ParaFed Canterbury

Ever thought about playing SWISH?

Swish table tennis is an inclusive, fast-paced adaptation of traditional table tennis designed for blind and low-vision players.

Swish is offered by Blind Low Vision NZ alongside our Para table tennis sessions on Saturday mornings at the TTC Stadium on Blenheim Road.

If you are blind or have low-vision and would like to be involved contact Hanya Gallagher on [email protected].

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We are so lucky to have members that continue to give back to Para sport. This was on show again at the Blind Sport New Zealand Emerging Athletes Weekend where Ieuan Edwards (cycling testing), Lili-Fox Mason (swimming testing) and Lilian Exton (photography) played a huge role in the event.

Thank you to our members and everyone else who gives back.

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All the best to Gabriella Smith, Brooke Anderson, and the entire New Zealand Para Swimming Team.

Soaking up the California heat! ☀️

Our Para Pan Pacs team are putting the final touches on their preparations ahead of an exciting three days of racing, with the championships getting underway later this week in Walnut, California.

Not long to go now! Stay tuned for our competition preview 🔥🇳🇿

Thank you once again to the students at Cashmere High School - Te iringa o Kahukura for assisting with last week's Canterbury Secondary Schools Boccia Championships.

Along with the school providing the gymnasium for the tournament, their students were in charge of setting up the courts and refereeing all of the games.

Cashmere High School have been supportive of this event for over 10 years. This year's event was one of the best and the students were once again a huge part of the success.

School Sport Canterbury

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Congratulations to Ellie Pillar who won gold at the 2026 JKS Karate-do International Para Cup in Vitória, Brazil over the weekend.

Ellie is from Timaru and currently studying at Lincoln University. She will compete at the 2026 Inclusive I·Karate Global World Championship in Budapest, Hungary in October.

Some more great photos from the Blind Sport New Zealand Emerging Athletes Weekend.

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It was great to share a stall at the Next Steps Expo with our friends Chelsea & Helen from Blind Sport New Zealand and Hanya from Blind Low Vision NZ.

Today's Expo was held at the Parakiore Recreation & Sports Centre with over 100 accessible services and organisations on display.

Congratulations to Blind Sport New Zealand for hosting the Emerging Athletes Weekend Christchurch. A fantastic three days of athletics, cycling, swimming, classification, yoga, guest speakers and much more...

Wheel Blacks 37 - Brazil 53

Wheel Blacks 42 - Germany 44