PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

BP IPC Composite logo

Company that supports NPCs and invidual athletes expands portfolio to include IPC through to 2016.

Yijun Chen

The Chinese team's meticulous approach to training came in handy when it mattered most – at the 2013 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championships.

USA's ice sledge hockey team

USA Hockey announced on Wednesday (11 December) the 17-players nominated for the 2014 U.S. Paralympic ice sledge hockey team which, subject to approval by the United States Olympic Committee, features 11 forwards, four defensemen and two goaltenders.

USA wheelchair rugby player

With three tournament titles, including a victory at the sport’s first outdoor event in Sydney, the USA climbed back to No. 1 in wheelchair rugby.

Siamand Rahman

Iranian powerlifter in confident he can make history in 2014 at the IPC Powerlifting World Championships and Asian Para Games.

Day 1 - 2013 IPC Nordic World Cup (Canmore)

2014 Paralympic Winter Games hosts come out fighting at first cross-country World Cup in Canmore, Canada.

Liesl Tesch

Liesl Tesch was victorious for the second straight year in Melbourne in the SKUD18 two-person keelboat race.

Masae Komiya

Japan’s women’s team and Finland’s men’s team – both reigning Paralympic champions – will enter next year’s event as the teams to beat.

Per Kasperi

Find out about the newest Paralympic.org blogger on the road to Sochi 2014 – a rising ice sledge hockey star from Sweden.

Natalia Partyka

With just one month to go until the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Star Awards, find out what to expect.