PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Vote for January’s Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
Alpine skiers and wheelchair tennis players nominated
![male Para alpine standing skier Theo Gmur skis round a gate](/sites/default/files/images/190207162928558_Theo-Gmur-Sella-Nevea.jpg)
Theo Gmur’s sweet homecoming
Local skier takes revenge in last super-G race in Veysonnaz
![Day one Para Biathlon Highlights | PyeongChang 2018](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/qnnqDbzGGEs7kvZtphyZQlnEhL2aQOlLlKJkE5-To3s.jpg?itok=_4zYuVw3)
Kendall Gretsch: The surprise package
Paralympic champion ready to make mark on Worlds
![Scott Morrison wearing an Australia baseball cap and smiling](/sites/default/files/images/190206132900941_Scott-Morrison.jpg)
Paralympics boost for Australia
Multi-million-dollar funding for Tokyo 2020 announced
![three male Para snowboarders with Maxime Montaggioni in the middle standing on the podium with their arms around eachother](/sites/default/files/images/190206173322880_Maxime-Montaggioni.jpg)
Maxime Montaggioni’s maximum return
Four-way snowboard-cross thrills in Big White
![female Para alpine skier Momoka Muraoka hugs another female skier and smiles](/sites/default/files/images/190206172144262_Momoka-Muraoka-hug.jpg)
Revenge is a dish best served on the slopes
Forster and Muraoka strike back in Veysonnaz
![Participants of the Agitos Women in Sport Leadership workshop pose for a picture](/sites/default/files/images/190214105520762_IMG-20190202-WA0052.jpg)
Women in sport leadership project kicks off
NPCs Canada and Peru host workshop for women in the Americas supported by the Grant Support Programme
![male Para taekwondo fighter Matt Bush kicks another fighter around the legs](/sites/default/files/images/190206102455781_matt-bush.jpg)
Antalya 2019: Day of upsets at taekwondo Worlds
World No. 1s falter on opening day of tournament
![female Para Nordic skier Andrea Eskau steers on the ski course](/sites/default/files/images/190206120510760_Andrea-Eskau.jpg)
Andrea Eskau: The veteran victor
Dual-sport champion ready for more success at Nordic Worlds
![female Para snowboarders Amy Purdy and Brenna Huckaby holding up their medals and waving](/sites/default/files/images/190205090351384_Brenna-Huckaby-Amy-Purdy.jpg)
Paralympians back in action at Big White
USA to light up snowboard-cross World Cup course