PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing a backhand during a wheelchair tennis match

Double Paralympic wheelchair tennis champion Peter Norfolk, known as the “Quadfather” will no longer compete full-time in the sport.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair playing a forhand during a wheelchair tennis match.

Wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands has now gone 10 years without losing on the international level of her sport.

Youth Para Snow Circuit La Molina

The European Para Snow Sport Youth Circuit is an exciting new development project that aims to grow snow sports for people with an impairment in Europe.

Sean Halsted

The entire five-man American team for the IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships is made up of active duty or veteran servicemen.

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• Six Grand Prix events planned for 2013 starting in Dubai• Biennial World Championships in place until 2017• Two countries submit bids to stage 2014 European Championships

Jakub Krako (SVK) competes in the Men's Visually Impaired Giant Slalom at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games

Slovakia’s Jakub Krako is dreaming about winning his third slalom World Championship title in La Molina, Spain in February.

A picture of a woman crossing a finish line after a triathlon race

The 2013 British Triathlon Championships in Liverpool in July will include a para-triathlon category.

A picture of a man without leg cycling in a hand-cycle

Andre Kajlich and Patricia Walsh, both No. 1 in the ITU world rankings, were named the top American para-triathletes of 2012.

A picture of a man shooting a small ball with his arm

Australia’s two-time Paralympic medallist, shot putter Hamish Macdonald, is retiring as an athlete after years of devotion to Paralympic sport.

A picture of a group dancing

The Rio 2016 Organising Committee held a briefing with 15 potential companies who could design their Games mascots.