Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill and double Paralympic gold medallist Richard Whitehead are ambassadors and part of the judging panel for entries

Dutch, Austrian, German, Canadian Italian and Slovakian athletes all reached the top of the podium at the World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.

Ukraine’s multi-Paralympic champion won the men’s biathlon sprint visually impaired at a World Cup on home soil in Western Center, on 19 January.

The swimmer sealed his first Paralympic medal at Rio 2016, ending a run of fourth place finishes.

Six taekwondo athletes and 14 triathletes have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.

The new wheelchair tennis rankings have been published by the International Tennis Federation whilst the Melbourne Open draws were also revealed.

Jarkko Pokkinen was named head coach of the Finish men’s goalball team and Raphael Moreira was announced as coach of the Brazilian table tennis team.

Running from March to June, the 2017 Grand Prix season will involve nine events, including one in Paris for the first time.

A series of athletes also emerged onto the podium for the first time in Slovenia on Wednesday (18 January).

Germany’s five-time Paralympic champion is building towards the 2017 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships