PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Bruna Costa Alexandre,Brent Lakatos, Rebeca Valenzuela Alvarez, Cassie Mitchell and Evan Medell are the five shortlisted Para athletes for the Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’ for May 2017.](/sites/default/files/images/170612140739698_Americas%2BAOTM.jpg)
Voting open for Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
Athletes from Brazil, Canada, Mexico and USA in the running for May 2017.
![Walid Ktila of Tunisia leads the pack in the Men's 800m - T34 Final on day 7 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](/sites/default/files/images/170109122057261_Walid%2BKtila_Athletics_GettyImages-605835800.jpg)
London Calling: Tunisia’s Walid Ktila
Runner admits he’s out for revenge at World Para Athletics Championships.
![Peter Genyn - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/170109122027579_Peter%2BGenyn_Athletics_GettyImages-604237762.jpg)
Five Facts about…Peter Genyn
Belgium’s wheelchair racer hoping to dominate again at London 2017.
![Sophie Hahn Holiday Hotspot](/sites/default/files/images/170609155943112_Sophie%2BHahn%2Bholiday.jpg)
Holiday Hotspot with Great Britain’s Sophie Hahn
British sprinter shares her favourite destination ahead of home World Para Athletics Championships in London.
Young confident ahead of PyeongChang 2018
Canadian Para Nordic skier hoping for more success after winning bronze at Worlds.
![Slovakia's Jakub Krako on the course in Sochi](/sites/default/files/images/170609153045070_Jakub%2BKrako.jpg)
Jakub Krako: My three most memorable moments from 2017
Slovakia’s alpine skier recalls his top moments from last season ahead of PyeongChang 2018.
![A visually impaired athlete swims](/sites/default/files/images/150714170848103_2015%2BIPC%2BSwimming%2BWorld%2BChampionships_20150714_Luc%2BPercival_0137_HD.jpg)
USA secures 33 wins on second day at World Series
Home swimmers continue to dominate event in Indianapolis with multiple wins on day two.
![USA's Deja Young celebrates after winning gold in women's 200m T44 final at Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/170609223027598_deja%2Byoung.jpg)
USA name strong team for London 2017
Team for World Para Athletics Championships includes 20 medal winners from Rio 2016.
![Raoua Tlili set a new world record in discus F41 at Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/170609153852958_Raoua%2BTlili.jpg)
Five Facts about…Raoua Tlili
Four-time Paralympic champion aiming to extend winning run at London 2017.
![USA's Tatyana McFaden celebrates after winning the 2016 New York Marathon.](/sites/default/files/images/170609145418834_Tatyana%2BMcFadden.jpg)
McFadden to return for New York City Marathon
Paralympic champion going for record sixth win in New York.