PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Downhill | 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships, Tarvisio

Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber also won gold alongside France’s Marie Bochet and the USA’s Andrew Kurka with downhill titles in Tarvisio, Italy.

Three men in wheelchairs on a podium showing their medals

Paralympic table tennis silver medallists Andela Muzinic and Helena Dretar Karic were also chosen the best Croatian team in 2016.

Finsterau, Germany

The 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships will take place in Finsterau, Germany, from 10-19 February with 135 athletes from 25 countries competing.

Veronika Vadovicova - Rio 2016

With two Paralympic gold medals and one silver, the Slovak shooter’s career peaked in Rio, which could not have happened without past defeats and change.

A para swimmer

The Portuguese swimmer reflects on his Rio 2016 disappointment and how he’s moving forward.

Todd Nicholson named Canada's Chef de Mission for PyeongChang 2018

The five-time Para ice hockey Paralympian will serve as the official spokesperson for Team Canada.

Monique Kalkman-Van den Bosch was elected for induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

The Netherlands’ former wheelchair tennis player and Paralympic champion was elected for induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

A general view of the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Olympic Park.

‘Team Personal Best’ to deliver a programme of local community level activities

Mike Minor

When the US Para snowboarder races, he says ‘success seems to follow.’

A visually impaired skier takes a bend

Two training runs got the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships underway in Tarvisio, Italy.