PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Per Kasperi at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships

Find out what Swedish ice sledge hockey star Per Kasperi eats for each meal as he trains for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

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Nominees for the award include: Jing Rong, Nadiia and Ivan Sivak, Alena Kaufman, Andrea Rothfuss and Mokrane Mohamed.

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Germany's Eskau concludes the cross-country races with a clean-sweep as Ukraine begin to challenge the Russians at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland.

Dan Cnossen

At the US Paralympics Nordic Skiing National Championship at Soldier Hollow, Team USA’s top Nordic skiers proved they are on the fast track to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

NHK becomes a rights holder of the 2014 and 2016 Paralympic Games

NHK to broadcast more Paralympic coverage than ever before in Japan

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With less than 60 days to go until the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, cross-country skiers have been tuning at the World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland.

Cortney Jordan

US Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, has announced that 12 athletes, including six reigning world champions, have been named to the 2014 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National A Team.

The Swedish team outfits for Sochi 2014 are made by H&M

H&M’s Olympic Collection, to be worn by the Swedish Paralympic team at Sochi 2014, takes inspiration from contemporary Swedish and Scandinavian design. Functionality is key to the collection designed in collaboration with members of the Swedish Team, where the performance of each garment is part of its style.

2013 Holland Dansspektakel

The Holland Dans Spektakal will no longer be an IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport approved competition in 2014.

USA and Canada's ice sledge hockey teams

Series will act as final warm-up competition prior to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.