Vista 2017 - News

Alpine Skiing

German women dominate giant slalom races at Europa Cup Finals

Poland’s men win two out of three races on final day of the Europa Cup Finals.

Snowboard

Dutch snowboarding duo triumph in World Cup Finals

Chris Vos, and Renske Van Beek both won their respective banked slalom races, en-route to overall globe titles.

Chantal Petitclerc concentrating before race in Beijing

Canada

Petitclerc named to Canadian Senate

The 14-time Paralympic gold medallist becomes latest Paralympian appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Skier in orange and white ski suit, skis at speed down slope

Alpine Skiing

Marcoux, Ramsay win Canadian Ski Racing Awards

The pair are named as male and female para-alpine athletes of the year respectively on the reintroduction of a national awards programme by Alpine Canada.

Rio 2016

Sport Week: Wheelchair basketball shapes Jama’s attitude

The Great British player hopes to lift his team from London 2012 disappointment.

Equestrian

Dutch equestrian team make mark at CHI AL SHAQAB

The Netherlands grabbed five titles at the competition in Doha.

Tracey Ferguson #12 of Team Canada puts up a two pointer in Semi Final action against Team Netherlands at the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Toronto, Canada.

Wheelchair Basketball

Sport Week: History of wheelchair basketball

Look back at the sport’s history in the Paralympic Games.

Competitors raise their pistols during the Mixed P4-50m Pistol-SH1 competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Shooting

Ukraine do podium triple at shooting World Cup

Irina Liakhu secured gold and there were two more bronze medals for Ukrainian shooters in Bangkok, Thailand.

Cycling

New Zealand names cycling track worlds team

Defending world and Paralympic champions will go for more in the 2016 Para-Cycling Track World Championships.

Daniel Dias of Brazil poses with his seven gold medal he won at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Rio 2016

Brazilian Paralympic Committee launches new campaign towards Rio 2016

Daniel Dias, arguably the world’s best Paralympic swimmers, is one of the stars of the campaign which emphasises the warrior spirit of Paralympians.

Man with prosthetic leg jumping in a stadium

Athletics

Long jump world champion Yamamoto prepares for Dubai Grand Prix

The Japanese long jumper dislikes sand and never trains for the event, but is the man to beat in the T42 class as Rio 2016 approaches.

Wide shot of two Nordic skiers skating close together on the crest of the hill, with one skier a short distance behind. Big mountain in background

Cross-Country Skiing

Bye looks forward to cross-country marathon

Norway’s overall cross-country World Cup winner in the men’s visually impaired from last season is excited about the race in Finland on Saturday (19 March).