Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

The Paralympic Movement is being asked to help celebrate role models, influencers and unsung heroes who help to grow female representation in Para sport.

Great Britain

The ParalympicsGB Senior Leadership Team for the Paralympic Winter Games was also confirmed, with Chief Executive Tim Hollingsworth taking the position of Secretary General again.

Powerlifting

Six canoeists and 11 powerlifters have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.

Alpine Skiing

Both skiers won the women’s sitting and visually impaired super combined respectively in Innerkrems, Austria, on Sunday (15 January).

Cross-Country Skiing

The Ukrainian secured her fourth cross-country World Cup win of the season on Sunday (15 January), after losing out in the middle distance classic.

America

The 18-year-old judoka is hoping to successfully defend her title from Buenos Aires 2013 at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.

Goalball

Eight sitting volleyball and six goalball players have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.

Blind Football

Paralympic and world champions Brazil hold first, followed by South American rivals Argentina, China, Spain, Turkey and Iran.

Cross-Country Skiing

The host country’s Para Nordic skiers won two golds, three silvers and four bronzes in Western Center.

Alpine Skiing

The Swiss sit-skier won the super-G at the World Cup in Innerkrems, Austria, beating New Zealand’s world champion Corey Peters.

Shooting

As one of the most success shooters of the Paralympics, the two time gold medallist’s favorite Rio memories are hardly surprise.

Alpine Skiing

All speed and technical events at the last major Championships ahead of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games will be shown fully live at Paralympic.org.

Judo

Six judoka and eight table tennis players have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.

Cross-Country Skiing

The name was selected after a competition on social media.

Table Tennis

The German table tennis player won the gold medal in the men’s class 3 singles and also in class 4-5 team events at the US Open.

Wheelchair Basketball

NWBA Hall of Famer and Four-time U.S. Paralympian Trooper Johnson Named 2017-2020 U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach.

Equestrian

40 track and field and seven equestrian athletes have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.

Archery

Get to know the story of the first Australian Paralympic champion, who sealed archery gold in the men’s St. Nicholas round open at Rome 1960.

Wheelchair Tennis

Serbia’s tennis legend gave the Paralympic sport a try under the guidance of Australia’s Rio 2016 two-time wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott.

Alpine Skiing

After weather conditions forced a change in the schedule, several athletes made it onto two downhill podiums in one day at the World Cup in Innerkrems, Austria.