PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Shingo Kunieda of Japan](/sites/default/files/images/160602111451059_Shingo%2BKunieda.jpg)
US Open entries confirmed
Field of 20 for final Grand Slam of the year in New York.
![Patrick Mayrhofer of Austria](/sites/default/files/images/150205120754824_Snowboard%2BWC%2BAspen.jpg)
Road to recovery for Patrick Mayrhofer
Austrian snowboarder battling to return from injury for PyeongChang 2018.
![a furry mascot poses for the camera](/sites/default/files/images/170726104517495_milco.jpg)
Lima 2019: Meet Milco the mascot
Record numbers vote for symbol of Peru's Pan Am and Parapan Am Games.
![Para athletes celebrate winning their events](/sites/default/files/images/170726124351511_London%2BTop%2B5%2Bmedallists.jpg)
London 2017: Top 5 performers
Which stars shone brightest at World Para Athletics Championships?
![a para swimmer moves through the water](/sites/default/files/images/170726133133143_Daniel%2BDias%2Bat%2BGuadalajara%2B.jpg)
#APCTop20 - No.7: Daniel Dias wins 11 golds
Brazilian swimmer performs a clean sweep at 2011 Parapans.
![female wheelchair racer on track with head down](/sites/default/files/images/170620091921344_lucia%2Bmontenegro.jpg)
Nottwil 2017: Tatyana McFadden inspires young racer Lucia Montenegro
Argentinian teenager dreams of emulating USA’s Paralympic legend.
![a Para swimmer celebrates with her medal](/sites/default/files/images/170726152421790_Teresa%2BPerales.jpg)
Spain announce Mexico City 2017 swimmers
Multiple Paralympic champion Teresa Perales to lead team at World Championships.
![para athletes compete in their sport](/sites/default/files/images/170726161431332_Barcelona%2B1992.jpg)
Barcelona 1992: 25 years on
Sir Philip Craven joins celebrations marking anniversary of iconic Paralympics.
![a woman in a wheelchair speaks to a crowd of people](/sites/default/files/images/170725153538068_Monique%2B2_0.jpg)
Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch inducted into Hall of Fame
Dutch Paralympic champion is fifth wheelchair tennis player to be recognised.
![a Para sprinter runs towards the finish line](/sites/default/files/images/170725150633755_Damian%2BCarcelen.jpg)
Nottwil 2017 teams confirmed
Chile, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico and Venezuela to compete at Junior Para Athletics Worlds.