PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Vanessa Low GER competes in the Women's Long Jump - T42 Final at the Olympic Stadium.

Germany’s Rio 2016 athletics champion was chosen because she “conveys the values that this prize wants to promote: to never give up and to positively shape the future.”

Allianz Zagreb, Croatia - ‘Be the Missing Piece’ sponsorship project implemented by the Croatian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Allianz Zagreb

The sponsorship project implemented by the Croatian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Allianz Zagreb was chosen the most creative and original initiative in 2016.

London 2017 - logo for stories

Corporate and Sporting Events (CSE) to support London 2017 with some of the logistics involved with the summer of World Athletics.

2017 Media Awards and BP Courage Award

Both sets of awards mark achievements at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

A shooting para athlete holding a rifle.

Updates to the Technical Rules and Regulations and Classification Rules and Regulations come into force with immediate effect.

Sascha Kindred

The six-time Paralympian and seven time Paralympic champion has decided to bow out after more than two decades.

Snowboarder on a slope

The announcement was made during the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships taking place in Big White, Canada.

Three men on a podium holding giant checks and their medals

The World Championships concluded with banked slalom, as Maxime Montaggioni won the men’s SB-UL category with his final run.

Chris Vos v Reinhold Schett Finals | 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships in Big White

The Austrian said silver in snowboard-cross might actually be an advantage heading into banked slalom competition.

Chris Clarke and Libby Clegg of Great Britain in action during the women's 100m - T11 Semifinals at the Olympic Stadium on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

With the athletics season starting to get underway, here are 10 world marks that could be toppled in the coming months.