Vista 2017 - News

Rio 2016

No. 14 Switzerland’s Marcel Hug wins Paralympic gold after 19 attempts

The Swiss Silver Bullet cemented his place amongst the greatest wheelchair racers of all time by finally winning the Paralympic gold that had eluded him for so long.

A female trainer coaches blind players in Vienna, Austria.

Blind Football

Registration open for women´s blind football event

It will consist of a training camp and a tournament, and will take place in Vienna, Austria, from 3-7 May 2017.

Alpine Skiing

Italy’s Bertagnolli shows giant slalom form ahead of home Worlds

Australia’s Mitchell Gourley also won his first World Cup race since 2013 in Kuhtai, Austria.

Wheelchair Fencing

No. 15: Vio tops incredible winning streak with Rio 2016 gold

The Italian wheelchair fencer won 11 consecutive titles before securing gold on her Paralympic debut.

Ireland

Irish Paralympic Sport Expo to take place on 14 January

Paralympics Ireland, in partnership with Mondelez International, announced they will host the event at the National Indoor Arena on the National Sports Campus in Dublin.

Athletics

No. 16: Durand speeds to hat-trick of Paralympic titles

The Cuban sprinter won the women’s 100m, 200m and 400m T12 golds at Rio 2016, setting two world and one Paralympic record along the way.

Great Britain

British Paralympic Association wins award

The organisation has been named “International Paralympic Federation of the Year” in winning the Corporate Sports Creativity award for 2016.

New members of the IPC Athletes Council are introduced during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

IPC Athletes Council meets for first time after Rio 2016 elections

Ten members met in Bonn to discuss how they can support Para athletes within the Paralympic Movement

Day 6: 2016 IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Vuokatti

Cross-Country Skiing

Skiers sweep cross-country World Cups

France’s Benjamin Daviet also secured his first win of the season in Vuokatti, Finland.

Ibrahim Al Hussein - Human Rights Award Spain

Al-Hussein awarded Human Rights Award with Refugee Olympic Team

The refugee swimmer, who competed as part of the Independent Paralympic Athletes’ Team at Rio 2016, received the award from the Spanish General Council the Bar.

Alpine Skiing

Loesch, Rabl bounce back in Kuhtai

After failing to reach the podiums in the slalom events, home skiers Claudia Loesch and Roman Rabl returned on day two to win the giant slalom.

Brazil

Brazilian Paralympic University Games come to an end

The Paralympic Training Centre, in Sao Paulo, staged the event between 9-10 December.

Wheelchair Tennis

Jiske, Reid named Wheelchair World Champions

The two Paralympic singles gold medallists received the honours following their outstanding performances in 2016.

Day 5: 2016 IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Vuokatti

Cross-Country Skiing

Yarovyi, Shyshkova, Masters claim second World Cup wins

Following up from their sprint wins last Friday (9 December) the trio secured top spot on the podium in the long distance cross-country classic in Vuokatti, Finland.

Anna Schaffelhuber, Germany celebrates her gold medal in the women's super-G

Alpine Skiing

Schaffelhuber wins opening Para alpine skiing World Cup

The German world and Paralympic champion showed she is in strong form ahead of January’s World Championships.

Athletics

Para sport education programmes held in the Americas

A total of 43 participants from 10 Latin American countries attended a Para powerlifting referee course and two Para athletics technical officials programmes.