PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Carl Murphy

As snowboarding gears up for its first ever Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, the 2013 Snowboard Cross World Cup event in Maribor, Slovenia will be an important milestone.

Patrick McDonald

The top 10 wheelchair curling teams will compete at the World Championships beginning on Saturday (16 February) in Sochi.

Oscar Pistorius

flags are exchanged

The Secretary General for Sport and IPC Alpine Skiing have exchanged Paralympic flags representing the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships with the president of FBC (the Catalan railway company), Enric Tico, and the mayor of Alp, Ramon Moliner.

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Lyon

Despite being surrounded by several new teammates, Morten Vaernes looks to lead Norway back to the podium at the World Championships and Paralympic Games.

London 2012 - Best Games Ever

Take a look back at the most viewed pages since the launch of the new Paralympic.org, just a year ago.

USA ice sledge hockey team

Arch rivals Canada and USA will face off in a three-game sledge series on Ontario, their last major competition before the World Championships.

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World Anti-Doping Agency President John Fahey pushed for anti-doping in sport to receive priority attention in the future.

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Iconic London 2012 venue to stage athletics event

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The Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games will aim to play a significant role for the Paralympic Movement's growth in the Americas.