VISTA 2017 - News

New IPC Classification Research and Development Centres will help the Paralympic Movement extend its knowledge in sport-specific classification.

Cross-Country Skiing

Canmore, Canada, is gearing up for the world's top cross-country and biathlon skiers to kick of the season's World Cup there, with less than three months to go til the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Para dance sport

Over 160 athletes from nearly 20 countries to compete at Komazawa Olympic Park Gynasium.

Para dance sport

Russian couple pick up fourth competition win this year, sweeping the board in all IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport sanctioned competitions on offer.

Swimming

The 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships saw an innovative partnership which became the model for IPC anti-doping efforts.

Wheelchair Tennis

National Paralympic Committees and International Federations around the world are doing their part to promote the Paralympic Movement on 3 December.

Sitting Volleyball

From missing out on the Paralympics to becoming European champions, Russia’s women’s sitting volleyball team are on the rise.

Para Ice Hockey

In a matchup of arch-rivals, Canada defeated the USA at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge, as Russia triumphed against South Korea.

Para Ice Hockey

The USA beat Russia and Canada defeated South Korea in the semi-finals of the World Sledge Hockey Challenge.

Explore sport-specific classification, preview the IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard World Cups and look back at summer championships in the new edition of The Paralympian.

Wheelchair Rugby

Find out which 12 teams will compete at the 2014 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships next August in Odense, Denmark.

Wheelchair Tennis

NEC Corporation will continue to support major international wheelchair tennis tournaments in 2014.

Table Tennis

From winning double gold at the European Championships to topping the world rankings, Great Britain’s Rob Davies explains the best year of his life.

Sailing

Six month after entering the one-person keelboat, the Netherlands’ Guus Bijlard won his first world title.

Wheelchair Basketball

For the first time in 2014, there will be separate men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball World Championship events.

Para Ice Hockey

The USA beat South Korea and Canada recorded a victory over Russia on the second day of the World Sledge Hockey Challenge.

Wheelchair Basketball

Both Australia’s men’s and women’s teams won the IWBF Asia-Oceania Zone Championships, qualifying themselves for the World Championships.

Find out what the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is doing to increase the number of female leaders in the Paralympic Movement.

Shooting

Germany’s Natascha Hiltrop wins her first major title, and judge Robynne Browne raises the Paralympic flag at 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.

Goalball

Algeria head into the event as the favourites after making it to the Paralympic quarter-finals last year in London.