PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Amanda Dennis USA in action during the Goalball Women's Preliminary Group C match between the United States of America and Brazil at Future Arena

The US goalball player was a key member of the team that returned to the Paralympic podium at Rio 2016 and is now preparing for the next events.

Monique Kalkman-Van den Bosch was elected for induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

The first Dutch female wheelchair tennis player to win Paralympic gold recalls Barcelona 1992, the Games in which she made history.

A visually impaired skier and guide in the mixed zone

Austria’s Claudia Loesch toppled Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber in the super-G in snowy conditions in Tarvisio on Thursday (26 January).

Zviad Gogotchuri of Georgia

Ukraine has the most top-ranked judokas with four, followed by South Korea with two.

Downhill | 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships, Tarvisio

Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber also won gold alongside France’s Marie Bochet and the USA’s Andrew Kurka with downhill titles in Tarvisio, Italy.

Three men in wheelchairs on a podium showing their medals

Paralympic table tennis silver medallists Andela Muzinic and Helena Dretar Karic were also chosen the best Croatian team in 2016.

Finsterau, Germany

The 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships will take place in Finsterau, Germany, from 10-19 February with 135 athletes from 25 countries competing.

Veronika Vadovicova - Rio 2016

With two Paralympic gold medals and one silver, the Slovak shooter’s career peaked in Rio, which could not have happened without past defeats and change.

A para swimmer

The Portuguese swimmer reflects on his Rio 2016 disappointment and how he’s moving forward.

Todd Nicholson named Canada's Chef de Mission for PyeongChang 2018

The five-time Para ice hockey Paralympian will serve as the official spokesperson for Team Canada.