Three things Renske van Beek does off snow
Find out what the Dutch snowboarder does when she is not competing.
Henrieta Farkasova returns to top in St. Moritz World Cup
Slovakia’s five-time Paralympic champion bounced back after yesterday´s defeat to Great Britain's Millie Knight to claim her first win in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
No. 12: Stunning Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony
Brazil welcomed Latin America’s first Paralympic Games in spectacular style at the mythic Maracana stadium on 7 September.
South-East Asian Paralympic Committees receive support
Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines will take part in the Agitos Foundation’s Organisational Capacity Programme.
Globetrotter and Swiss Paralympic extend co-operation
The Swiss travel agent changes its sponsor status and becomes Swiss Paralympic Supplier on 1 January 2017.
Santacana Maiztegui back to winning form at World Cup
French teenager Arthur Bauchet also took the win in the men’s giant slalom standing on an impressive World Cup debut.
Laurens Devos named Belgian Paralympian of the Year
Wheelchair racer Peter Genyn was also awarded the "Vlaamse Sportjuweel".
No. 13 Channel 4 create the best TV advert ever for Rio 2016
“We’re The Superhumans” featured 160 people with an impairment and has won multiple awards.
Perez elected President of Puerto Rico NPC
The newly appointed President succeeds James Torres and will lead the organisation in the lead-up to the Lima 2019 Parapan American Games and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
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.
Rivella and Swiss Paralympic extend partnership
Swiss soft drink producer Rivella changes its sponsor status and becomes Swiss Paralympic Supplier
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Skiers sweep cross-country World Cups
France’s Benjamin Daviet also secured his first win of the season in Vuokatti, Finland.
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.
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.
