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![Sao Paulo 2017 mascot](/sites/default/files/images/161114134033834_Sao%2BPaulo%2B2017.gif)
Popular vote to decide name of Sao Paulo 2017’s mascot
Mina, Mona and Sampa are the shortlisted names for the mascot, a female red howler monkey that can be found in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest.
Clarion hoping to gain edge at PyeongChang Test Event
French Nordic skier Thomas Clarion also aims to work on building a relationship with guide Antoine Bollet.
![No. 49 Actualising the Dream becomes a reality](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/NUnQD6okZA-Q3DzoFJ3fI8OIvAEorK4OjczCAkGq_Uo.jpg?itok=8aLn3GNl)
No. 49 Actualising the Dream becomes a reality
PyeongChang 2018’s development activities, run in partnership with the Agitos Foundation, are rolled out across winter sports.
![GBR's rowing gold medallists at Lagoa](/sites/default/files/images/160911151628931_rowing2.jpg)
World Rowing announces finalists for 2016 awards
Five Para rowing crews have been shortlisted for the ‘2016 World Rowing Para Crew of the Year’ category.
![No. 50 Bobsleigh on its way to Beijing 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/Oj6W1qs1F2pSpGraHotDPAO3yKs1FmMpfE4klhQw5OQ.jpg?itok=hTRNxJCn)
No. 50 Bobsleigh on course for Beijing 2022
The sport was provisionally approved for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.
![Matti Suur-Hamari](/sites/default/files/images/140213114021971_12484664984_9d1ebaafb0_z_0.jpg)
Three things Matti Suur-Hamari does off the snow
Venture out with Finland’s premier Para snowboarder.
![Three men on podium, with their medals](/sites/default/files/images/161112105208677_Lucumi.jpg)
Faces of the Future: Colombia’s Luis Lucumi
At his first Paralympic Games, in Rio, the 18-year-old won silver in the men’s javelin throw F38.
![Mark Arendz competes at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games](/sites/default/files/images/140617095322782_SOC_20140314_LP_0732_WEB.jpg)
Three reasons why Mark Arendz loves skiing
The Canadian reveals his favourite things about Nordic skiing.
![Tarvisio, Italy](/sites/default/files/images/160524082301592_tarvisio.jpg)
Eighteen alpine skiers to watch in 2016-17
The Ones to Watch athletes will be amongst the medal contenders at the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships.
![Two men in wheelchairs fencing](/sites/default/files/images/161110122532152_Emanuele%2BLambertini%2Bcredit%2BAugusto%2BBizzi.jpg)
Lambertini receives Allianz Athlete of the Month for October
The 17-year-old wheelchair fencer won two gold medals at the junior Worlds.
![Milos Raonic of Canada](/sites/default/files/images/150211100349344_milos%2Braonic.jpg)
‘Find an Activity’ online tool launched in Canada
With the support of tennis star Milos Raonic, the tool aims to get more children with impairment active in sports.
![Finland defeated Scotland to capture the World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship 2016 title.](/sites/default/files/images/161114085225843_wwhbcc2016-finals-13.jpg)
Finland win World Wheelchair-B Curling
With Finland and Scotland’s placings in the finals, the field for PyeongChang 2018 is set.
![New Zealand Paralympic sprinter Liam Malone](/sites/default/files/images/161111122009253_GettyImages-521020810.jpg)
Liam Malone receives ‘M2 Man of the Year 2016’ award
New Zealand’s Rio 2016 two-time gold medallist was given the award for proving he can achieve whatever he sets his mind to.
![Wheelchair fencer celebrates with her mask on](/sites/default/files/images/161111153447283_Beatrice%2BVio7_Augusto%2BBizzi.jpg)
Vio aims to cap glittering year with World Cup win
After Paralympic success and presidential dinners, Bebe Vio returns to the piste for the final wheelchair fencing event of the season.
![Athletes compete at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in the Alpensia Sports Park on February 11, 2015 in the mountain cluster of Pyeongchang, South Korea.](/sites/default/files/images/150306091812181_PyeongChang%2B2018%2B2_0.jpg)
PyeongChang 2018 prepares to stage Paralympic test events
The host city of the next Paralympic Winter Games will stage test events in all six Paralympic winter sports in March and April.
![Tokyo 2020 emblems](/sites/default/files/2021-07/Tokyo%202020%20emblem.jpg)
Eco-medals project launched by Tokyo 2020
Metals collected from discarded or obsolete electronic devices will be used in the production of the medals for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
![Tarvisio, Italy, will host the 2017 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships](/sites/default/files/images/150313132548679_Di%2BPrampero_credi%2BCarlo%2BSpaliviero_0.jpg)
IPC Alpine Skiing Media Advisory
Media accreditation for the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships now open
![Italo Pereira, Veronica Hipolito and Marcia Menezes of Brazil](/sites/default/files/images/161110102405275_FotorCreated.jpg)
Caixa Loterias to feature Brazilian Paralympic medallists
Stars from powerlifting, athletics and swimming will line-up from Friday in Sao Paulo.
![Man in sit ski doing cross country skiing](/sites/default/files/images/150209171009033_Soule_Andy_9_800x500.jpg)
Soule keen to return to snow to defend Worlds medals
The most successful US Para Nordic skier in World Championships history is ready to take on the field once again in 2017.
![Mexican track and field athlete Juana Soto](/sites/default/files/images/161110105023010_juana%2Bsoto%2Bhorizontal_0.jpg)
Throwback Thursday: Mexico’s Juana Soto
The athletics multi-Paralympic medallist won four golds at Arnhem 1980 despite issues with a racing wheelchair that did not belong to her.