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![Shingo Kunieda](/sites/default/files/images/120924103339431_151582236_0.jpg)
Kunieda, Griffioen lift Sydney Super Series titles
Japan’s Shingo Kunieda won his 20th Super Series title, while the Netherlands’ Jiske Griffioen claimed her third in Sydney.
![Alexi Salamone and Taylor Chace](/sites/default/files/images/121130155912610_97843980_1.jpg)
Ice Sledge Hockey Worlds websites launched
The IPC has launched the official event websites for this season’s Ice Sledge Hockey A and B Pool World Championships.
![Brian McKeever](/sites/default/files/images/151124181439654_97921975.jpg)
McKeever, Hoesch shine at IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup
Despite a lack of snow, cross-country skiers from Norway, Germany and Canada had top finishes at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Cable, Wisconsin, USA.
![Germany ice sledge hockey](/sites/default/files/images/121113195424761_best%2Bger_0.jpg)
Sledge Spotlight: Bas Disveld
This week, take a minute to get to know Dutch-born ice sledge hockey player Bas Disveld, who is one of Germany’s leading forwards.
![Alexi Salamone and Taylor Chace](/sites/default/files/images/121130155912610_97843980_1.jpg)
Ice Sledge Hockey Worlds websites launched
The IPC has launched the official event websites for this season’s Ice Sledge Hockey A and B Pool World Championships.
![A picture of a man skiing a biathlon](/sites/default/files/images/130116121352510_120993633.jpg)
Canada and Norway gain on Russia in Nordic rankings
Canada and Norway each won two cross-country races on the third day of the 2012-13 IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Cable, Wisconsin, USA.
![Great Britain's Kelly Gallagher with guide Charlotte Evans](/sites/default/files/images/130116100155434_Kelly%2BGallagher%2BCredit%2BNicolas%2BNEREAU.jpg)
Briscoe named ParalympicsGB Chef de Mission for Sochi 2014
BPA Performance Director Penny Briscoe will lead the British team into the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
![Lex Gillette](/sites/default/files/images/121205163652849_151219418.jpg)
Lex Gillette: Stay in your lane
USA’s visually impaired sprinter and long jumper shares how staying in your lane isn’t just a concept that applies to athletes.
![Jonnie Peacock](/sites/default/files/images/120906224717397_Jonnie%2BPeacock_0.jpg)
Doha to stage 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships
Doha will stage the last major gathering of international top athletes before the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
![A picture of a man throwing a discuss](/sites/default/files/images/170203151627328_Jeremy-Campbell%2B.jpg)
US Paralympics announce 2013 athletics roster
The 2013 US Paralympics athletics roster will be led by London Paralympic champions Jeremy Campbell, Raymond Martin, Tatyana McFadden and Shirley Reilly.
![Jonnie Peacock](/sites/default/files/images/120906224717397_Jonnie%2BPeacock_0.jpg)
Doha to stage 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships
Doha will stage the last major gathering of international top athletes before the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
![Zoe Newson](/sites/default/files/images/130115113251244_151002061.jpg)
Newson adjusts to new weight class
British powerlifter Zoe Newson battles with nerves as she competes for the first time since winning bronze at London 2012.
![France's Vincent Gauthier-Manuel skiing slalom race at 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in St Moritz, Switzerland](/sites/default/files/images/130115224726888_gauthier.jpg)
New winners abound at IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup
After seven World Cup races, new winners have emerged on the men’s side with France’s Vincent Gauthier-Manuel and Austria’s Philipp Bonadimann winning for the first time this season.
![A picture of a man skiing](/sites/default/files/images/130114121633543__NER6619%2BGAUTHIER-MANUEL%2BVincent.jpg)
Gauthier-Manuel falls short to Bugaev at World Cup
Fifteen-year-old Russian Alexey Bugaev defeated France’s Vincent Gauthier-Manuel to win his first IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup race.
![A picture of a man skiing.](/sites/default/files/images/130109122010474_Jon_Santacana_ESP_1.jpg)
Media accreditation opens for IPC Alpine and IPC Nordic skiing World Championships
Media can register for accreditation via the media accreditation page for the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships and Nordic Skiing World Championships.
![A picture of a man skiing.](/sites/default/files/images/130109122010474_Jon_Santacana_ESP_1.jpg)
Media accreditation opens for IPC Alpine and IPC Nordic skiing World Championships
Media can register for accreditation via the media accreditation page for the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships and Nordic Skiing World Championships.
![Australia’s Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch](/sites/default/files/images/120903234304546_Sailing_0.jpg)
Australian sailing facility receives upgrade
Australia’s National Training Centre for sailing will become more accessible for people with an impairment in the near future.
Canada to face Norway in three-game sledge series
Canada and Norway’s ice sledge hockey teams will play a three-game series this week in La Baie, Quebec
Kunz maintains lead in men’s giant slalom sitting
After winning three out of four giant slalom races at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, Swiss sit-skier Christoph Kunz is the one to beat in his discipline.
![A picture of a woman holding a torch and speaking on a microphone.](/sites/default/files/images/130114142955063_8380407766_5212073b8d_h.jpg)
Sochi 2014 unveils Paralympic Torch
The Sochi 2014 Organising Committee revealed the sky-blue Paralympic Torch, of which more than 1,000 editions will be produced.