IPC Ice Hockey B Pool World Championships
10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

News - Ice sledge hockey

Natalie Du Toit

An exciting line-up beckons for an action-packed day at the Aquatics Centre.

Jonas Jacobsson

Great British shooters looking to de-thrown the king of shooting from Sweden on the second day of competition.

Goalball

Lithuania confirm their position as the men's team to beat with another big win.

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Captain David Clarke grabs the equaliser for the hosts.

Hannah Cockroft set a new Paralympic record in the women's 100m - T34 at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

With 11 gold medals up for grabs, the morning session kicked-off with an impressive start: four world records were broken.

Sherif Osman

Egyptian powerlifter lifts 197kg in men's 56kg category.

Johan Cruyff

Dutch sporting legend: "These Games amaze me."

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Keep your eyes on Australia's Matt Cowdrey, Ukraine’s Yevhiney Bohodayko and South Africa’s Natalie du Toit on the first day in the pool.

Yuliya Halinska and Laura Garcia Benitez

Ukraine's Yuliya Halinska also impresses at ExCeL.

Jamol Pilgrim

It’s been backed to be the biggest Paralympics yet, and contributing are 14 countries making their debut at this year’s Games.

Opening Ceremony Fireworks

International Paralympic Committee President says Opening Ceremony is start of something special

Archery

Great Britain and Russia also produce strong performances in archery

Zhang Cuiping celebrates with her gold medal

Chinese shooter claims the first gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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Both China and France stole the show on the opening day of table tennis at the ExCeL.

Anthony Peddle

The first day of powerlifting competitions starts with a line-up of champions.

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The first of the swimming finals takes place with no fewer than 15 medals being decided on the first day of competition.

Jason Smyth

Irish sprinter Jason Smyth will try to defend his title as fastest Paralympian on the planet.

Chinese Goalball Women's Team

All 12 of the men’s teams and six of the 10 women’s teams will feature in Thursday’s opener at the Copperbox.

Esther Vergeer in action at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games

Esther Vergeer looks to continue remarkable winning record