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IPC Ice Hockey B Pool World Championships
10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

News - Ice sledge hockey

Steve Cash making a save against Greg Westlake in the gold medal game USA v Canada at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, USA.

The World Para Ice Hockey Championships will be a major qualifying event for PyeongChang 2018.

Man holds javelin and prepares to throw
Athletics

With the athletics season in full swing, here is an easy reference guide to world record breakers from around the world.

Josh Pauls
Para Ice Hockey

The US Para ice hockey defenseman took a break from his World Championships training for a laugh.

A female trainer coaches blind players in Vienna, Austria.
Blind Football

Three teams so far from three countries are in the league, with IBSA looking to add two more teams.

Woman doing breaststroke
Swimming

Canadian swimmers will get the chance to qualify for the 2017 World Championships in home water.

Woman on a snowboard in action

Many of the winter sports wrapped up, while this was just the beginning of summer sports.

Team Preview: Sweden
Para Ice Hockey

Can the newly promoted Swedish team claim their first medal on the world stage since 2004 at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships?

Three female swimmers pose for a photo
Swimming

The Paralympic swimming champion succeeds outgoing Chairperson Todd Nicholson.

Ruth Hagspiel - alpine skiing
Alpine Skiing

Slalom, giant slalom and super combined helped skiers win coveted trophies in Switzerland.

A Tokyo 2020 emblem can be seen from up.
Tokyo 2020

The guidelines aim to provide an enhanced environment that will secure more opportunities for access to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Two blind footballers fighting for the ball
Blind Football

The football 5-a-side regional Championships will be held from 9-18 December.

Agitos
Para Ice Hockey

Martin Novak tested positive during an in-competition test at December’s IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool in Japan.

Verena Bentele and her guide Thomas Friedrich of Germany celebrate winning the Women's 3km Pursuit Visually Impaired Biathlon at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics.
Sponsors

Aside from their sport careers, find out which athletes also make the most of their talents off the field of play.

A Para swimmer celebrates a new world record
Swimming

World Championships qualification spots for US athletes are up for grabs in Canada.

Man in wheelchair holds trophies with two other men next him.
Wheelchair Tennis

The UNIQLO senior vice president shares his thoughts on how the partnership has and will continue to change Japan.

Canada won 3-0 over Norway at the 2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, Canada.
Para Ice Hockey

A key qualifier for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, Gangneung 2017 is the premier event for Para ice hockey fans this season.

Upper-body photo of a man smiling
Swimming

Paralympic medallist Inbal Pezaro also elected athlete representative on NPC’s board.

Two rowers in a boat on the water
Rowing

The Paralympic champion and cancer survivor has been encouraging others to take on the rowing challenge to raise charity money.

NPC Belgium logo
Belgium

The Japanese airline will be the official carrier for the Belgian Paralympic Team.

Man with missing left forearm races arms as he is about to cross a finish line
Germany

Seventeen summer and winter sport athletes will be supported to find a better balance between work and training.