PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Mac Marcoux in a close-up focussing on the slalom pole in front of him

Take a look at the next crop of top alpine skiers who made their Paralympic debuts at Sochi 2014.

Jason Maroney at Alicante 2013 landscape

More than 100 competitors from over 20 countries begin the 2014 calendar at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium, ahead of the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl, Germany.

Ali Jawad

Leading up to the IPC Powerlifting World Championships, the British lifter highlights five of his favourite Paralympians.

Grame Murray and Morten Vaernes

During Sochi 2014, 30 leading winter sport athletes recorded behind-the-scenes video blogs.

Declan Farmer and Brody Roybal

The Sochi 2014 Paralympics exposed five young athletes to watch over the next few years in ice sledge hockey.

Justin Eveson

Sixteen teams from around the world will play in wheelchair basketball’s biggest event this July.

 Tzu-Hui Lin wins gold at London 2012

The author of ‘Sports Nutrition for Paralympic Athletes’ explains how para-powerlifters can get the most out of their nutrition.

Aquatics Centre

Potential organisers have until 31 August to bid to host two of the biggest competitions in the para-sport calendar which will take place in the two years after Rio 2016.

Tracey Ferguson

Twelve teams will compete in the World Championships in Toronto, as host nation Canada look to make the podium for the seventh time.

Anna Milenina

Here’s a compilation of some of the most inspirational or comical quotes from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.