The German Nordic skier secured a World Cup win last month and is confident he can claim his first world title in Finsterau, from Friday (10 February).
Goalball
The latest information about the event, which will take place in Lahti, Finland, from 18-22 September, can now be found online.
Athletics
Germany’s Rio 2016 athletics champion was chosen because she “conveys the values that this prize wants to promote: to never give up and to positively shape the future.”
Croatia
The sponsorship project implemented by the Croatian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Allianz Zagreb was chosen the most creative and original initiative in 2016.
Great Britain
Corporate and Sporting Events (CSE) to support London 2017 with some of the logistics involved with the summer of World Athletics.
America
Both sets of awards mark achievements at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Shooting
Updates to the Technical Rules and Regulations and Classification Rules and Regulations come into force with immediate effect.
Swimming
The six-time Paralympian and seven time Paralympic champion has decided to bow out after more than two decades.
Snowboard
The announcement was made during the 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships taking place in Big White, Canada.
Snowboard
The World Championships concluded with banked slalom, as Maxime Montaggioni won the men’s SB-UL category with his final run.
Snowboard
The Austrian said silver in snowboard-cross might actually be an advantage heading into banked slalom competition.
Athletics
With the athletics season starting to get underway, here are 10 world marks that could be toppled in the coming months.
Cross-Country Skiing
The Ukrainian visually impaired skier plans to make 2017 her year having missed out on the top step on the podium at the last three editions.
America
Jose Luis Campo will seek re-election as Americas Paralympic Committee President; Vice-president and three members will also be chosen in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on 18 March.
Wheelchair Fencing
Victory in Hungary would make crowd favourite Zsuzsanna Krajnyak world No.1 in the women’s foil category A ahead of China’s Rio 2016 champion Jing Rong.
Cross-Country Skiing
The Canadian has high hopes for his season, despite being hospitalised for the first races.
Para Ice Hockey
Canada, Norway, South Korea and hosts Italy will compete in Torino ahead of the 2017 World Championships.
Blind Football
IBSA also released an unofficial Spanish translation of the new rules.
The Latvian was the fastest in all four runs in monobob to claim gold at the second edition of the event in St Moritz, Switzerland, on 5 February.
Slovenia
The National Paralympic Committee and athletes met with government officials to discuss a new law which will help Para sport be recognised as equal.
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