VISTA 2017 - News
Top Stories
![Ashley Facey Thompson of Great Britain competes in the Men's singles Table Tennis - Class 9 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170210090557133_Ashley%2BFacey%2BThompson2.jpg)
British table tennis team named for Lignano Master Open
Twelve athletes from Great Bitain will compete in the competition between 1-4 March.
![Amy Purdy of the United States](/sites/default/files/images/170131095227307_amy-purdy.jpg)
Para sport explained: How snowboarders ride
The USA’s Amy Purdy and Megan Harmon explain how they navigate through the snow with lower-limb impairments.
![Nandor Tunkel](/sites/default/files/images/151105111854301_hungary%2Bpowerlifting_0.jpg)
Tunkel aiming to surpass Rio 2016 lift in Dubai
The Hungarian Rio 2016 bronze medallist wants to impress at the season opening World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
![Para sport shooters take aim on the rifle range](/sites/default/files/images/170225123630686_Al%2BAin%2Bgeneral.jpg)
Kuwait’s Aldousari wins first World Cup
The SH2 shooter made history in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, once again to follow on from his appearance at Rio 2016.
Zadaliasghari confident 2017 will be a success for Iran
The football 5-a-side player is confident the Asian team will build on their silver medal performance at Rio 2016 and continue improving in the lead-up to Tokyo 2020.
![Football 5-a-side](/sites/default/files/images/170224084626607_credit%2BStefan%2BGroenveld.jpg)
Will Norman: why some top blind footballers are raving about the European club scene
Great Britain’s two-time football 5-a-side Paralympian shares his view on how sports can bring together communities from across the world.
Big White 2017: Five things learned
Here are some takeaways from the World Para Snowboard Championships.
![Canada's Chris Klebl won the men's middle distance cross-country sitting at Sochi 2014.](/sites/default/files/images/150131144333288_Chris%2BKlebl%2BSochi%2B2014.jpg)
Three reasons why Chris Klebl loves skiing
The Canadian men’s middle distance cross-country sitting Paralympic champion shared his affections for his sport.
![US ice sledge hockey players celebrate after a goal](/sites/default/files/images/160124105145513_DSC_3261_large.jpg)
Gosselin to coach US team at Para ice hockey Worlds
Guy Gosselin will replace former head coach Jeff Sauer who passed away in February, leading the defending champions to Gangneung, South Korea.
Powerlifting World Cup to be shown live
The first competition of the 2017 season will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from Monday (27 February).
![Official logo of the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games](/sites/default/files/images/161026094922532_Lima%2B2019%2Blogo.jpg)
Lima 2019 launches mascot design competition
The Peruvian capital city will host the biggest Parapan American Games ever, with a record 1,850 athletes competing in 17 sports, two more than at Toronto 2015.
Motivation remains alive for Ryley Batt
The Australian wheelchair rugby team have won it all, and they are still hungry for more.
![A series of Para sport shooters take aim on the shooting range](/sites/default/files/images/170224142052261_Al%2BAin%2BWorld%2BCup.jpg)
India claim two podiums at shooting World Cup
Pooja Agarwal and 15-year-old Avani Lekhara make a splash on their international debuts in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Vadovicova sets new world record at World Cup
The Slovakian Paralympic silver medallist broke the world record of China’s Paralympic champion Cuiping Zhang in R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1).
![people playing boccia](/sites/default/files/images/170223104701547_boccia-match.jpg)
IPC President meets Tokyo Governor for boccia match
Sir Philip Craven and IPC colleagues joined forces to play Tokyo Governor Koike and other representatives of Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
![Japan's Prime Minister Abe chats with IPC President Sir Philip Craven and IPC CEO Xavier Gonzalez during a meeting in February 2017.](/sites/default/files/images/170223021858918_Prime%2BMinister%2BAbe.jpg)
IPC President praises Japan’s adoption of universal design
Sir Philip Craven met with Prime Minister Abe on Wednesday in Tokyo as the two discussed preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
![Manuela Schaer of Switzerland competes in the 800 meter - T54 Round 1 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170223084945909_Manuela%2BSchaer.jpg)
Schaer aims to put rollercoaster year behind her in Tokyo
The Swiss T54 wheelchair racer lines-up in Sunday’s marathon in the host city of the next Paralympic Games.
![British Olympic track and field athlete Roald Bradstock](/sites/default/files/images/170223091916279_Roald%2BIPC.jpg)
Paralympic values promoted through art
‘Art of the Olympians’ is a platform where Olympians and Paralympians can show their creative side, express themselves and document their involvement in the arts.
![Paralympian Emma Foy, silver and bronze medallist at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170223093641182_emma%2Bfoy%2Bgetty.jpg)
Paralympian Emma Foy takes time out
The Rio 2016 cycling medallists is taking time off to focus on a law degree and other areas in her life.
![Carla Qualtrough was appointed Canada's Minister for Sport and Persons with Disabilities in November 2015.](/sites/default/files/images/151104180811549_Carla.jpg)
Canadian Paralympic Hall of Famers named
Carla Qualtrough and Karolina Wisniewska are among the five to be inducted into the class of 2017