IPC Ice Hockey B Pool World Championships
10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

News - Ice sledge hockey

Vladimir Putin and Sir Philip Craven

IPC President Sir Philip Craven and IPC CEO Xavier Gonzalez received the Order of Honour and Order of Friendship.

A picture of a woman skiing

The French star was honoured for winning five titles at last year’s IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Santiago 2014

More than 600 athletes will compete for medals in seven sports in South America.

Tokyo 2020 Executive Board

Take a look at the newly appointed memebers of the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board.

The Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium is home to the Qatar Sports Club and will host the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships

“Impressive” venues to host last major global gathering of athletes ahead of Rio 2016 from 19-28 November 2015.

Mac Marcoux in a close-up focussing on the slalom pole in front of him

Take a look at the next crop of top alpine skiers who made their Paralympic debuts at Sochi 2014.

Efthymios Kalaras

The alpine skier was the only representative of his country in Sochi and the first to compete in both a Summer and Winter Paralympics.

Jason Maroney at Alicante 2013 landscape

More than 100 competitors from over 20 countries begin the 2014 calendar at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium, ahead of the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl, Germany.

Ali Jawad

Leading up to the IPC Powerlifting World Championships, the British lifter highlights five of his favourite Paralympians.

Grame Murray and Morten Vaernes

During Sochi 2014, 30 leading winter sport athletes recorded behind-the-scenes video blogs.

Declan Farmer and Brody Roybal

The Sochi 2014 Paralympics exposed five young athletes to watch over the next few years in ice sledge hockey.

Justin Eveson

Sixteen teams from around the world will play in wheelchair basketball’s biggest event this July.

 Tzu-Hui Lin wins gold at London 2012

The author of ‘Sports Nutrition for Paralympic Athletes’ explains how para-powerlifters can get the most out of their nutrition.

Aquatics Centre

Potential organisers have until 31 August to bid to host two of the biggest competitions in the para-sport calendar which will take place in the two years after Rio 2016.

Tracey Ferguson

Twelve teams will compete in the World Championships in Toronto, as host nation Canada look to make the podium for the seventh time.

Anna Milenina

Here’s a compilation of some of the most inspirational or comical quotes from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Ottobock's Sochi 2014 workshop

Ottobock carried out 260 repairs for 138 athletes and 41 officials during the Sochi 2014 Games.

2014 Paralympic Order recipients

All seven individuals played vital roles in delivering the greatest Paralympic Winter Games ever in Sochi.

Jade Etherington and Kelly Gallagher

Jade Etherington and Kelly Gallagher made history for Great Britain at the Winter Paralympics, but they never expected to get as much attention as they have.

Dennis Thiessen and Jim Armstrong

After winning their third straight Paralympic gold, the Canadians talked about how supportive the host nation’s fans were.