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![Adam Dixon](/sites/default/files/images/140309183052705_477402547_0.jpg)
Adam Dixon named Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
The popular vote chose the Canadian Para ice hockey player as the best athlete in the Americas in April 2017.
![Woman in racing chair](/sites/default/files/images/170511123940431_Jade%2BJones.jpg)
Jade Jones swaps the track for triathlon in Yokohama
The British wheelchair racer will compete in her first Para triathlon.
![French Paralympic and Sports Committee - 25th anniversary](/sites/default/files/images/170511123133615_NPC%2BFrance%2B25.jpg)
NPC France celebrates its 25th anniversary
The French Paralympic and Sports Committee hosted the celebration in Lyon, on 25 April, as part of its second annual meeting.
![The 2nd Oceania Para Taekwondo Open Championships were held in Suva, Fiji, and featured 12 athletes from six countries from four continents](/sites/default/files/images/161212112022796_IMG_20161127_123521.jpg)
Currie leads field at Taekwondo Oceania Open
Fighters will look to garner world ranking points ahead of October’s World Championships.
![Female table tennis player celebrates after a point](/sites/default/files/images/170510143931070_kelly%2Bvan%2Bzon.jpg)
Van Zon shows strong form ahead of Europeans
The Dutch Para table tennis player won double gold at the Slovenia Open.
![Ilkka Tuomisto of Finland and Dexin Zhou of China compete in the Men's Cross Country 10km Free Standing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/images/150918124811116_Ilkka%2BTuomisto.jpg)
Ilkka Tuomisto: My season highlights
The Finnish Nordic skier picks three key moments from the 2017 season.
![Jianwen Hu - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/170109122029139_Jianwen%2BHu_Athletics_GettyImages-604237748.jpg)
Hu looking forward to exciting year ahead
The T38 sprinter shocked Australia’s Evan O’Hanlon at Rio 2016 and will line-up at this week’s Beijing Grand Prix.
![Evan Strong](/sites/default/files/images/140410113744280_478666969.jpg)
Strong proud of consistency in PyeongChang build-up
The US snowboarder is happy with winning his first World Cup crystal globe and is now focused on retaining his Paralympic gold.
Match-up with club teammates excites Bohme
The German wheelchair basketball player shares his expectations for June’s European Championships and the road to Tokyo 2020.
![Female swimmer takes a breath between strokes](/sites/default/files/images/160504125253335_DSC_4807.jpg)
Swimmer Henshaw switches to canoe
The multi-Paralympic British medallist is looking for a new challenge after 10 years of swimming.
![Leomon Moreno is leading defending champions Brazil into the 2018 Goalball Worlds](/sites/default/files/images/170110141439278_Leomon%2BMoreno_Goalball_Washington%2BAlvesMPIXCPB.jpg)
IBSA releases goalball world rankings
Brazil continue to lead both the men’s and women’s rankings, as announced by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA).
![Alex Zanardi](/sites/default/files/images/131114091300715_48%2B_0.jpg)
Para cycling World Cup season kicks off
Maniago, Italy, will host the first stage from 12-14 May, launching the road Para cycling season.
![Jarryd Wallace - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/170109122053568_Jarryd%2BWallace_Athletics_GettyImages-601175512.jpg)
Preview: Arizona World Para Athletics Grand Prix
Some of the fastest Para athletes in the world will line-up between 12-13 May.
![NPC Belgium logo](/sites/default/files/images/170330155606086_NPC%2BBelgium%2Blogo.jpg)
Olek Kazimirowski named Belgium’s Chef de Mission
Kamizimirowski also led the Belgian delegation at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
![Suellen Cristine Delangelica Lima - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/170110141437798_Suellen%2BCristine%2BDelangelica%2BLima_Sitting%2BVolleyball_Marco%2BAntonio%2BTeixeira_MPIX_CPB.jpg)
Delangelica Lima aims to keep improving
Far from being satisfied after winning a historical bronze with the Brazilian women’s team in Rio, the 27-year-old already targets further success.
![Stephane Houdet of France in action in his Men's Wheelchair Singles Final against Shingo Kunieda of Japan during the Australian Open 2015 Wheelchair Championships](/sites/default/files/images/161108093005461_GettyImages-462547102.jpg)
Stephane Houdet keeps proving age is just a number
Fresh from winning another World Team Cup title for France, the No.1 describes what is like to continue competing at 46 years old.
![The USA's silver medallist Hunter Woodhall at the medal ceremony for the men's 200m T44 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170508145207740_GettyImages-603547182.jpg)
Teenage Talents: Hunter Woodhall
In the third edition of ‘Teenage Talents’ US T43 sprinter Hunter Woodhall reveals just what drives him to succeed.
![Sophie Hahn of Great Britain celebrates after winning the women's 100 meter T38 on day 2 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170109121951584_Sophie%2BHahn_Athletics_GettyImages-601178960.jpg)
Best of British for London 2017: Sophie Hahn
In a new weekly series leading up to July’s World Para Athletics Championships we hear from the host nation’s top contenders for global gold.
![Two men in wheelchairs fencing](/sites/default/files/images/161110122532152_Emanuele%2BLambertini%2Bcredit%2BAugusto%2BBizzi.jpg)
Lambertini welcomes loaded competition schedule
Italy’s Emanuele Lambertini will be busy when he fences in both junior and senior World Cup events in Stadskanaal.
![Man in taekwondo uniform at a competition](/sites/default/files/images/170509121531913_Jean%2BClaude%2B2.jpg)
Niringiyimana receives Allianz Athlete of the Month for April
The Rwandan taekwondo athlete took silver at his first international competition.