PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Two dancers, one in wheelchair, one standing pose

Five competitions make up the international schedule, including a new World Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Josh Pauls, Brody Roybal and Declan Farmer

Nothing to separate reigning champions Canada and Paralympic champions USA at World Sledge Hockey Challenge as they both take wins on Monday (2 February).

Woman in sit ski on a slope passing a gate

Germany’s Andrea Rothfuss, Georg Kreiter and Austrian Claudia Loesch all take victory in giant slalom in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Megan Pascoe of Great Britain

Norwegian sailors win two out of three disciplines at the ISAF 2015 Sailing World Cup in Miami, USA.

Ukraine's Oleksandra Kononova won golds in biathlon and cross-country at the Cable 2015 Nordic skiing Worlds.

Your monthly recap of all the sporting events which took place last month.

Ellie Simmonds

British Paralympic swimming champion says Yelyzaveta Mereshko will push her to the maximum at July’s World Championships in Glasgow.

Dream Programme in South Korea

More than 170 athletes, including 26 from seven National Paralympic Committees, are taking part in the initiative which aims to develop winter sports.

Two men in wheelchair on ice, looking at some curling stones.

Winter sports dominate a busy month of sport in February, but the para-athletics season will also get underway in Dubai, UAE.

Ice sledge hockey Canada

The USA win 3-2 against Russia in a replay of the Sochi 2014 final, and Canada beat South Korea in an 8-0 rout in Leduc, Canada.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Event on 5 March is an opportunity to try various Paralympic sports.