Opportunities, Challenges in Paralympic Sport Science & Sport Medicine Support
20-23 September

VISTA 2017 - News

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Two women in wheelchairs on a tennis court hold a trophy and smile to the camera.

The duo will team up on the grass to defend their doubles title but have to get past the Dutch duo of Griffioen, Van Koot.

Sarah Storey

Team of nine will head to Nottwil, Switzerland, for the Road World Championships which start at the end of July.

NPC Argentina relaunches new look website

The new site includes all the latest information about para-sport in Argentina.

Kevin Paul of South Africa

The returning men’s 100m breaststroke world champion wants the world to see the talent in his team.

The 1.3m² model of the under-construction Barra Olympic Park represents a real-life area of 1.18 million m²

Updated video mixes footage of construction with computer-generated images to show how ‘heart of the Games’ will be.

Dariusz Pender of Poland fences during his Gold Medal match against Romain Noble of France on day 7 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Polish team spirit strong ahead of wheelchair fencing World Cup.

Trevor HIRSCHFIELD, Canada races after the ball in his wheelchair

With a month to go until the Parapan Am Games, here are the top storylines to follow.

Reid in action

The draw for the third Grand Slam in wheelchair tennis was made on Monday (6 July).

A picture of a man throwing a discuss

Sixty athletes and four guides to represent Team USA at August’s Parapan American Games.

Four male judoka pose on podium

Fifteen judoka with visual impairments showcased their sport to the audience in Baku.

A picture of a man standing in front of a pool

Belarus’ five-time world champion Ihar Boki is targeting his own five world records at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Finland's Petri Posio and Erkki Miinala block the ball during their gold-medal match at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. After winning Paralympic gold, the Finnish squad will now host the 2014 World Championships.

No. 2 world ranked Lithuania lead the men’s side, while the Israeli women’s team are carrying momentum.

Natasha Baker

British riders especially get to figure out which horses they will compete with in September’s Europeans.

Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.

Slovakian world and Paralympic gold medallist Veronika Vadovicova believes she is improving in all events ahead of the World Cup in Osijek, Croatia.

Group shot of around 10 people

More than 150 professionals have already signed up to support next year’s Paralympics.

Ice sledge hockey players in action on the ice

Find out what Japanese ice sledge hockey players will be doing over the summer to stay ahead of their opponents.

Snowboarder passing a gate

Despite being only 15, Moen set a national first in La Molina, Spain, when he won Norway's first ever para-snowboard World Championships medal.

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Announcement marks 100 days to go until the event.

A picture of a woman with a prosthesis wearing an American flag to celebrate her victory

The US Army veteran is training to put on a new uniform for when para-triathlon makes its Paralympic debut.

Crossing the finishing line in Beijing

The Cuban Paralympic and world champion sprinting is gearing up for a busy few months with the Toronto Parapan American Games and the World Championships.