PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez, Canada’s Mac Marcoux and USA’s Andrew Kurka](/sites/default/files/images/170203105706693_FotorCreated.jpg)
Voting open for Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
Popular vote will decide who the best athlete in the Americas was in January 2017, via www.americasparalympic.org.
Three reasons why Oksana Shyshkova loves skiing
The Ukrainian secured multiple World Cup wins in January and will be one to look out for at the World Championships in Finsterau, Germany, from 10-19 February.
![Heineken logo](/sites/default/files/images/170202113927564_Heineken_0.jpg)
London 2017 LTD announce national supplier deal with Heineken
The World Para Athletics Championships will take place between 14-23 July 2017.
Para sport in review: January 2017
Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during January.
Channel 4 wins prestigious award for Paralympic coverage
The UK Paralympic broadcaster picked up the Sports Broadcast Award at the Broadcast Awards.
![Markus Rehm of Germany](/sites/default/files/images/170202084210338_Markus%2BRehm.jpg)
German Paralympic champions to elect German Federal President
Niko Kappel and Markus Rehm have been chosen to be part of the Federal Convention.
![Juan Jose Mendez Fernandez of Spain](/sites/default/files/images/170202082616829_GettyImages-601090252.jpg)
IPC and Getty extend partnership agreement
Getty Images will provide extensive photographic coverage of the Paralympic Games and a number of other major Para sport events.
![Jody Cundy of Great Britain](/sites/default/files/images/170127114414665_Jody%2BCundy.jpg)
British team named for LA Track Worlds
Jody Cundy headlines the British team for March’s UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships.
![Amy Purdy](/sites/default/files/images/140318211952812_478591283_0.jpg)
Purdy ‘grateful’ to return in time for Worlds
The Sochi 2014 bronze medallist is determined to make it to the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympics.
![Collage of five images of athletes](/sites/default/files/images/170202101229008_AotmJanuary2017.jpg)
Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – January 2017
The public has until 9 February to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.