Claudia Loesch

After failing to reach the podiums in the slalom events, home skiers Claudia Loesch and Roman Rabl returned on day two to win the giant slalom.

Jogos Paralimpicos Universitarios

The Paralympic Training Centre, in Sao Paulo, staged the event between 9-10 December.

Jiske Griffioen

The two Paralympic singles gold medallists received the honours following their outstanding performances in 2016.

Day 5: 2016 IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Vuokatti

Following up from their sprint wins last Friday (9 December) the trio secured top spot on the podium in the long distance cross-country classic in Vuokatti, Finland.

Anna Schaffelhuber, Germany celebrates her gold medal in the women's super-G

The German world and Paralympic champion showed she is in strong form ahead of January’s World Championships.

Para sport education programmes held in the Americas

A total of 43 participants from 10 Latin American countries attended a Para powerlifting referee course and two Para athletics technical officials programmes.

No. 17 Bochet claims 50th World Cup win

The French 11-time world champion won 17 World Cup races in a row in 2015-16, to follow up on her five world titles from 2015.

2016 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport European Championships was held in Kosice, Slovakia.

The Championships, scheduled for 2018, will attract some of the world’s best dancers.

Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain

Which other teenage sports star does the Dutch world champion snowboarder like to watch when he’s not competing?

The fourth Youth Parapan American Games will take place in the Brazilian city from 20-25 March 2017.

The fourth Youth Parapan American Games will take place in the Brazilian city from 20-25 March.

Celal Coban of Turkey runs with the ball in the men's football 5-a-side during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The competition will take place in Berlin, Germany, between 17-27 August.

Eliezer Gabriel Buenaventura never stopped dreaming - #TeamAgitos - on the Road to Rio

The Mexican track and field athlete made his Paralympic debut this year, with the support of the International Paralympic Committee’s development arm.

Para Trap Shooting

Several years of research and development has resulted in the inclusion of the shotgun discipline for shooters with a physical impairment.

Eleanor Simmonds - Rio 2016

Great Britain’s multiple Paralympic and world champion reflected on her third Paralympics and has set new goals.

Asian Paralympic Committee’s General Assembly

A clear mandate for change was called following the General Assembly; APC Awards winners were also announced.

No. 18 Decades-old swimming records tumble

The USA’s Bradley Snyder and Ukraine’s Anna Stetsenko both set historic world records at Rio 2016.

Logo of Ecuador Paralympic Committee.

He will serve for another four-year term, leading the organisation in the lead-up to the Lima 2019 Parapan Ams and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Mitchell Gourley - Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games

National Paralympic Committees can nominate one athlete for the alpine skiing, snowboard and Nordic skiing athlete representative elections, to be held in 2017.

Claudia Loesch of Austria

World and Paralympic champions will ski slalom and giant slalom in Austria and Switzerland from 15 December.

No. 19 Sitting volleyball creates memorable moments

USA won their maiden title and Rwanda made a historical debut in the women’s event, whilst Iran’s men returned to Paralympic glory at Rio 2016.