The US wheelchair racer can secure the inaugural Abbott World Marathon and US 50,000 dollars with victory in New York on Sunday.

Only two of the 16 teams will advance to the World Championship 2017.

The event will take place at the Paralympic Training Centre in Sao Paulo, between 8-10 December.

Olympic and Paralympic athletes and coaches who competed at Rio 2016 were welcomed into the House of Commons by the members of the Parliament.

Cuba’s first swimming Paralympic gold medallist is hoping to top the podium at the 2017 World Para swimming Championships in Mexico City.

China’s judoka won her maiden Paralympic title last September following a win over Germany’s defending champion Carmen Brussig.

After winning her first World Cup in Landgraaf last season, the Dutch snowboarder aims at repeating that result once again.

A record 300 athletes from 24 clubs will play at the NHL-presented competition between 17-20 November.

Fourteen candidates are running for positions on the Para triathlon committee.

A host of big name stars are expected for the last major competition ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.