Gold medalist Jessica Long of the United States celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM8 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

After competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, the US swimmer will be back to the pool at the 2017 World Para Swimming Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March.

A male judoka in a while suit puts a move on another male judoka in a blue suit.

The British city will stage the continental event between 3-6 August.

Lee Pearson, Pepo Puch and Alena Rosenburg at the 2017 Al Shaqab competition in Doha, Qatar.

The Austrian Paralympic champion was among the returning riders from Rio 2016 to take top prizes in Doha.

David Willsie of Canada

Patrick Cote will take over as head coach, while David Willsie will serve as assistant.

Upper body of a woman, raising her arms in the air

With the start of the swimming season just around the corner, USA’s three-time Paralympic champion has outlined ambitious goals that go way beyond the pool.

People in wheelchairs on ice rink, curling

With Canada, Germany, Norway, Scotland, South Korea and China all tied, the remaining sessions will be crucial.

Mark Arendz

The Canadian Nordic skier is a strong favourite for gold in the men’s biathlon standing events at the World Cup in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 10-15 March.

Male swimmer celebrates on pool deck

The swimmer took home his nation’s lone gold medal from Rio 2016.

Ibrahim Al-Hussein is a refugee swimmer

The Syrian refugee swimmer competed for the Independent Paralympic Athletes Team at Rio 2016.

Jiske Griffioen NED playing against Aniek Van Koot NED in the Women's Singles Gold Medal Match

The Dutch player’s main target for 2017 is not to remain as world No.1 but to win more Grand Slams.

IPC Governing Board 2013

The successor to IPC President Sir Philip Craven will be elected this September in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Robin Cuche of Switzerland competes in the Men's Slalom 2nd Run - Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Robin Cuche won his first World Championships medal in January, surprising himself, and is working towards PyeongChang 2018.

A woman in wheelchair dances with her stand-up partner who is jumping

A course for international classifiers is also being offered by World Para Dance Sport.

Iran’s Paralympians who competed at Rio 2016 were honoured at a special ceremony hosted by the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani.

Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, host a special ceremony for the Paralympians who competed at Rio 2016, in the country’s capital city of Tehran.

sit skier in action on a slope

The Japanese sit skier moved within 40 points of Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber in the super-G in Hakuba.

Joseph Berenyi of USA competes in the Men's C1-2-3 1000m Time Trial Track Cycling at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Joseph Berenyi won two golds on the last day of competition (5 March) on home soil in Los Angeles, including USA’s first gold ever in the men’s team sprint event.

Sandra Paovic of Croatia in action against Kunwoo Lee during the prelimimary round of the Women's's Table Tennis at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The Rio 2016 Paralympic champions showed no lag at one of the first major international competitions of the year.

Jessica Long of the United States compete in the on day 10 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium

USA’s multiple-Paralympic champion will kick off her season at the first stage of the 2017 World Para Swimming Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March.

Group of people in blue jackets and wheelchairs forming a circle

The USA grabbed their first win on day three of the World Championships.

Group picture

World Para Powerlifting delivered 13 anti-doping workshops as part of its ‘Raise the Bar, say NO! to doping’ programme in Dubai, UAE, from 25-26 February.