VISTA 2017 - News

Athletics

Ban Ki-moon and Sir Philip Craven talk about the Paralympic Movement ahead of Olympic Opening Ceremony in Sochi.

Malaysia

World’s premier honours event in the sporting calendar to take place on 26 March

Sochi 2014

The Balkan country will be celebrating its twentieth year competing at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.

Para Ice Hockey

The Czech Republic are still seeking their first Paralympic medal in ice sledge hockey and have all the ingredients to obtain one at Sochi 2014.

Rio 2016

The Brazilian Paralympic Committee has created a programme for nine young swimmers in a bid to win more medals at Rio 2016.

Sochi 2014

First ever Paralympic snowboard-cross course is revealed, complete with 22 challenging features.

Alpine Skiing

Seven of the skiers named to the US Sochi 2014 team have won 22 Paralympic medals between themselves.

Indonesia

Ecuador, Indonesia, Tunisia and the Americas Paralympic Committee will have an increased online presence.

Biathlon

Speaking at the 126th IOC Session, Ban Ki-moon spoke of inspirational Paralympians.

Sochi 2014

Having not medalled for 20 years, Kazakhstan hopes to send a much larger team to Sochi than it did four years ago to Vancouver.

Iran

Khosravivafa will serve a further four year term following election at 11th General Assembly.

Sitting Volleyball

VolleySLIDE will help bolster the grassroots sports development initiatives in sitting volleyball around the world.

Alpine Skiing

Russia’s Aleksandra Frantceva claimed back her form in the slalom to beat world champion Henrieta Farkasova, who has won every race since returning from injury.

Sochi 2014

Frenchman Vincent Gauthier-Manuel completed a double victory in slalom in St. Moritz and overall World Cup rankings for slalom are confirmed.

Para Ice Hockey

Take a look at the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s edgy new campaign leading up to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Sochi 2014

The small country in the Pyrenees will make its third appearance at a Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.

Swimming

Paralympics New Zealand launches bid to give swimmers in S1-S5 classifications more access to training, competitions and pool-space, supported by the Agitos Foundation.

Goalball

The 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships will take place from 30 June – 5 July in Espoo, Finland.

Sochi 2014

Top ranked riders, including Evan Strong, Amy Purdy and Mike Shea, named to first ever para-snowboard team for Sochi 2014.

Wheelchair Tennis

France’s Stephane Houdet and the USA’s David Wagner took part in the Davis Cup activities to promote wheelchair tennis.