NEWS FROM THE SOCHI 2014 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Yannick Bourseaux

Immediately after winning the para-triathlon world title, Yannick Bourseaux left New Zealand, returning to France to prepare for Sochi 2014.

Austria's ice sledge hockey team

NHL player Thomas Vanek donated equipment and resources to help his father’s ice sledge hockey team make their first World Championships.

Carl Murphy

With almost 16 months to go until the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games, snowboarders are getting their first chance to register and qualify to compete.

Sochi 2014 500 Days to Go

With 500 days until the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, here’s a brief rundown of winter sport events to keep your eyes on between now and then.

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With a growing interest in Paralympic sport, it is not all about the summer events. The IPC's Stuart Lieberman shares why the Paralympic Winter Games matter, too.

Sochi 2014 Biathlon and Cross Country Skiing Centre

To mark 500 days until the next Paralympic Winter Games, the Sochi Organising Committee revealed its unique interactive internet project to help people with a disability.

Sochi 2014

With Tuesday (23 October) marking 500 days to go until Sochi 2014, IPC President Sir Philip Craven talks about how they could be a blueprint for future Winter Games.

Yannick Bourseaux

France’s Yannick Bourseaux, a two-time winter Paralympian on track for Sochi 2014, will race for another para-triathlon world title in New Zealand next week.

Sochi 2014 Co-ordination Commission

IPC representatives travelled to Sochi to discuss the progress of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games test events.

Evan Strong

USA's Evan Strong hails from tropical Hawaii but is contesting to compete in snowboarding in the sport's Paralympic Games debut at Sochi 2014.

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The Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad encourages public to take part in Sochi 2014 Winter Games' Cultural Programme.

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