Visually impaired skiers needed for research at the Tarvisio 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships

Researchers from the University of Waterloo are inviting athletes to help with classification at the Para alpine Worlds in Tarvisio, Italy.

Mike Minor

Minor remains undefeated while Purdy makes successful season debut, just ahead of the 2017 World Championships.

Amanda Dennis USA in action during the Goalball Women's Preliminary Group C match between the United States of America and Brazil at Future Arena

The US goalball player was a key member of the team that returned to the Paralympic podium at Rio 2016 and is now preparing for the next events.

Monique Kalkman-Van den Bosch was elected for induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

The first Dutch female wheelchair tennis player to win Paralympic gold recalls Barcelona 1992, the Games in which she made history.

A visually impaired skier and guide in the mixed zone

Austria’s Claudia Loesch toppled Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber in the super-G in snowy conditions in Tarvisio on Thursday (26 January).

Zviad Gogotchuri of Georgia

Ukraine has the most top-ranked judokas with four, followed by South Korea with two.

Downhill | 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships, Tarvisio

Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber also won gold alongside France’s Marie Bochet and the USA’s Andrew Kurka with downhill titles in Tarvisio, Italy.

Three men in wheelchairs on a podium showing their medals

Paralympic table tennis silver medallists Andela Muzinic and Helena Dretar Karic were also chosen the best Croatian team in 2016.

Finsterau, Germany

The 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships will take place in Finsterau, Germany, from 10-19 February with 135 athletes from 25 countries competing.

Veronika Vadovicova - Rio 2016

With two Paralympic gold medals and one silver, the Slovak shooter’s career peaked in Rio, which could not have happened without past defeats and change.

A para swimmer

The Portuguese swimmer reflects on his Rio 2016 disappointment and how he’s moving forward.

Todd Nicholson named Canada's Chef de Mission for PyeongChang 2018

The five-time Para ice hockey Paralympian will serve as the official spokesperson for Team Canada.

Monique Kalkman-Van den Bosch was elected for induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

The Netherlands’ former wheelchair tennis player and Paralympic champion was elected for induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

A general view of the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Olympic Park.

‘Team Personal Best’ to deliver a programme of local community level activities

Mike Minor

When the US Para snowboarder races, he says ‘success seems to follow.’

A visually impaired skier takes a bend

Two training runs got the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships underway in Tarvisio, Italy.

Skier in orange and white ski suit, skis at speed down slope

The Canadian women’s standing skier has been in top form at the World Cup level and feels good ahead of World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy.

Man in wheelchair playing tennis

Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett in the men’s events, Lucy Shuker in women’s, and Andy Lapthorne in quad are Great Britain’s hopes at this year’s first Grand Slam, from 25-28 January.

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

Gordon Reid and Joachim Gerard will meet in the men’s singles, whilst Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot will face-off in the women’s singles when the event starts on 25 January.

Agitos

Rules aims to assist the membership with the implementation of the 2015 IPC Athlete Classification Code.