PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Jiske Griffioen

The Apia International was the first ITF Super Series of the year, with all 2016 singles champions successfully defending their title.

Sao Paulo 2017 mascot

The fourth Youth Parapan American Games will take place in the Brazilian city from 20-25 March.

Lucas Mazur - Badminton - France

Six badminton players and 12 shooters have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.

Skier and his guide on a slope

With under one week to go until his home alpine skiing World Championships, the teenager talks of his hopes.

VISTA logo

Experts from around the world have until 31 January to submit their abstracts for September’s event in Canada.

Andrea Eskau Oberstdorf

Ukraine also picked up five more home victories at the Western Center.

Tine Teilmann portrait

The Paralympic Movement is being asked to help celebrate role models, influencers and unsung heroes who help to grow female representation in Para sport.

woman in red standing on stage in front of a gold background and addressing the crowd

The ParalympicsGB Senior Leadership Team for the Paralympic Winter Games was also confirmed, with Chief Executive Tim Hollingsworth taking the position of Secretary General again.

Jakub Tokarz - Rio 2016

Six canoeists and 11 powerlifters have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.

A picture of a woman skiing on a hedge.

Both skiers won the women’s sitting and visually impaired super combined respectively in Innerkrems, Austria, on Sunday (15 January).