Dennis reflects on Rio 2016, looks ahead to 2017
The US goalball player was a key member of the team that returned to the Paralympic podium at Rio 2016 and is now preparing for the next events.
Throwback Thursday: The Netherlands’ Monique Kalkman
The first Dutch female wheelchair tennis player to win Paralympic gold recalls Barcelona 1992, the Games in which she made history.
Bertagnolli seals bronze for Italy at World Champs
Austria’s Claudia Loesch toppled Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber in the super-G in snowy conditions in Tarvisio on Thursday (26 January).
University support for PyeongChang 2018
MOUs signed with US and Korean Institutions to add weight to robust volunteer program
Strathmore water to hydrate world class athletes in 2017
Athletes, officials and volunteers at London 2017 will be hydrated by more than one million bottles of water being supplied by the water brand.
Nordic skiing Worlds to be streamed live
The 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships will take place in Finsterau, Germany, from 10-19 February with 135 athletes from 25 countries competing.
Vadovicova’s golden Rio timing
With two Paralympic gold medals and one silver, the Slovak shooter’s career peaked in Rio, which could not have happened without past defeats and change.
Grachat targets 2017 Worlds, undecided on Tokyo 2020
The Portuguese swimmer reflects on his Rio 2016 disappointment and how he’s moving forward.
Todd Nicholson named Canada's Chef de Mission for PyeongChang 2018
The five-time Para ice hockey Paralympian will serve as the official spokesperson for Team Canada.
IBSA releases judo world rankings
Ukraine has the most top-ranked judokas with four, followed by South Korea with two.
Bochet, Knight, Schaffelhuber golden at Worlds
Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber also won gold alongside France’s Marie Bochet and the USA’s Andrew Kurka with downhill titles in Tarvisio, Italy.
Tahti first Finnish Para athlete named ‘Personality of the Year’
Paralympic table tennis silver medallists Andela Muzinic and Helena Dretar Karic were also chosen the best Croatian team in 2016.
British quartet ready for the Australian Open
Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett in the men’s events, Lucy Shuker in women’s, and Andy Lapthorne in quad are Great Britain’s hopes at this year’s first Grand Slam, from 25-28 January.
Australian Open to start with 2016 finals rematches
Gordon Reid and Joachim Gerard will meet in the men’s singles, whilst Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot will face-off in the women’s singles when the event starts on 25 January.
Kalkman-van den Bosch inducted to Hall of Fame
The Netherlands’ former wheelchair tennis player and Paralympic champion was elected for induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Over GBP 2 million committed to London 2017 Inspiration Programme
‘Team Personal Best’ to deliver a programme of local community level activities
Mike Minor balances competitive spirit with fun
When the US Para snowboarder races, he says ‘success seems to follow.’
Skiers go head-to-head in downhill training at Worlds
Two training runs got the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships underway in Tarvisio, Italy.
Ramsay ‘confident and prepared’ at skiing Worlds
The Canadian women’s standing skier has been in top form at the World Cup level and feels good ahead of World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy.
Double joy for Fernandez in Melbourne ahead of Australian Open
The Argentinian wheelchair tennis player will go into the year’s first Grand Slam on a high after winning the men’s singles and doubles titles at the Melbourne Open.
