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Para Nordic skiing Worlds mascot gets a name
The name was selected after a competition on social media.
Thomas Schmidberger receives Allianz Athlete of the Month for December
The German table tennis player won the gold medal in the men’s class 3 singles and also in class 4-5 team events at the US Open.
Blind football world rankings updated
Paralympic and world champions Brazil hold first, followed by South American rivals Argentina, China, Spain, Turkey and Iran.
Ukrainian skiers stand out at home World Cup
The host country’s Para Nordic skiers won two golds, three silvers and four bronzes in Western Center.
Kunz speeds to first World Cup victory since 2014
The Swiss sit-skier won the super-G at the World Cup in Innerkrems, Austria, beating New Zealand’s world champion Corey Peters.
New venue in Ukraine to stage second World Cup
Western Center will host the last World Cup before the Finsterau 2017 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships, from 13-20 January.
Reptyukh prepares for “most difficult route in Europe”
The Ukrainian biathlon Individual world champion hopes home advantage will count at the Western Center World Cup.
US women’s wheelchair basketball announce new coaches
NWBA Hall of Famer and Four-time U.S. Paralympian Trooper Johnson Named 2017-2020 U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach.
Ones to watch for 2017 for athletics and equestrian announced
40 track and field and seven equestrian athletes have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
Throwback Thursday: Australia’s Ross Sutton
Get to know the story of the first Australian Paralympic champion, who sealed archery gold in the men’s St. Nicholas round open at Rome 1960.
Novak Djokovic tries wheelchair tennis
Serbia’s tennis legend gave the Paralympic sport a try under the guidance of Australia’s Rio 2016 two-time wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott.
Double wins for Loesch, Salcher, Marcoux, Knight
After weather conditions forced a change in the schedule, several athletes made it onto two downhill podiums in one day at the World Cup in Innerkrems, Austria.
The first ITF Super Series kicks off
The Apia International will take place in Sydney, Australia, from 11-15 January, with the world’s best wheelchair tennis players testing their skills ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year.
The IPC opens nominations for 2017 Scientific Award
The winner of the award will give a keynote address at September’s VISTA conference in Toronto, Canada.
Yarovyi candid about season hopes ahead of World Cup
Ukraine’s world champion Maksym Yarovyi also hopes his home World Cup will be the first of many.
Alpine skiing, snowboard athlete representatives nominated
Four alpine skiers and two snowboarders will run to become the Athlete Representative on the Sport Technical Committee.
NPCs of Great Britain and UAE receive awards
The ‘H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Creative Sports Awards’ were held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 9 January.
A proud moment for Ukraine’s Kononova
The multiple world champion Nordic skier relishes her home World Cup debut and looks to the World Championships.
Ones to watch for 2017 for football 5 and wheelchair tennis announced
Seven football five and 11 wheelchair tennis players have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
Three things Mike Minor does off the snow
Find out what the USA’s banked slalom World Cup champion does when he is not competing.