PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

David Willsie of Canada

Patrick Cote will take over as head coach, while David Willsie will serve as assistant.

Upper body of a woman, raising her arms in the air

With the start of the swimming season just around the corner, USA’s three-time Paralympic champion has outlined ambitious goals that go way beyond the pool.

People in wheelchairs on ice rink, curling

With Canada, Germany, Norway, Scotland, South Korea and China all tied, the remaining sessions will be crucial.

Mark Arendz

The Canadian Nordic skier is a strong favourite for gold in the men’s biathlon standing events at the World Cup in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 10-15 March.

Male swimmer celebrates on pool deck

The swimmer took home his nation’s lone gold medal from Rio 2016.

Ibrahim Al-Hussein is a refugee swimmer

The Syrian refugee swimmer competed for the Independent Paralympic Athletes Team at Rio 2016.

Jiske Griffioen NED playing against Aniek Van Koot NED in the Women's Singles Gold Medal Match

The Dutch player’s main target for 2017 is not to remain as world No.1 but to win more Grand Slams.

IPC Governing Board 2013

The successor to IPC President Sir Philip Craven will be elected this September in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Robin Cuche of Switzerland competes in the Men's Slalom 2nd Run - Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Robin Cuche won his first World Championships medal in January, surprising himself, and is working towards PyeongChang 2018.

A woman in wheelchair dances with her stand-up partner who is jumping

A course for international classifiers is also being offered by World Para Dance Sport.