PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Paralympian 3-2016 cover](/sites/default/files/images/161212133306053_Cover.jpg)
Year-end edition of The Paralympian features Rio 2016’s legacy
The final magazine issue of 2016 looks at the impact Rio 2016 had on the Movement, contains athlete anecdotes from the Paralympic Games, and much more.
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The IPC opens call for abstracts for VISTA 2017
Experts from around the world have until 31 January to submit their abstracts for September’s event in Canada.
![No. 20 Team Agitos athletes impress, help raise awareness](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/c0_FTk6kCFs81t6hmUooUVgMFF_WVocy0LVUcebZ2yU.jpg?itok=bHNY8uDH)
No. 20 Team Agitos athletes impress, help raise awareness
A series of incredible videos told the stories of eight Latin American athletes on their road to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
![Day 3: 2016 IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Vuokatti](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/9rEVZeirMV0dlHXzCTVDMIKLAueTafN1awRc3GU-j7k.jpg?itok=kgLGEIYV)
Germany’s Wicker takes Individual World Cup
German skiers took another two podium finishes as they prepare to compete at their home World Championships in Finsterau, Germany, in February 2017.
![Markus Salcher goes down the slope very fast, he seems to lose control](/sites/default/files/images/140308172559148_477220513.jpg)
Austria’s Salcher hungry for more medals
The 25-year-old has his sights on a third Paralympics, and will get his World Cup season underway on home snow on Thursday (15 December).
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London 2017 volunteer interviews begin
Thousands of ‘runners’ have applied to support the World Para Athletics Championships
![Malle, Belgium, will host 2017 Para dance sport World Championships](/sites/default/files/images/161212101608020_dance.jpg)
Malle, Belgium, to host 2017 Para dance sport Worlds
The competition will take place between 21-22 October at the Provincial Education Centre.
![The 2nd Oceania Para Taekwondo Open Championships were held in Suva, Fiji, and featured 12 athletes from six countries from four continents](/sites/default/files/images/161212112022796_IMG_20161127_123521.jpg)
Para taekwondo December world rankings updated
Following the Oceania Open Championships, Enkhtuya Khurelbaatar and Corbin Stacey were among those to move into the top five.
![No. 21 Canoe and triathlon’s successful debut](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/ihXpym7kdwQJ0x95KD8AfWBpOWlmaoFlitGpGW4k--k.jpg?itok=inU8bZof)
No. 21 Canoe and triathlon’s successful debut
The two sports were on the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016 for the first time in history.
![A Para ice hockey team celebrate their victory](/sites/default/files/images/161211093850183_USA%2B2016%2BWorld%2BSledge%2BHockey%2BChallenge.jpg)
USA golden, Norway seal bronze at Sledge Hockey Challenge
World and Paralympic champions the USA claim third consecutive title against Canada.