A number of World and Paralympic champions including Brazil’s Terezinha Guilhermina and Switzerland’s Marcel Hug will be amongst the 490 athletes taking part in the first IPC Athletics Grand Prix of the season which starts on Saturday (22 February) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Four of the seven Dutch athletes headed to Sochi will compete in snowboard, a discipline set to make its Paralympic debut.
Canada
Between the end of the Olympics and start of the Paralympics, top Canadian athletes will visit and speak to schools across Canada.
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Nordic skier Mariann Marthinsen is aiming to follow on from fellow national greats at Sochi 2014 by winning her first Paralympic gold at her fifth winter and summer Games, to continue her current stunning form in cross-country skiing.
Shooting
Representatives of the IPC, ISSF and Italian Shotgun Shooting Federation met to discuss the potential for para-clay target shooting to become an IPC Shooting recognised discipline.
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The Swiss delegation typically fields their strongest Paralympic Winter Games teams in alpine skiing.
Biathlon
The Austrians will be led by standing skiers Matthias Lanzinger and Markus Salcher, along with sit skier Claudia Loesch.
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With a strong contingent of alpine skiers headed to Sochi, can Italy add to their total of 61 medals at the Paralympic Winter Games?
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With the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games fast approaching, here’s a list of the top 14 athletes to follow on Twitter.
Swimming
An NBC Olympics production crew accompanied the American Paralympic champion to Russia to meet her birth family.
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British Curling are hoping the exposure from the Sochi 2014 Paralympics help further develop their programme.
Cross-Country Skiing
Find out when you can watch your favourite sports and American athletes on NBC and NBCSN from 7-16 March.
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The strongest medal hopefuls for the host nation lie in Nordic skiing and ice sledge hockey.
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The “Sochi 2014 Paralympic Reporter” international competition will bring 14 writers from Russia, Germany and Great Britain to Sochi for the Games.
Norway
When it comes to the Paralympic Winter Games, Norway have arguably had the most success of any country.
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New Zealand has won 27 medals at the Paralympic Winter Games (G15-S5-B7). It has won 195 medals in Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games combined (G80-S57-B58).
Wheelchair Curling
More than 300 hours of live uninterrupted coverage will be shown on the IPC’s website during the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
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Will the Americans become the first ice sledge hockey team to repeat as Paralympic champions?
Shooting
Australian shooter is making big changes to his training set-up ahead of the 2014 World Championships, as well as adjusting to life in a new chair, which at times can lead to unexpected consequences.
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Better known for its sunny beaches, Australia will be heading to the slopes with a strong team.
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