PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![British swimmer Stephanie Slater comes up for a breath of air.](/sites/default/files/images/140422114754935_163398044_0.jpg)
British para-swimming team announced for Europeans
The event will be held in Funchal, Madeira, between 30 April – 7 May.
![Dylan Alcott celebrates winning his quad wheelchair tennis singles match against Great Britain's Andy Lapthorne at the 2014 Australian Open.](/sites/default/files/images/140210082240480_464535989.jpg)
Alcott and Wagner head year-end world No.1s
Former Paralympic wheelchair basketball player Alcott succeeds the USA’s David Wagner.
![Opened in January 2016, PyeongChang 2018 house is designed to promote the Games and highlight the environmentally friendly theme of PyeongChang 2018.](/sites/default/files/images/160105102015237_Opening%2Bof%2Bthe%2B2018%2BPyeongChang%2BHouse.jpg)
POCOG officially opens “2018 PyeongChang House”
The hospitality venue in Gangneung aims to promote the Games and highlight the environmentally friendly theme of PyeongChang 2018.
![Zak Madell](/sites/default/files/images/130807095238087_Zak%2BMadell.jpg)
Ones to watch for cycling and wheelchair rugby named
Find out which athletes are tipped to make a big impact in cycling and wheelchair rugby at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
![Zahra Nemati](/sites/default/files/images/130529114315131_151217424.jpg)
Ones to Watch for 2016 named for archery and wheelchair tennis
The IPC names six archers and eight wheelchair tennis players who it believes could make a huge impact on Paralympic sport in 2016.
![Pepo Puch](/sites/default/files/images/130822084632910_Pepo.jpg)
NPC Austria appoints Rio 2016 Chef de Mission
Walter Pfaller will head the Austrian delegation as his country look to build on the 13 medals they won at London 2012.
Greek Sports Press Awards recognise para-athletes
Stefanoudakis, Korokida and boccia pairs team recognised by the Panhellenic Association of Sports Press
![Female wheelchair tennis player in action on a blue court](/sites/default/files/images/121203113534829_108332258.jpg)
Kunieda and Griffioen named 2015 World Champions
For Japanese star Kunieda, a seventh world title makes him the most decorated player in men’s wheelchair tennis.
![Woman crossing a finish line, celebrating](/sites/default/files/images/150713162212278_Steadman.jpg)
British Triathlon confirms 2016 World Class para-triathlon squad
Fifteen athletes make up the squad ahead of the sport’s debut at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
![Joany Badenhorst on a snowboard at a snowboard-cross event.](/sites/default/files/images/140224113802915_Joany%2BBadenhorst%2BAustralia%2BSnowboard_0.jpg)
Bright future ahead for Australian snowboarders
Australian boarders are targeting podium finishes at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.