The British swimmer broke two world records at September’s Paralympic Games but missed his own personal target of three golds and five medals in total.
Snowboard
Find out what the Dutch snowboarder does when she is not competing.
Rio 2016
Brazil welcomed Latin America’s first Paralympic Games in spectacular style at the mythic Maracana stadium on 7 September.
Asia
Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines will take part in the Agitos Foundation’s Organisational Capacity Programme.
Switzerland
The Swiss travel agent changes its sponsor status and becomes Swiss Paralympic Supplier on 1 January 2017.
Alpine Skiing
French teenager Arthur Bauchet also took the win in the men’s giant slalom standing on an impressive World Cup debut.
Table Tennis
Wheelchair racer Peter Genyn was also awarded the "Vlaamse Sportjuweel".
Rio 2016
“We’re The Superhumans” featured 160 people with an impairment and has won multiple awards.
Puerto Rico
The newly appointed President succeeds James Torres and will lead the organisation in the lead-up to the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Switzerland
Swiss soft drink producer Rivella changes its sponsor status and becomes Swiss Paralympic Supplier
Rio 2016
The Swiss Silver Bullet cemented his place amongst the greatest wheelchair racers of all time by finally winning the Paralympic gold that had eluded him for so long.
Blind Football
It will consist of a training camp and a tournament, and will take place in Vienna, Austria, from 3-7 May 2017.
Alpine Skiing
Australia’s Mitchell Gourley also won his first World Cup race since 2013 in Kuhtai, Austria.
Wheelchair Fencing
The Italian wheelchair fencer won 11 consecutive titles before securing gold on her Paralympic debut.
Ireland
Paralympics Ireland, in partnership with Mondelez International, announced they will host the event at the National Indoor Arena on the National Sports Campus in Dublin.
Athletics
The Cuban sprinter won the women’s 100m, 200m and 400m T12 golds at Rio 2016, setting two world and one Paralympic record along the way.
Great Britain
The organisation has been named “International Paralympic Federation of the Year” in winning the Corporate Sports Creativity award for 2016.
Ten members met in Bonn to discuss how they can support Para athletes within the Paralympic Movement
Cross-Country Skiing
France’s Benjamin Daviet also secured his first win of the season in Vuokatti, Finland.
The refugee swimmer, who competed as part of the Independent Paralympic Athletes’ Team at Rio 2016, received the award from the Spanish General Council the Bar.
