PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 6 - Athlete voices being heard
International Paralympic Committee holds first Athletes Forum

Wheelchair fencing: 5 things we learned in 2017
Outstanding year for the sport topped off with stunning World Championships

Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 7 – Jetze Plat’s world domination
Multi-talented Para athlete wins four world titles in three different sports

Para triathlon: 5 things we learned from 2017
The year saw many athletes kicking off the next Paralympic cycle in style

Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 8 - Mentel-Spee’s triumphant return
Dutch snowboarder recovers from cancer to win world title on World Cancer Day

Najib starts new journey through Para sport
Syrian 14-year-old refugee makes his international debut in Para athletics thanks to Agitos Foundation project

Wheelchair rugby: 5 things we learned in 2017
Top teams stay strong in build up to next year’s World Championship

Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 9 – Home joy for Perez at Mexico City 2017
Mexican’s gold medal one of the most unforgettable moments of rescheduled Worlds

Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 10 – Para sport changes refugee lives
Agitos Foundation-funded programme creates opportunities in Greece

Twelve Athletes of Christmas: Part Three
New Year's Resolutions and a lookback at 2017 with some of Para athletics' biggest stars

World Team Cup 2018 qualification dates confirmed
Latest edition of wheelchair tennis team event will take place in the Netherlands

Sitting volleyball: 5 key moments from 2017
We look back on the sport’s most memorable moments this year

Dino Sokolovic seals first World Cup win in almost two years
Croatian ends first in men’s slalom sitting on final day in Kuhtai after recovering from injury

Birmingham to host 2022 Commonwealth Games
The Games will take place between 27 July and 7 August 2022

Managua 2018: Jose Jimenez dreams of gold
Costa Rican wheelchair racer targets success at Para Central American Games

Paris 2024 confirm Etienne Thobois as CEO
Organising Committee set to launch early in New Year as transition phase ends

Seven candidates running for IPC Athletes’ Council
Elections will take place during the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympics

First win for Anna-Lena Forster at Kuhtai World Cup
Three skiers claim season debut victories on day three

Top 50 Moments of 2017: No. 11 - Tokyo medals programme revealed
2020 Paralympics will feature more women than ever before

World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2018 dates announced
Nine events will take place over 15 weeks from March-July