Nagano 2013 - Media Centre
News - Ice sledge hockey
![A penguin mascot on the ice during the Ostrava 2019 World Para Ice Hockey Championships](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/33854262998_45c1a9a7cb_h.jpg?h=ea987d08&itok=LbYmo0qo)
How Ostrava is getting ready for the 2021 Worlds
Czech city preparing more surprises and the return of mascot Samson when the world’s top eight-ranked teams meet in June
Bydgoszcz 2021: Athletes to look out for
Plenty of European, Paralympic and world champions among the nearly 700 athletes competing in Poland next week
![Men in a wheelchair throwing a blue ball observed by other two men](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/180819094234816_AQ5I0846.jpg?itok=7tXvFMJo)
10 things to know about boccia
The Para sport is a game all about strategy, extreme focus and precision
Chinese badminton prodigy Liu Yutong dreams of Paralympic gold
The 17-year-old makes a name for herself with guidance from Olympic star and coach Dong Jiong
![Para athlete on a chair throwing a club](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/Alia-Issa.jpg?h=d8728872&itok=QBjfuM2c)
Father’s dream driving first ever woman Para refugee athlete towards Tokyo 2020
Alia Issa overcomes bullying and discrimination, and dreams of her first Paralympic Games
![Para Badminton's Ones to Watch at Tokyo 2020 | Paralympic Games| Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/FzpbOnBpdCeE2CYEKs8iS2ckRDSbMVP4TFWiRcJ1nsE.jpg?itok=QXMQmGiZ)
Ones to watch for Para badminton
Fierce rivalries will resume in Tokyo, where stakes are even higher with history on the line
![A screen showing two Para biathlon athletes shooting with their rifles during a competition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-06/EcoAims.jpg?itok=SXg0xSyq)
World Para Snow Sports and Ecoaims sign agreement
Para biathlon shooting and target systems provider to help with equipment, training and sports development until 2024
![Male athlete reaches for the shuttle while competing in a males doubles team](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/badminton-dubai-2021.jpg?h=a595412a&itok=mYEL3f5g)
10 things to know about Para badminton
Get to know one of the newest sports joining the Paralympic programme.
![A group of two women and one man in wheelchairs ahead of two women and three men standing all of them showing their gold medals](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/51195315312_cdf90de406_k.jpg?h=f4f005d1&itok=060lJOCU)
Top 7 moments from the European Swimming Championships
From Italy and Ukraine battling for the top of the medals tally to young and veteran stars, a closer look at a great week in Portugal
![A female powerlifter celebrating seated on the bench press with two men standing behind her](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/Mariana%20Shevchuk%20-%20Tbilisi%202021.jpg?h=2c715123&itok=bu1TOg2S)
Ukraine's Shevchuk shines in Tbilisi with new world record
Reigning world champion improves her mark for the second time in two months at Georgia's first-ever World Cup
![Sticker album with spaces to fill in for two athletes per 22 summer sports](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/paralympic-sticker-album%20%281%29.jpg?itok=FuueWdw2)
IPC launches virtual #ParalympicAlbum
Fans can vote on their favourite female and male athlete from each of the 22 sports to complete the sticker board
![A young female swimmer with a white cap smiling in a swimming pool with another woman in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/51195316267_43362ee4da_k.jpg?h=b648a0ff&itok=PKST4mKK)
Susana Veiga saves best for last at Europeans closing day
Hosts Portugal take first gold and Italy beat Ukraine in the final race to finish on top of the overall European Open Championships medal standings
![Devendra Jhajharia poses with gold medal](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/Devendra-Jhajharia2.jpg?h=92d2887d&itok=Y9aomeTy)
Age not a factor as India's Devendra Jhajharia tests limits
India's most decorated athlete targets third Paralympic gold
![A man with a white cap and the Ukrainian flag swimming breaststroke in a pool](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/51195129230_2bed4fa2ff_k.jpg?h=8d284981&itok=bZOegFud)
Ukraine bags nine golds on fabulous Friday at the Euros
Ukrainian swimmers triumph in almost half of the 22 finals on the penultimate day of the European Open Championships
![Para Athletics' Ones to Watch at Tokyo 2020 | Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/OZkqb9W8y7R0wvIWEnTNy2wPd-NltV0zfayYLnaGtw0.jpg?itok=sS8FVPkr)
Ones to Watch for Para athletics
From Paralympic champions to rising stars, check out the top athletes heading into Tokyo 2020
![A male sit skier competing in a snowy cross-country skiing course](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/Nicolas%20Lima%20-%20Argentina.jpg?itok=Ffc9fImQ)
Athlete-coach duo ready to change Para Nordic skiing in Argentina
Nicolas Lima is set to become the first sit skier from his country to go to the Winter Paralympics with support of former Olympian Maria Giro
![A indoor swimming pool with people watching in the stands](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/51193114719_3601fb6dbb_k.jpg?itok=yydn0met)
Dates for Madeira 2022 World Championships announced
World Para Swimming Championships to take place in Portugal for the first time in June next year at the same venue hosting the Europeans
![Three men together with their medals in front of a swimming pool](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/51192920884_162ec464c7_k.jpg?h=bafb5847&itok=-4ejPXy4)
France's Didier and Italy's Trimi shine on sensational Thursday
Thirteen countries top the podium in 25 finals on day five at the European Open Championships in Portugal
![Cuban athlete with a prosthesis in the air after jumping while competing in the long jump](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-05/Malu-Perez-Iser.jpg?itok=_67KdD1-)
10 things to know about Para athletics
List of facts in the build-up to this year's Games, from Paralympic-specific events to the fastest Para athletes