PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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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.

Sochi Test Event

Sochi 2014 hosts took home gold in both of Tuesday's cross-country relay events at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Finals.

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A picture of a woman in the pool with her head and shoulders above the surface

Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher recorded new top times in the butterfly event at the New Zealand Swimming Championships.

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Representatives from 36 countries in Sochi to learn more ahead of 2014 Winter Paralympics

Gustavo Fernandez

Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez upset France’s Stephane Houdet to win the Pensacola Open title in Florida, USA.

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Eskau and Canada's Brian McKeever land their second gold medals in World Cup Finals

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The Lignano Masters Open table tennis competition in Italy this week will draw several medallists from London 2012.

standing men on podium for cross country sprint

Host nation of Sochi 2014 win nine out of 18 medals available in cross-country sprint events

Will Groulx

USA wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki explains why Olympic or Paralympic sports cannot just be removed from the programme overnight.