VISTA 2017 - News

Athletics

Wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy and para-cyclist Shelley Gautier helped celebrate two years until the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Athletics

Standards are raised on the track in Paris.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Jason Smyth is making his World Champs comeback after missing the last in 2011, and hopes to reclaim his world titles in Lyon.

Judo

Following the buzz around ESPN’s exclusive on Dartanyon Crockett, the American judoka will now compete at the IBSA Parapan American Championships.

Australia

Australian athlete loses his battle with cancer, but his influence on Australian para-sport will be felt for a long time yet.

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Wheelchair Tennis

Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda won the men’s doubles title, while Dutch duo Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot won the women’s crown.

Wheelchair Rugby

The defending Paralympic gold medallists have already lost their spot as the top team in the wheelchair rugby world rankings.

Equestrian

Five different riders from Great Britain won the individual and freestyle tests at the equestrian event in Gloucestershire.

Sochi 2014

Sylvana Mestre, chairperson of the IPC Alpine Skiing Sport Technical Committee, looks ahead to the 2013/14 season and the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games.

El Salvador

The new website, all in Spanish, will provide the NPC with a digital platform to raise awareness for the Paralympic Movement in El Salvador.

Wheelchair Basketball

The Netherlands’ women’s wheelchair basketball team defeated Germany to take the IWBF European Wheelchair Basketball title.

Wheelchair Basketball

The British men’s wheelchair basketball team won the European title by just two points against Turkey.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Without David Weir in Lyon, Marcel Hug is expected to become the face of the men’s T54 class on the track and road.

Swimming

Journalists can register to cover the event via the media accreditation page for the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships.

2013 IPC Swimming World Championships

Paralympic.org had some time with the Mexican swimmer, who heads to Montreal 2013 hoping to follow up on his amazing success in London.

Wheelchair Tennis

Dutch pair Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot are hoping to light up the Wimbledon courts in the wheelchair doubles competition.

Wheelchair Basketball

Germany, Great Britain, France and the Netherlands will all fight for the women’s European crown.

Ukrainian sets IAAF Diamond League record in Switzerland.

Rio 2016

• Games to feature 526 medal events across 22 sports• Women and athletes with high support needs main beneficiaries of additional events