia, Ireland and Albania in Group A, whilst Greece, Belarus, Moldova and the Czech Republic were drawn in Group B.
Muller ready for post-Rio 2016 season
After her success at Rio 2016, Germany’s Edina Muller looks ahead to the new Para canoe season.
Feriani named Canadian wheelchair basketball coach
Matteo Feriani will guide the team toward a top finish at this year’s America’s Cup.
Statement on the 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games Federation is actively exploring a new host city for the 2022 event due to issues with original host city Durban.
Hug hopes Dubai Grand Prix can kick start another successful season
The Swiss two-time Paralympic champion will line-up at the first Grand Prix of the year hoping for further success at July’s World Championships.
Haraus, Schaffelhuber, Kurka win super-G globes
A trio of talented teenagers also swept the podium in the men’s sitting, previewing an exciting competition for PyeongChang 2018.
Nitta ends drought on last day of World Cup in PyeongChang
The Japanese Nordic skier won his first World Cup event in five years as the Test Event finished with middle distance races.
Nicaragua, Jamaica ready to compete in Sao Paulo
They both seek to top the podium for the first time ever at a Youth Parapan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 20-25 March.
Benjamin Daviet wins fifth World Cup race of the season
The French Para Nordic skier was the fastest in the men’s biathlon Individual standing and maintains his No.1 rankings place.
Sao Paulo 2017: swimming and table tennis preview
The Youth Parapan American Games will feature over 800 athletes, aged 12-20 years old, from 20 countries competing across 12 sports.
Guatemala, Suriname aim to win first medal
Both countries seek to reach the podium for the first time ever at a Youth Parapan American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 20-25 March.
Teenage talents: Great Britain’s Kare Adenegan
Hear from one of the next generation of stars in Para athletics, starting with the British T34 racer.
Mark Arendz voted Nordic skiing Athlete Representative
The Canadian standing skier was elected at the World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup and PyeongChang 2018 Test Event.
Paralympian wins Barcelona marathon
Kenyan T46 runner Kipkemoi Chesum, a London 2012 Paralympian, originally started the race as pacemaker.
Brazil aim to transfer football-5 dominance to youth
The hosts, who have won gold at every Paralympic Games since the sport’s debut in 2004, are hoping to top the podium at the Youth Parapans in Sao Paulo.
Paralympian Kurt Fearnely helps launch Gold Coast 2018 Queen’s Baton Relay
The T54 wheelchair racer was at Buckingham Palace in the British capital to launch the relay ahead of next year’s Commonwealth Games.
Brazilian men’s and women’s qualify for World Group
Both teams won the BNP Paribas World Team Cup Americas Qualification in Quito, Ecuador, and qualified for the 2017 World Group in Sardinia, Italy, from 1-7 May.