PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sochi 2014

First day of biathlon races in IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup take place in -12 degrees Celcius, with Russians winning all six races.

Sochi 2014

Find out what Swedish ice sledge hockey star Per Kasperi eats for each meal as he trains for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

Wheelchair Fencing

Nominees for the award include: Jing Rong, Nadiia and Ivan Sivak, Alena Kaufman, Andrea Rothfuss and Mokrane Mohamed.

Cross-Country Skiing

Germany's Eskau concludes the cross-country races with a clean-sweep as Ukraine begin to challenge the Russians at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland.

Cross-Country Skiing

At the US Paralympics Nordic Skiing National Championship at Soldier Hollow, Team USA’s top Nordic skiers proved they are on the fast track to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Sochi 2014

NHK to broadcast more Paralympic coverage than ever before in Japan

Sochi 2014

With less than 60 days to go until the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, cross-country skiers have been tuning at the World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland.

USA

US Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, has announced that 12 athletes, including six reigning world champions, have been named to the 2014 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National A Team.

H&M’s Olympic Collection, to be worn by the Swedish Paralympic team at Sochi 2014, takes inspiration from contemporary Swedish and Scandinavian design. Functionality is key to the collection designed in collaboration with members of the Swedish Team, where the performance of each garment is part of its style.

Para dance sport

The Holland Dans Spektakal will no longer be an IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport approved competition in 2014.

Para Ice Hockey

Series will act as final warm-up competition prior to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Table Tennis

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced the nominees for the 2013 ITTF Star Awards to be held in Raffles Hotel in Dubai, UAE on 11 January 2014.

Sochi 2014

Here’s a look at Sweden’s ice sledge hockey team headed to Sochi 2014 ranked No. 8 in the world.

Sochi 2014

Over 70 athletes from 13 countries line-up with less than 60 days to go until Sochi 2014.

Biathlon

Ukraine set to challenge Russia for the first time at a World Cup event this season.

Russia

The Sochi 2014 Organising Committee has announced the opening of the Main Media Centre exactly one month before the start of Russia’s first Winter Olympics and 59 days prior to the start of the Winter Paralympics.

Rio 2016

Preparations for the goalball events at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games took a big step forward in December with a visit to Brazil from Kari Rasanen, the Goalball Sport Director for the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA).

IPC Ice Sledge Hockey previews Sochi 2014 with ‘8 for 8’ series

The highlight of the first month of 2014 will be big winter sport events prior to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

France

Nearly 50 young people with impairments attend camp in France which includes Belgian future stars for the first time.