Back to paralympic.org
VISTA 2017 logo
Opportunities, Challenges in Paralympic Sport Science & Sport Medicine Support
20-23 September

VISTA 2017 - News

Top Stories

A woman raises her arms in celebration.
Shooting

South Korea’s Heejung Lee waited until his final shot to claim gold, as Iran’s Sareh Javanmardidodmani also topped the podium on the second day of the IPC Shooting World Championships.

An athlete poses showing his gold medal.
Powerlifting

Nearly 40 athletes from 15 countries will compete in four medal events at the Commonwealth Games.

Richard Browne and Jonnie Peacock
Athletics

Sainsbury's Anniversary Games in the British capital saw a number of athletes who will compete at Swansea 2014 in action.

A picture of a man swimming with his both hands above the surface
Swimming

Cowdrey, Freney, Hynd and Pascoe amongst the star names set to compete in the Commonwealth Games

Japan's Yui Kamiji took the 2014 title after beating Aniek van Koot of the Netherlands 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.
Wheelchair Tennis

World No.1 claimed women's title whilst world No.4 took victory in the quads in Nottingham.

A picture of a men on a podium with medals around their neck
Athletics

Some of the world’s best athletes including David Weir and Kurt Fearnley will compete in six medal events at the Commonwealth Games.

Jonas Jacobsson
Shooting

Sweden's Jonas Jacobsson took his 18th world title, as Vadovicova and Kovalchuk also topped the podium on the first day of the IPC Shooting World Championships.

Suhl Stadt
Shooting

IPC Governing Board Member John Petersson opened the biggest IPC Shooting World Championships on record.

A man in a wheelchair swings back a tennis racket in preparation of hitting a backhand.
Wheelchair Tennis

British world No.3 defeats Wagner for sixth time in his career to reach quads final.

Vadovicova wins gold at Alicante 2013
Shooting

Double European champion Veronika Vadovicova has revealed that despite a knee injury, she feels on track to win her first ever world title.

Sergey Malyshev of Russia, wearing glasses, a visor and ear protection shoots his Mixed P3-25m Pistol at an indoor range at The Royal Artillery Barracks
Shooting

After an exciting first day, more of the sport's top stars start their world title campaigns on Sunday (20 June) in Suhl, Germany.

Joachim Gerard
Wheelchair Tennis

Top four seeds in the men’s, women’s and quad singles all make the semi-finals in Nottingham

Jonas Jacobsson - London 2012
Shooting

Multiple Paralympic and world champion Jonas Jacobsson has been shooting for over thirty years and gives his reflections on the progress of the sport ahead of the start of competition at the biggest ever IPC Shooting World Championships.

Two men in skiing suits waving flower bouquets. They both stand on a podium in the snow
Sochi 2014

US Paralympics has announced that 19 athletes have been nominated to the 2014-15 U.S. Paralympics alpine skiing national team.

Roman Petushkov
Sochi 2014

Six-time Sochi 2014 gold medallist is the 2014 winner of the Juan Antonio Samaranch IOC Disabled Athlete Award.

People in suits with construction helmets stand behind a banner in front of a construction area
PyeongChang 2018

The Gangneung Coastal Cluster will host ice sledge hockey and wheelchair curling at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

Good As Gold - IPC Athletics Swansea 2014 Official Song
Athletics

Children from across the city of Swansea have provided the inspirational words for the official Swansea 2014 song, released to mark one month until the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships begin.

Women in a shooting range targeting
Germany

Minna Leinonen has a medal from all major internationals, including a gold from Athens 2004, but is yet to win a World title and is lining up at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships to set that record straight.

A picture of a woman swimming
London 2012

Paralympic gold medallist Jessica-Jane Applegate will be amongst 12 London 2012 medallists who will return to compete in home water for the first time since the London Games on Saturday 30 August as part of National Paralympic Day in Great Britain.

Portrait of smiling man wearing a basecap showing his bronze medal to the camera.
Shooting

The world’s best shooters will line-up at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships, with competition starting on Saturday 19 July.