Hong Kong, China’s Laureus Sports Awards nominee Yuk Wing Leung is among those to keep tabs on.
Cycling
China claim four titles, Great Britain wins three on the first day of competition on Thursday (17 March).
Athletics
World silver medallist Hug and Paralympic champion Chentouf triumph on first day’s action in the United Arab Emirates
Triathlon
The first of the 2016 WPE series takes place in South Africa, where athletes can earn points toward Rio 2016.
Alpine Skiing
Poland’s men win two out of three races on final day of the Europa Cup Finals.
Snowboard
Chris Vos, and Renske Van Beek both won their respective banked slalom races, en-route to overall globe titles.
Canada
The 14-time Paralympic gold medallist becomes latest Paralympian appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Alpine Skiing
The pair are named as male and female para-alpine athletes of the year respectively on the reintroduction of a national awards programme by Alpine Canada.
Rio 2016
The Great British player hopes to lift his team from London 2012 disappointment.
Equestrian
The Netherlands grabbed five titles at the competition in Doha.