PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of two mens in sledges fighting for the puck during a hockey match

Sochi 2014 gold medallist says that although US ice sledge hockey team is physically stronger ahead of the World Championships it is lacking some experience

Anna Schaffelhuber

Find out how the winner of five Paralympic gold medals at a single Paralympic Winter Games goes about preparing for competition.

Heinrich Popow

Forty six German para-athletes have been included in the Top Team which provides funding for their preparation for the Rio 2016 and PyeongChang 2018 Paralympics.

Ellie Simmonds is appealing for home-crowd support at Glasgow 2015.

Celebrating six months to go until the 2015 IPC Swimming Worlds, the competition schedule has been published.

Evan Strong, Mike Shea and Keith Gabel

Men’s Sochi 2014 medallists recreate podium at the para-snowboard World Cup as Heidi Jo Duce and Nicole Roundy are also amongst those to finish in the top three.

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The public has until Monday 19 January to cast their vote from the six candidates.

Dave Hill was presented a PNZ Order of Merit for his Services to New Zealand Paralympic Sport.

Hill has been involved in para-sport since the mid-seventies and was Chef de Mission of the New Zealand team at 1992 Paralympic Games.

Canads's Brad Bowden and the USA's Josh Sweeney race for the puck during Sochi 2014.

Reigning champions Canada will be joined by Russia, South Korea and the USA from 1-7 February.

Chuck Aoki

US wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki has come up with his list of must see events in 2015.

Els-Britt Freijd, who was instrumental in developing wheelchair dance sport, passed away on 28 December aged 78.

Els-Britt Freijd, who was instrumental in developing wheelchair dance sport, passed away on 28 December aged 78.