IPC Ice Hockey B Pool World Championships
10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

News - Ice sledge hockey

Piotr Truszkowski

The majority of Poland’s team at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships is made up of former sitting volleyball players.

Dmitry Lisov and Ilya Volkov

Russia beat the Netherlands, 9-0, and Poland defeated Austria, 8-0, at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships

A picture of three women showing their medals

The No. 47 moment in Paralympic sport of 2012 is when Hong Kong wheelchair fencer Yu Chui Yee was truly able to inspire others after winning her seventh Paralympic gold.

Germany ice sledge hockey

Bas Disveld helped Germany win their opening game at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships against his own country, the Netherlands.

Russia ice sledge hockey

On Day 2 of the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships, Russia beat Germany in a thriller and Sweden triumphed against Austria.

Russia football

When Russia’s Eduard Ramonov found the back of the net in London, his goal won his country’s first football 7-a-side gold medal since Sydney 2000.

David Weir - London 2012

Following the success of the Paralympic Games and sold-out sessions, London now wants the World Championships

Per Kasperi

Both Sweden and Germany opened up their campaigns with wins at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships.

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The signing of the IPC IOC Co-operation Agreement in July 2012 has secured the growth of the Paralympic Movement until 2020.

Germany ice sledge hockey

After failing to make the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games and falling to the B Pool, Germany’s ice sledge hockey team are fighting their way back to the big stage.

Aniek van Koot

With Esther Vergeer not playing, Griffioen and van Koot are the favourites to take the women’s doubles title.

A picture of a two man cycling wit the same bicycle

Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) President Greg Hartung awarded shooter Libby Kosmala and cyclist Kieran Modra the President’s Medal for Excellence in Sportsmanship.

Russia ice sledge hockey

Six teams will compete at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey B Pool World Championships this week in Novi Sad, Serbia.

A picture of man ready for the start of his swimming race

The No. 50 moment in Paralympic sport of 2012 is when Dutch swimmer Marc Evers became the first athlete with an intellectual impairment to win Paralympic gold since Sydney 2000.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing tennis

Japan’s Shingo Kunieda and the Netherland’s Jiske Griffioen were victorious in singles at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters, while USA’s David Wagner won the quads title.

French skier at La Molina

La Molina, Spain, to host world’s best skiers in last major Championships before Sochi 2014 Paralympics

A picture of a group dancing

The Rio 2016 Organising Committee is calling upon Brazilian professionals and companies to submit proposals for the 2016 Paralympic Games mascot.

Lex Gillette

London 2012 silver medallist Lex Gillette of USA blogs about how the next four-year journey begins now.

A picture of a firework in a stadium

Starting on Monday (12 November), the IPC will count down the Top 50 Paralympic Moments of 2012.