PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Algeria's Nadia Medjmedj throws in the women's shot put F55/56/57 at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France.

Find out what pointers we can take from the first World Para Athletics Grand Prix on 2017

NPC Rwanda logo.

The former sitting volleyball player will begin his first term as President of the NPC.

Man on ice sledge hockey makes a turn

Can the Germans reach a top five finish at the Para ice hockey World Championships to qualify for PyeongChang 2018?

Italian woman celebrates on a horse

The Para equestrian contest in France is the first major European international competition of 2017.

Team Preview: Germany

Can the Germans reach a top five finish at the Para ice hockey World Championships to qualify for PyeongChang 2018?

International Wheelchair Basketball Federation logo

Turkey and Iran highlight Pool A of the wheelchair basketball competition, while Great Britain lead Pool B.

Richard Whitehead of Great Britain

The British foundation’s Children’s Activity Prosthetic Fund is expected to supply around 70 children with activity limbs.

The initiative ‘Paralympian Recognition Programme’ aims to recognise every Irish athlete since the first Paralympic Games in Rome, in 1960.

The NPC is asking the public to help contact past Irish Paralympians whom they hope to honour at a special event later in 2017.

Two men in wheelchairs in suits while two people stand behind them to pose for a photo

Secretary General of the European region Ron Coppenrath was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

Peter Genyn - Rio 2016

The Rio 2016 double-gold medallist received the National Trophy Victory Boin.