PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Alpine Skiing

French para-alpine skiing star looking forward to returning to the slopes where she won five world titles in 2013.

Swimming

To start 2015 we look ahead to some of the key battles that could highlight the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Sitting Volleyball

Now Paralympic and world champion is hoping to retain the European title this year.

Equestrian

The para-equestrian dressage rider tells all about her award winning service dog Journey.

Wheelchair Rugby

“The Steelers” have been shortlisted for team of the year at the inaugural ASPAs which will be presented in February 2015.

Athletics

With the New Year now upon us, we look at 10 questions relating to the forthcoming para-athletics season that we all want answering!

Cross-country skiers in the sitting category need to have a strong upper body and very well trained upper arms. In order to reach high speeds, athletes train especially arms, shoulders, spine and the pectoral muscles.

Sir Philip Craven reflects on the IPC's silver jubilee year and Sochi 2014 and looks ahead to a very busy 2015.

Sir Philip Craven has looked ahead to the New Year for the Paralympic Movement.

Winter Sports

This year’s Paralympic Winter Games multiple records, including most tickets and most TV viewers. They also left a lasting legacy for people with an impairment in Russia.

The top 50 countdown which started on 12 November concludes with Sochi 2014 chosen as the IPC’s number one moment.

Sochi 2014

To mark the last day of the year, here are 25 fun, serious and interesting things we learned around the Paralympic Movement in 2014.

Sochi 2014

After years of campaigning for more TV coverage in the US, NBC showed over 50 hours from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Cross-Country Skiing

The Ukrainian world champion Nordic skier believes that everything is in place for him to top the podium at the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.

Cycling

In 2014 there were two World Championships, World Cups and many great achievements in para-cycling.

Equestrian

Philippa Johnson-Dwyer and James Dwyer finally got married this year, 12 years after first bumping into each other on horseback.

The Paralympic Movement’s global governing body turned 25 in 2014 and celebrated with a special event in Berlin, Germany

Archery

Ahead of 2015, a year that will feature the World Archery Para Championships, here are five rivalries that could light up the year.

Equestrian

2014, the Chinese Year of the Horse, was a great year for para-equestrian dressage, both in and out of the arena.

Swimming

Australian multiple Paralympic champion Ellie Cole is on a come-back from injury and aims to be back on form for Glasgow 2015.