PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez, Canada’s Mac Marcoux and USA’s Andrew Kurka

Popular vote will decide who the best athlete in the Americas was in January 2017, via www.americasparalympic.org.

Oksana Shyshkova, Ukraine fishbowl shot

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

The World Para Athletics Championships will take place between 14-23 July 2017.

Man in ski helmet and goggles smiles in a sit ski

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during January.

Channel 4 logo

The UK Paralympic broadcaster picked up the Sports Broadcast Award at the Broadcast Awards.

Markus Rehm of Germany

Niko Kappel and Markus Rehm have been chosen to be part of the Federal Convention.

Juan Jose Mendez Fernandez of Spain

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

Jody Cundy headlines the British team for March’s UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships.

Amy Purdy

The Sochi 2014 bronze medallist is determined to make it to the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympics.

Collage of five images of athletes

The public has until 9 February to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.