PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Yunho Kim

The South Korean Para snowboarder wants to improve his skills quickly and win his first medals in the sport.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Ice sledge hockey

With the final season before the next Winter Paralympics getting underway in just a few days, here are a handful of players hoping to make an impact.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Hang Seung Park

The South Korean is spurred on by the support of his wife and family as he looks to make a splash at his home Paralympics.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Jae Rim Yang

The South Korean visually impaired alpine skier just wants an injury-free, mistake-free season.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Wheelchair Curling

After fifth place at the 2016 Worlds, China hope to gather enough qualification points toward PyeongChang 2018 at the 2017 Worlds in March.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Emily Young

With 500 days until the next Winter Paralympics, Canada’s Emily Young looks ahead to the new Nordic skiing season.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Bigna Schmidt

The 19-year-old alpine skier is ready to climb world rankings in lead up to World Championships and the Winter Paralympics.

PyeongChang 2018 - #500DaysToGo - Suhyeok Park

The South Korean Para snowboarder targets competitions in the 2016-17 season that would improve his ranking toward PyeongChang 2018.

Joel Rosinbum

Eight athletes will be supported as they work toward Tokyo 2020.

The USA’s Kory Puderbaug and Australian Jayden Warn

The youngest members on the Australian and US wheelchair rugby teams had a Games to remember at Rio 2016.