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20-23 September

VISTA 2017 - News

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a female wheelchair curler smiles for the camera

World champion represented Great Britain at four Paralympic Games

Para ice hockey athlete talks to coach during training camp in Czech Republic

Sixth year of funding for Para sports development projects worldwide

a male and female goalball player dive to save a shot

Goalball World Championships set to kick off on Sunday

China's Zhenzhen Zhu lines up a serve.

China look strong, but will face stiff competition from Britain, Netherlands and France

a beauty shot of a rowing lake

Paralympic and world champions return to the water in Belgrade

Ni Nengah Widiasih | European Open Gold | Women's up to 45 kg | Berck-Sur-Mer 2018

Indonesian looks ahead to Asia-Oceanians fresh from winning Europeans

Day 5 Highlights: Berck-sur-Mer 2018

Greek powerlifter sets new European mark on last day of competition

a male wheelchair tennis player takes a shot

Competition favourites maintain winning runs on day two

a male goalball player stands at the net

World Championships set to take place in Sweden between 3 and 9 June

a group of boccia players wave their arms and hold up a Brazil flag

Hosts win three of four individual finals at Sao Paulo Regional Open

two male wheelchair rugby players fight for the ball

Paralympic silver medallists aiming to topple defending champions Australia

a female wheelchair tennis player on the court

Charlotte Famin and Frederic Cattaneo complete field

a male Para swimmer laughs in the pool

No rest for defending champion as he competes in back-to-back events

Two vision impaired cross-country skiers race with their guides

Sweden and Japan among World Cup hosts

Two male taekwondo athletes fight

A look at top contenders in division ahead of sport’s debut at Tokyo 2020

Day 4 Highlights: Berck-sur-Mer 2018

Polish Paralympic medallist wins women’s over 86kg

a group of Para swimmers dive into the pool at the start of the race

Successful debut for Italy as home swimmers shine amongst international stars

a male Para badminton player in action

Spinal cord injury pushes German badminton player to seek solutions

male wheelchair basketball players hug eachother on the court

Paralympic champions among favourites for August’s wheelchair basketball Worlds

a male Para triathlete celebrates winning the race

Jones-Hall and Townsend repeat Commonwealth success at Eton Dorney