Seven football five and 11 wheelchair tennis players have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
Snowboard
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McCullough, the former ISMWSF President, received the Paralympic Order in 2002
Wheelchair Fencing
The winner will be announced on 14 February at a glittering awards ceremony in Monaco.
Wheelchair Tennis
The Apia International will take place in Sydney, Australia, from 11-15 January, with the world’s best wheelchair tennis players testing their skills ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year.
VISTA
The winner of the award will give a keynote address at September’s VISTA conference in Toronto, Canada.
Cross-Country Skiing
Ukraine’s world champion Maksym Yarovyi also hopes his home World Cup will be the first of many.
Alpine Skiing
Four alpine skiers and two snowboarders will run to become the Athlete Representative on the Sport Technical Committee.
United Arab Emirates
The ‘H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Awards’ were held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 9 January.
Cycling
The track event will take place this March, whilst the UCI also announced Ostend, Belgium, will host the 2020 Road World Championships.