PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Young girl in a sled on the ice, smiling to the camera

Teenager scored four goals in the final as USA won the first ever IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women’s International Cup.

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The international governing bodies of ice sledge hockey and able-bodied hockey have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote and progress sledge hockey.

Two women posing for a photo, one with riding clothes

Margaret Duprey is aiming to raise USD 800,000 to help the US team in the lead-up to Rio 2016

A spectacular view of with Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Joint IPC and ITU project is aiming to make future Paralympic Games even more accessible to TV viewers

A woman raises her arms in celebration.

Elections, awards, nominations, technology and new publications all dominated the news this week.

Ukrainian Ihor Reptyukh skis at Sochi 2014 followed closely by a competitor

Ukrainian cross-country world champion Ihor Reptyukh cannot wait to get started on the road to Cable 2015 at the first World Cup of 2014-15.

Germany player reaches for the ball from Canadian player

After finishing sixth at London 2012, the Canadian women’s wheelchair basketball team made more than amends at the World Championships.

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

USA goaltender Steve Cash also predicts a ‘good tilt’ at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey A-Pool Worlds in April.

Sherif Osman holds up his gold medal smiling

Egyptian powerlifter Sherif Othman broke his own world record four times at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships and plans to make his debut in a higher weight category in 2015.

Female cross country skier behind a male cross country skier with orange bib on a track

Athletes and team members were recognised at the IX Return to Life Awards and a new fully accessible headquarters was opened in Moscow.