VISTA 2017 - News

Shingo Kunieda announced his retirement from wheelchair tennis in January 2023 while at the top of the men’s singles rankings

Around 250 volunteers to help delivering the World Championships; completed application forms must be submitted to no later than 24 March

IPC appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against first instance national-level decision upheld

Nearly 300 athletes from 25 countries to take part in the opening event of the season that marks the 10th anniversary of the Grand Prix

Reid, a medal-winning Para long jumper and sprinter, wants to nail a jump on ice

One year after the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, all the Beijing 2022 venues are being enjoyed by the public and local athletes, and the winter sports industry in the country is booming

A total of 141 medal events will take place in the swimming pool of the Paris La Defense Arena from 29 August to 7 September

The Stade de France will host 1,069 athletes competing in 164 medal events in Para athletics from 30 August to 8 September

The Porte de La Chapelle Arena will see the five days of competition from 4 to 8 September next year

Thirteen medal events to take place from 30 August to 5 September next year at the CNTS in Chateauroux

World’s best athletes to compete in 22 Para sports and 549 events across 11 days of competition at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

‘We believed in our triumph, it began from spirit and soul’ - Sevda Valiyeva, Paralympic champion in the women's up to 57kg class

Dr. Kissick served on the medical teams at several Paralympic Games and Olympic Games, worked closely with the Canadian men's Para ice hockey team and advanced medical research about concussions in Para sport

LA28 was also given the opportunity to explore the inclusion of Para climbing or Para surfing on the programme, and if these sports are put forward for consideration, a final decision will be taken by the IPC Governing Board by the end of 2023

Loida Zabala Ollero reached her best-ever finish last year, becoming the first European champion in Para powerlifting from Spain, and is currently pursuing a career as an actress while also training for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

A charitable ticketing scheme will give everyone who buys tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games the opportunity to donate 2 euros to help people living in low-income households experience the Games in 2024

Bolding aims to lead England to their first World Cup title this year

Leslie, a Paralympic swimming champion and wheelchair rugby player, withdrew from New Zealand’s Paralympic team at Tokyo 2020 so he could be with his wife who was expecting their second child amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Statement from IPC President Andrew Parsons following the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board's latest decisions on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international competition

Rotterdam 2023 will distribute six quota allocations to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at the four-day event to be held in August