PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Adam Dixon

The popular vote chose the Canadian Para ice hockey player as the best athlete in the Americas in April 2017.

Woman in racing chair

The British wheelchair racer will compete in her first Para triathlon.

French Paralympic and Sports Committee - 25th anniversary

The French Paralympic and Sports Committee hosted the celebration in Lyon, on 25 April, as part of its second annual meeting.

The 2nd Oceania Para Taekwondo Open Championships were held in Suva, Fiji, and featured 12 athletes from six countries from four continents

Fighters will look to garner world ranking points ahead of October’s World Championships.

Female table tennis player celebrates after a point

The Dutch Para table tennis player won double gold at the Slovenia Open.

Ilkka Tuomisto of Finland and Dexin Zhou of China compete in the Men's Cross Country 10km Free Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

The Finnish Nordic skier picks three key moments from the 2017 season.

Jianwen Hu - Rio 2016

The T38 sprinter shocked Australia’s Evan O’Hanlon at Rio 2016 and will line-up at this week’s Beijing Grand Prix.

Evan Strong

The US snowboarder is happy with winning his first World Cup crystal globe and is now focused on retaining his Paralympic gold.

male wheelchair basketballer Thomas Boehme challenging for the ball

The German wheelchair basketball player shares his expectations for June’s European Championships and the road to Tokyo 2020.

Female swimmer takes a breath between strokes

The multi-Paralympic British medallist is looking for a new challenge after 10 years of swimming.