VISTA 2017 - News

The IPC Athletics Grand Prix series moves to Africa for the 8th Tunis International Meeting on 16-18 June, marking the first time the continent has staged a major IPC Athletics event.

Four-time world champion and double Paralympic champion Sarah Louise Rung reveals that despite winning four gold medals at the 2013 worlds, she can swim better and faster at Eindhoven 2014.

Officials from Inas - the International Federation for Sport for athletes with an intellectual impairment - this week concluded their second site visit to Guayaquil, Ecuador, venue for the 2015 Inas Global Games.

Australian Open and Roland Garros champion Jordanne Whiley is among three Brits on the Tennis Foundation’s Performance Programme set to contest the wheelchair tennis doubles event at Wimbledon this year after the British No. 1 and British No.2 Lucy Shuker gained direct entry for the women’s doubles with their respective partners.

Media can now apply to cover the biggest para-swimming event in Europe in 2014

IPC Athletics, the global governing body of para-athletics, has launched its Education Pathways Programme which aims to improve the standards of classifiers, technical officials and coaches within the sport.

Interested media can now apply to cover the biggest para-shooting event in 2014

The 2015 Laureus World Sports Awards, the premier honours event in the international sporting calendar, is to be held in Shanghai, China.

Australia’s para-cycling selections for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games will be headlined by seven-time Paralympian Kieran Modra and his pilot 2010 Commonwealth team sprint champion Jason Niblett.

Slovakia’s Veronika Vadovicova claimed three gold medals at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, USA, whilst Great Britain claimed an impressive nine medals in total.

Australia’s Scott Reardon is relishing the prospect of racing Heinrich Popow in Berlin next weekend (20-22 June) for the first time since they tied for gold at last year’s World Championships, and believes that eventually either he or his German rival will smash the 12 second barrier for the 100m T42.

After making the Northern Ireland team for Glasgow 2014, the world's fastest Paralympian could now face the world's fastest Olympian.

The two world No.1's won both singles titles in Paris, whilst Kamiji also claimed the women's double to cap a memorable tournament.

Kurt Fearnley, Madison de Rozario and Angie Ballard are amongst the big name Australians set to compete at the Commonwealth Games.

Ever wondered what the world's fastest Paralympian does each day? Wonder no more as Jason Smyth takes us through his day.

World record holder Aled Davies to headline Welsh athletics team at Commonwealth Games

Having represented Switzerland at many major Championships, Horner will line-up for France at next month's Euros.

Find out who you should keep an eye our for between 7-12 June as competition gets underway in Strabourg, France.

A survey conducted by NPC France has shown a growing interest in para-sport and its athletes.

At just 18 years of age Jones has a busy summer ahead, first tackling her exams before lining up the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships.