PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Athletics

Kenya’s NPC was named the nation’s best sports organisation of the year.

Equestrian

Michèle George became the first Paralympic athlete to win Belgium’s equestrian rider of the year award.

Sochi 2014

The Sochi 2014 Organising Committee has set 1 March 2013 as the closing date for volunteer applications.

Swimming

The women’s 4x100m medley relay 34 points in London could not have been closer, with Australia’s Jacqueline Freney touching the wall first for her eighth gold at the Games.

Para Ice Hockey

USA defeated Canada, 1-0, for first place and Norway beat Japan, 5-0, for third place at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Calgary.

Shooting

UAE shooting athlete Abdullah Alaryani created the No. 24 moment of 2012 when he beat 28-time Paralympic medallist Jonas Jacobsson for gold.

Para Ice Hockey

Daniel McCoy scored twice for USA and Greg Westlake notched two goals and three assists for Canada in the World Sledge Hockey Challenge semi-finals.

Swimming

Paralympic swimmer Sanchez receives Mexican sport award

Eighteen-year-old Gustavo Sanchez was Mexico’s most successful Paralympic athlete at the London 2012 Games.

Senegal

Dakar, Senegal held a five-day workshop this week to improve administration, officials and coaching in the Paralympic Movement in Africa.

Para Ice Hockey

British sledge hockey player Matt Coleman discusses the team’s development as they head to the New Year’s Cup in Russia this weekend.

Athletics

Terezinha Guilhermina, Jerusa Geber Santos and Jhulia Santos made a clean sweep of the 100m T11 final at London 2012, which comes in as the No. 25 moment of the year.

Wheelchair Basketball

A humbled Patrick Anderson lived up to his name at London 2012, posting career-high numbers en route to his third Paralympic gold.

Alpine Skiing

The men's slalom sitting was one of the most fiercely fought races at the first IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup event in Pitztal, Austria

Russia

Several Paralympic champions visited Moscow Boarding School No. 44 this week to spread the Paralympic Movement to the next generation.

Athletics

One of the most iconic photos from London 2012 was David Weir holding his bare chested one-year-old son after winning the marathon on The Mall. This moment on the final day of the Games is No. 26 in the Top 50 Paralympic Moments of 2012.

Para Ice Hockey

Canada defeated arch-rival USA, 2-1, and Norway claimed a 1-0 shootout victory against Japan in Calgary.

Croatia

Board members of the foundation include Paralympians Ana Srsen, Mihovil Spanja and Darko Kralj.

Slovakia

In the first IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup race of the season in Pitztal, Austria, Germany picked up three golds and Slovakia two.

Great Britain

Paralympic start Jonnie Peacock, Sophie Christiansen and others gave the public a chance to try out Paralympic sports and see how they can get involved.

Para Ice Hockey

The leading defender on the Czech Republic’s ice sledge hockey team may fly under the radar, but he has been key to the programme’s growth.