Vista 2019 - News

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Para dance sport

Double gold for Ukrainian duo at Suomi Open

World Championship couple Nadiia and Ivan Sivak danced to two golds in their 2016 debuts.

Football 7-a-side

Salou 2016: Ukraine shuts out the Netherlands

The 2015 world silver medallists defeated the Dutch on day one of the Pre-Paralympic Tournament.

Sailing

Bugg stops Seguin’s winning streak

Australia’s Matthew Bugg claimed the 2.4m class Sailing World Cup Hyeres gold, ahead of Norway’s Bjornar Erikstad and France’s Damien Seguin.

Swimming

World record for Gabidullina at swimming European Open

Kazakhstan's Zulfiya Gabidullina tore down the women's 50m freestyle S3 mark to take the Open gold in Funchal, Portugal.

Goalball

Sport Week: Introduction to goalball

The sport will make its 11th Paralympic appearance at Rio 2016.

Moldova vs Romania at the 1st IBSA Euro Challenge Cup in Prague in 2014.

Blind Football

Teams set for football 5 Euro Challenge Cup

Six national teams will be taking the field on the second edition of this event, which will start on 3 May in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Athletics

Music Monday with Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft

The T34 Paralympic, world and European champion shares her favourites songs.

Two women in jerseys smiling and raising her arms

Goalball

Monthly preview: May 2016

Check out all the events that will headline this month in para-sport.

Selfie of two women smiling with many kids in the background

Athletics

Grosseto 2016 sprinters Corso and Contrafatto meet school kids in Rome

The two Italian sprinters told 100 youngsters about their excitement for June’s IPC Athletics European Championships.

Cuba’s Yunidis Castillo and Omara Durand

Athletics

‘Me and My Coach’ with Cuba’s Durand and Castillo, and their coach Ferrer

Two of the world’s top sprinters talk about what it means to train under the guidance of their coach Miriam Ferrer – and how their relationship is more like family.

Archery

Sport Week: Five para-archery storylines to follow

Here are the top storylines in the sport leading up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

A swimmer wearing goggles laid on his back in the water at the start of a race.

Swimming

Regional records for Russia and Uzbekistan highlight swimming Euros

Kokarev shaves more than two seconds off European record and Uzbekistan S13 swimmers break Asian records.

Swimming

Double world record for Russia at Swimming Euros

Uzbekistan's Muslima Odilova also burst onto the scene with a new world best alongside Italian Arjola Trimi in Funchal, Portugal.

Swimming

Funchal 2016: Action to check out on day two

Rivalries will be reignited as some of para-swimming’s most decorated athletes compete in Funchal, Portugal.

WADA publishes 2014 Anti-Doping Rule Violations report

The Report highlights that there was a total of 1,693 ADRVs recorded in 2014, involving individuals from 109 nationalities and across 83 sports.

Swimming

Preview: Swimmers to take to pool at European Open

Big name athletes such as Brazil’s Daniel Dias, France’s Elodie Lorandi and the world’s fastest Paralympian, Ukraine’s Maksym Veraksa, will be in action from 1 May.