PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Andrea Rothfuss at the Tarvisio 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships.

From new faces to watch to the end of unbeaten runs, the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships provided a lot to think about.

Young woman shows a medal and smiles

Days after picking up the prestigious Laureus Award, Bebe Vio took two titles at the wheelchair fencing World Cup in Eger.

IWRF logo

The used wheelchair rugby chairs would be ideal for nations looking to develop the sport in their countries.

Marlou van Rhijn

The Dutch three-time Paralympic champion tells us her favourite holiday destination.

Maksym Yarovyi of Ukraine competes in the men's 15km sitting Para cross-country skiing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

The USA's Oksana Masters and Ukraine's Maksym Yarovyi performed clean sweeps in cross-country to close the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Finsterau, Germany.

Jiske Griffioen

One of the world’s most successful wheelchair tennis nations will stage these prestigious events.

Day 6 Highlights: 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships Finsterau

Ukrainian and Canadian skiers were amongst those to take the final biathlon golds of the 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships.

Two men on snowboards race

Impressive performances see snowboarders heading to the World Cup Finals, also the PyeongChang 2018 Test Event, with impressive leads in the rankings.

Viewof a mountain and sunset

The Polish skier had a great run in Croatia and Slovenia, winning all four races.

Evan Strong

Strong, Bunschoten captured wins on the third day of tight racing in Spain.