PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Czech Republic ice sledge hockey demo

In one of the country’s largest parks, members of the Czech Republic’s Sochi 2014 team put on sport demonstrations for the public.

NWBA wheelchair basketball

Paralympic champions Pat Anderson and David Eng of Canada are among the 20 wheelchair basketball players taking part in the event.

lka Tuomisto

There’s no doubt that cross-country skiing is Finland’s strongest sport, but will they get a look-in against Russia’s greatest team?

Organisational Capacity Programme workshops

Representatives from 13 countries have attended new Organisational Capacity Programme workshops delivered by the Agitos Foundation and IPC Academy.

Great Britain's Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans in action in La Molina

Great Britain will send a team of 11 athletes and three guides to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

A picture of a man posing for a portrait photo

Great Britain’s Ali Jawad shares why he considers himself a massive underdog heading into April’s IPC Powerlifting World Championships.

Great Britain's Kellly Gallagher and Guide Charlotte Evans

Great Britain’s visually impaired skier Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans have had a successful season so far, and aim to translate that into the first ever gold for her country at a Winter Paralympics.

Bill Chaffey

The first of nine World Para-Triathlon Series events this year will take place in Elwood, Australia.

Matti Suur-Hamari

The USA’s Mike Shea and the Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel-Spee ran away with the overall IPCAS Snowboard World Cup season titles.

Michael Bruegger

Switzerland will send eight alpine skiers to Sochi 2014, including top men’s standing skiers Michael Bruegger and Thomas Pfyl.