IPC Ice Hockey B Pool World Championships
10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

News - Ice sledge hockey

Rob Richardson

Great Britain’s sitting volleyball captain discusses the future of his programme, his work with Arsenal's football club and games he plays with the media.

Fatma Omar

When Egypt’s Fatma Omar won the -56kg powerlifting competition in London, she stole the hearts of the crowd and earned herself spot No. 35 in the top 50 moments of 2012.

A picture of a woman swimming, paralympic swimming

IPC Swimming has announced the opening of the bidding process for the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships

Ellie Simmonds

London 2012 Paralympic gold medallists Sarah Storey, Ellie Simmonds and David Weir have all been nominated for BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award.

Young Athletes arrive at the Agitos Foundation Youth Workshop in Rwanda

East African Paralympic committees in Rwanda last week to discuss how to further develop disability sport in their region.

Gideon Sam

Gideon Sam will lead the Olympic and Paralympic Movements in South Africa for another four years.

A picture of a woman with a prosthesis wearing an American flag to celebrate her victory

US Paralympics have given USA Para-Triathlon monies to help fuel growth in the sport among American military veterans.

Sochi 2014 Biathlon and Cross Country Skiing Centre

The Sochi 2014 organising committee’s online Accessibility Map was awarded for its advancement in technology and social purpose.

Oscar Pistorius and Esther Vergeer

Wheelchair tennis gold medallist Esther Vergeer and blade runner Oscar Pistorius shared their views last week on what’s next for the Paralympic Movement.

Takeshi Suzuki

A picture of a man pushing a smal ball with a metal arm hooked to his head

With seconds left on the clock, Greece’s Greg Polychronidis was just one ball away from his dream of Paralympic gold. His winning shot, when the pressure was on, is the No. 36 moment of 2012.

Stefan Olsson and Peter Vikstrom

Peter Vikström and Stefan Olsson, Anna-Carin Ahlquist, Maja Reichard and Jonas Jacobsson are up for one of Sweden’s most prestigious sport awards.

Agitos in Rio

A picture of a man kissing his trophy after his victory

Gustavo Fernandez, 18, beat three of the world’s top four players at the Japan Open in May, making for the No. 37 moment of 2012.

Agitos in Rio

Michele George

Equestrian rider Michèle George won two surprise golds at London 2012, making for the No. 38 moment of the year in Paralympic sport.

Sylwester Flis

In the last 16 years eight countries have been added to the ice sledge hockey World Championship programme.

Irek Zaripov

Last season, Russia dominated the World Cup rankings to come in as the No. 39 moment of 2012 after taking seven of 12 trophies in biathlon and cross-country.

Alexandr Alyabyev competing in Vancouver

In a reversal of fortunes, three of Thursday’s IPC Alpine Skiing gold medallists failed to finish in a day at SnowWorld in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.