PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Para Ice Hockey

Nominees for the honour include: Roman Petushkov, Declan Farmer, Brian McKeever, Markus Salcher and Evan Strong.

Carlos Alberto Cortez Cabeza from El Salvador was athletic from a very young age, but now thanks to support from his NPC and the Agitos Foundation support, he has a chance to compete at an elite level.

Swimming

Spain’s most-decorated Paralympian was bestowed with a special award by the King of Spain in Madrid.

Powerlifting

Take a brief look at the second of five events being highlighted ahead of the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships.

Cross-Country Skiing

Sochi 2014 Paralympians will visit the White House and take part in NBCSN’s Best of US Awards Show.

Swimming

The 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships will be held at the same Dutch venue as the 2010 World Championships.

Madagascar

In 2014, there will be national multi-sport championships held in the country.

Athletics

Summer para-sports are set to heat up again, with big events approaching in athletics, cycling, powerlifting and archery.

Powerlifting

The biggest ever IPC Powerlifting World Championships will be live streamed from 5-11 April on Paralympic.org.

Shooting

Great Britain and Ukraine had strong showings at the first IPC Shooting World Cup of 2014, registering their intent for this summer’s World Championships.

Rio 2016

Delegation visits venues and discusses the ongoing work to bring the world to Rio for the 2016 Paralympic Games.

Wheelchair Tennis

For the second straight year, the world’s best wheelchair tennis doubles players will travel to the USA in November.

Powerlifting

Take a brief look at the first of five events being highlighted ahead of the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships.

Ghana

Francis Amedor from the Ghana Society for the Physically Disabled has helped to establish new projects, in partnership with the Danish Paralympic Committee, which have helped children and their parents not only to play sport but with equipment, legal rights and equality for people with impairments.

Sochi 2014

The American wheelchair racer turned cross-country skier looks back at reuniting her two families in Russia, where she won a silver medal.

Mexico

ChangeMakers: Efren Andres Galvan Rangel decided to establish his own website and Facebook page to keep Mexicans informed about para-sport in their own language.

Zimbabwe

An innovative project, Sport 4 Socialisation, uses sport to break down barriers and perceptions of ability in Zimbabwe.

Football 7-a-side

ChangeMakers: Ngo Huu Ky Phong shows how an accessible football project is helping Vietnamese children to develop skills as well as character.

Athletics

Athletes from six different sports participated in a team camp in Limerick in preparation for the next Paralympic Games.

Namibia

ChangeMakers: Namibian Ambrose Trust Mutongomanya was inspired by his experience of volunteering within para-sport to make a difference through his company when in full-time work.