Hosts China won both of the individual compound finals on the final day of action at the 2017 World Archery Para Championships in Beijing.
Jeff Fabry of the United States, a London 2012 Paralympic champion, finally returned to the top of the podium at the 2017 World Archery Para Championships in Beijing following a 10 year absence.
Defending champion Wu Chunyan was among the six individual archers to take bronze medals at the 2017 World Archery Para Championships in Beijing today.
Italian pair Eleanora Sarti and Alberto Simonelli broke the match play world record during the compound open mixed team eliminations at the 2017 World Archery Para Championships in Beijing today.
Iran’s London 2012 and Rio 2016 gold medallist Zahra Nemati struck the first blow in her expected battle with China’s defending champion Wu Chunyan at the Beijing 2017 World Archery Para Championships.
Nearly 250 competitors from 41 countries will be in action at the World Archery Para Championships, which begin tomorrow in Chinese capital Beijing.
Great Britain has named a nine-strong team for next month's World Archery Para Championships in Beijing, which includes all three gold medallists from the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
World Archery has updated its classification handbook for Para-athletes.
A guide has been published by British Blind Sport (BBS) to help enable coaches, leaders and club personnel understand the needs of people with visual impairments who want to take part in archery or shooting.
Great Britain's clean sweep of medals in the women's individual compound W1 event at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games has been named World Archery's top Paralympics performance of last year.
Great Britain claimed a clean sweep of the women’s W1 Paralympic archery podium today as 16-year-old Jessica Stretton beat team-mate Jo Frith in the final at the Sambódromo.
Zhou Jiamin emerged victorious from a tense all-Chinese affair in the final of the women's individual compound archery event as she edged team-mate Lin Yueshan in the shoot-off to seal the gold medal at the Sambódromo in Rio de Janeiro.
Iranian archer Zahra Nemati successfully defended her London 2012 individual recurve title by beating Wu Chunyan of China at the Rio 2016 Paralympics at the Sambódromo.
American archer Andre Shelby became Paralympic champion in the men's individual compound by a single arrow after a thrilling Rio 2016 final at Sambódromo today.
Gholamreza Rahimi of Iran shot two perfect sets as he clinched the Paralympic Games gold medal in the men's individual recurve event with a battling 7-3 triumph over Thailand's Netsiri Hanreuchai at the Sambódromo today.
The first Winter Paralympic Games were held in Örnsköldsvik in Sweden in 1976. The disabilities included were blindness and amputees. A total of 16 countries took part with 53 athletes. Events were held in Alpine and Nordic skiing for amputee and visually impaired athletes and a demonstration event in ice sledge racing. West Germany finished top of the overall medals. They won a total of 28 medals, including 10 gold. The event was originally known as the 1st Winter Olympic Games for the Disabled.
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