At the age of 16 the Belgian became the youngest Paralympic champion in table tennis history. Many awards and media attention followed.
Goalball
Brazil leads both the men’s and women’s rankings, as published by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA).
Wheelchair Rugby
James Gumbert will return as head coach for his eleventh year.
Table Tennis
The event, funded by the Agitos Foundation, the development arm of the International Paralympic Committee, took place in Auckland from 12-18 December.
Table Tennis
The public has until 13 January to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.
Wheelchair Tennis
Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.
Alpine Skiing
With competitions in super-G, giant slalom and slalom, the first of two IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cups to be staged in the Swiss resort will get underway on 7 January.
Tokyo 2020
Between 9-19 January around 230 athletes from all 22 Paralympic summer sports will be named Ones to Watch for 2017.
USA
The three-time Paralympian, who chairs the IPC Medical Committee, joins the US Olympic Committee Board of Directors.
Wheelchair Tennis
Gordon Reid, Jiske Griffioen and Dylan Alcott will all start as defending champions in Melbourne when competition begins on 25 January.
