PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man in sit ski doing cross country skiing

The US sit-skier had a mixed season, but it was his performances at the Paralympic Winter Games Test Event that drives him forward.

Woman riding a horse

The Australian rider looks to build off her Rio 2016 experience.

Swimming - Sao Paulo 2017 Parapan American Youth Games

Popular vote will decide who the best athlete in the Americas was in March 2017, via www.americasparalympic.org.

Vanuatu Para rowing

Vanuatu’s George Langa showed promising potential after his first ever regatta.

Oceania Paralympic Committee General Assembly 2017 group picture

Australian Paul Bird will serve as OCP President.

Team Preview: Canada

Seventeen players from Canada’s silver medal squad from 2015 return to the World Para Ice Hockey Championships stage.

African Para Taekwondo Open

Top-ranked Para taekwondo athlete Mohammed Aatif was stunned in the semifinal.

A picture of a man and a woman posing together for a photo

The meeting will see the election of a new President and members of the Executive Board.

Young Para athletes gather for training sessions that will help their future careers.

Three new modules for Proud Paralympian were piloted during workshops and activities at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapans.

Sitting volleyball players

In celebration of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the exhibition highlights what the UN and players all around the world do to harness the power of sport.