PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A view of the skyline of Toronto featuring tall buildings and the CN Tower.

IPC Director of Media and Communications Craig Spence explains why he believes the 2015 Parapan American Games will be the best ever.

Marcus Holm of Sweden

All three teams put on strong offensive performances to open the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

Participants at the first National Paralympic Day in South Korea get ready to try wheelchair curling.

Event ramps up preparations for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

Walid Ktila has three Superheros: Heinz Frei, Kurt Fearnley and David Weir.

The Tunisian multi Paralympic and world champion explains why his three heroes are all from the world of para-athletics

Dana Vorokova, a resident of Sochi

Dana Vorokova, a resident of Sochi, worked for the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee as Volunteer and Internal Communications Manager. Find out how she experienced the Paralympic Games in her home town and how Sochi has changed since the Games.

Takeshi Suzuki

Yuichi Ichiko, a producer for Japanese broadcaster NHK Sports was in Sochi covering his first Paralympic Winter Games.

Austrian team Ice sledge hockey

Whilst Head Coach Zdenek Vanek is realistic about his team’s chances, he believes that they will play as a solid unit at the 2015 B-Pool Worlds from Sunday (15 March).

Nils-Erik Ulset of Norway

Since witnessing sell-out crowds on his way to three medals, Ulset believes that Sochi 2014 has led to greater awareness and respect for para-sport in Norway.

NPC of Morocco and the APC’s Vice-President Hamid El Aouni

The two-day meeting was held to discuss the progress of sports development in the different NPCs

Action during the Women's Wheelchair Basketball semifinal between the Netherlands and Germany at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

The competition takes place between 28 August and 6 September.