PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Amy Purdy going over a hill in the snowboard cross course in Rosa Khutor.

Get to know the US snowboarder before she goes for World gold in Big White, Canada, next week.

Jody Cundy of Great Britain

Great Britain’s most successful female Paralympian ever, Dame Sarah Storey, will be joined by Paralympic medallists Megan Giglia and Jody Cundy.

Brenna Huckaby of USA competes at the 2015 IPC Snowboard World Championships.

The US snowboarder remains undefeated as the final competition before the 2017 World Championships kick off in less than a week.

A bobsleigh goes so fast down the track it's a blur.

The first World Championships will take place since the sport was provisionally added to the Beijing 2022 programme.

A picture of a man skiing on the slopes

The Australian will serve another two-year term on World Para Alpine Skiing’s Sport Technical Committee.

Borislava Peric-Rankovic SRB vs Miao Zhang CHN in the Women's Singles - Cl 4 Gold Medal Match at the Riocentro - Pavilion 3.

Four regional Championships and the World Team Championships highlight 2017.

PyeongChang 2018 emblem

MOUs signed with US and Korean Institutions to add weight to robust volunteer program

Strathmore water has been announced as the national supplier of bottled water for both the IAAF World Championships London 2017 and the World Para Athletics Championships.

Athletes, officials and volunteers at London 2017 will be hydrated by more than one million bottles of water being supplied by the water brand.

Visually impaired skiers needed for research at the Tarvisio 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships

Researchers from the University of Waterloo are inviting athletes to help with classification at the Para alpine Worlds in Tarvisio, Italy.

Mike Minor

Minor remains undefeated while Purdy makes successful season debut, just ahead of the 2017 World Championships.