To honour the third anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games on Thursday (21 March), here’s a look back at the numbers and top performers.
Cross-Country Skiing
Russia finished with 34 overall medals, including 15 golds at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Sochi.
Cross-Country Skiing
120 new alpine skiing athletes licensed for national competitions.
Cross-Country Skiing
Vancouver 2010
A decade of effort is starting to pay off for Canadian nordic skier Mark Arendz in the lead-up to the Sochi 2014 Games.
Sochi 2014
The Russian duo of Mikhalina Lysvoa and Nikolay Polukhin won gold in biathlon's short-distance event at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup.
Sochi 2014
Last day of competition from Sochi, Russia will be biathlon long
Sochi 2014
Shooting
Suhl, Germany will stage the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships, at which 300 athletes are expected to compete.
Shooting
Suhl, Germany will stage the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships, at which 300 athletes are expected to compete.
Sochi 2014
The IPC President and Russian Prime Minister agreed on the importance of the next Paralympic Winter Games.
Para Ice Hockey
Italy’s Florian Planker is aiming to qualify for his fifth Paralympic Winter Games next year.
Para Ice Hockey
Team captain Frank Rennhack proved to be a critical part of Germany’s gold-medal performance at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.
Cross-Country Skiing
Sochi 2014 hosts took home gold in both of Tuesday's cross-country relay events at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Finals.
Sochi 2014
Swimming
Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher recorded new top times in the butterfly event at the New Zealand Swimming Championships.
Sochi 2014
Representatives from 36 countries in Sochi to learn more ahead of 2014 Winter Paralympics
Wheelchair Tennis
Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez upset France’s Stephane Houdet to win the Pensacola Open title in Florida, USA.
Cross-Country Skiing
Eskau and Canada's Brian McKeever land their second gold medals in World Cup Finals
Table Tennis
The Lignano Masters Open table tennis competition in Italy this week will draw several medallists from London 2012.