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VISTA 2017 - News
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Blind tennis players striving for bright future after milestone Australian Open debut
Australian players Mick Leigh and Courtney Webeck took part in exhibition matches at the 2023 Australian Open with hopes of raising recognition of blind and low vision tennis
Debrunner up for prestigious Laureus Awards
Swiss continuous her country's long tradition of wheelchair racers shortlisted to the World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability prize
Cameron Leslie nominated for Laureus Awards
New Zealand’s Para swimmer among six nominees for World Sportsperson with a Disability prize following his 2022 achievements
Esther Vergeer and Rick Draney to be inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame
Vergeer and Draney were announced as the Class of 2023 in a special ceremony at the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam, marking the first time two wheelchair candidates were elected simultaneously
Declan Farmer makes history with Laureus nomination
USA’s three-time Paralympic champion is among the six nominees for the prestigious Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award
Six Paralympians nominated for 2023 Laureus Sport Awards
Cameron Leslie, Catherine Debrunner, Declan Farmer, Diede De Groot, Jesper Saltvik Pedersen, and Oksana Masters have been shortlisted for the prestigious World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award
World Series 2023: Hodge, Jincheng steal show in season opener
Paralympic star propels hosts Australia to top of the medal standings with 11 gold medals, while Jincheng was joined by Singapore's star Yip Pin Xiu
First African-American woman to win a Winter Games medal: 'an incredible milestone'
Para alpine skier Bonnie St. John ‘completely stunned’ with her achievement of winning three medals at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games, which made her the first African-American woman to win a Paralympic or Olympic medal at a Winter Games
IPC Code Review Team meets in Bonn to discuss feedback on Classification Code draft
The Code Review Team met between 11 and 13 February to analyse feedback received on the first draft of the IPC Classification Code published in July 2022
Hodge leads home squad at season opener World Series in Australia
Citi Para Swimming World Series kicks off in Melbourne with 93 athletes from 11 countries including a local star aiming high for the new season
Self-acceptance helps Kete embrace life after losing eyesight in medical mystery
"I’ve learned that I’m like this, I have to accept myself like this" - teenage sprinter from Lesotho encourages young athletes to be confident about their disabilities and to chase their dreams
Jeremiasz serves up intimate talk on sex and disability in groundbreaking podcast
No topics are off limits for Paralympic champion and Paris 2024 Ambassador Michael Jeremiasz who is eager to encourage people with disabilities to be open about their sexuality
Three-time Paralympian, chocolate maker Gosens says “yes” to all things sweet in life
Looking for something sweet to give your date on Valentine's Day? Australian Para triathlete Gerrard Gosens, who runs a chocolate business in Brisbane, Australia, may have the perfect solution
Tunis 2023: Ktila, Chida shine with twin golds
Paralympic stars propel hosts Tunisia to top of medals table; Iraq and Uzbekistan impress too at season opener
Milano Cortina 2026 unveils finalists of mascots designs submitted by school students
Two proposals inspired by the nature of Italy were revealed on 8 February at the Sanremo music festival, and a public survey was launched to help select the design of the Games mascots
Macri heading to his fifth Games in a different fashion
Defender is one of three players on the Italian national team working for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Organising Committee
Paris 2024 reveals official pictograms, Look of the Games
The 23 Paralympic disciplines are represented by 15 Paralympic-only pictograms and eight pictograms that are shared with Olympic disciplines
Japan’s five-time Paralympian Kunieda says he had the “best” tennis career
Shingo Kunieda announced his retirement from wheelchair tennis in January 2023 while at the top of the men’s singles rankings
Manchester 2023: Applications open for volunteer opportunities
Around 250 volunteers to help delivering the World Championships; completed application forms must be submitted to no later than 24 March
Para ice hockey athlete Konstantin Shikhov receives 18-month ban
IPC appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against first instance national-level decision upheld