PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Helene Ripa, Sweeden coming up to the finish

Sweden’s Sochi 2014 cross-country skiing champion could not compete at this year’s World Cup due to a bad cold but believes she will be ready for the Worlds.

Portrait picture of Jessica Stretton

The 16-year-old Paralympic champion set a new record in the women’s W1 category.

Big White, Canada, will host the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships.

Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.

Finsterau, Germany

Organisers are working round the clock in anticipation of the arrival of 135 athletes from 25 countries.

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.

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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.

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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.