PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A general view of a street scene near the PyeongChang Mountain Cluster, host of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

With one year to go, IPC President Sir Philip Craven believes winter sports have more strength in depth than ever before.

Woman with rifle waves at crowd

The Slovakian shooter picked up where she left off at Rio 2016, with wins in the season opener.

Men's standing | Giant slalom 2nd run | 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships, Tarvisio

The 16-year-old French skier made a huge impact at the recent World Championships, winning two world titles in the men’s standing.

Chinese wheelchair curling players watching the stones

Scotland, Russia and China all secured their spots, while Canada and Norway will play for the final spot.

Alpine skiing, snowboard, nordic skiing - collage

During their respective World Championships snowboard, alpine skiing and Nordic skiing all made gains on social media and online.

Man in sit ski on the slopes

The competition will be held from 10-15 March and will also act as a World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup, with the Finals set to take place soon after in Sapporo, Japan.

Swedish Para ice hockey player in his yellow Sweden jersey

Sweden’s Para ice hockey team is looking to end a medal drought that dates back to 2004.

Aaron Scheidies crosses the finish line with his guide at a race in Edmonton.

Returning Rio 2016 medallists will debut at the 2017 Sarasota CAMTRI Para Triathlon American Championships.

Said Gomez, Panama

The track and field athlete who won Panama’s eight Paralympic medals recalls his performance at Barcelona 1992, which he considers “the best Games in history.”

Two players on sledges on the ice, one focusing the puk

Para ice hockey player Hugo Raedler has been playing for just two years but is optimistic his team can qualify for PyeongChang 2018.