The announcement was made during the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships taking place in Big White, Canada.
Snowboard
The World Championships concluded with banked slalom, as Maxime Montaggioni won the men’s SB-UL category with his final run.
Snowboard
The Austrian said silver in snowboard-cross might actually be an advantage heading into banked slalom competition.
Athletics
With the athletics season starting to get underway, here are 10 world marks that could be toppled in the coming months.
Cross-Country Skiing
The Ukrainian visually impaired skier plans to make 2017 her year having missed out on the top step on the podium at the last three editions.
America
Jose Luis Campo will seek re-election as Americas Paralympic Committee President; Vice-president and three members will also be chosen in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 18 March.
Wheelchair Fencing
Victory in Hungary would make crowd favourite Zsuzsanna Krajnyak world No.1 in the women’s foil category A ahead of China’s Rio 2016 champion Jing Rong.
Cross-Country Skiing
The Canadian has high hopes for his season, despite being hospitalised for the first races.
Para Ice Hockey
Canada, Norway, South Korea and hosts Italy will compete in Torino ahead of the 2017 World Championships.
Blind Football
IBSA also released an unofficial Spanish translation of the new rules.
