PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sophie Christiansen

Despite being under a lot of pressure, Great Britain’s Sophie Christiansen was still the most successful rider at the 2013 European Para-Dressage Championships.

A picture of a man and woman standing

Former International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Vice President Greg Hartung is to retire as President of the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) this Thursday (12 December).

Greg Westlake

Canada defeated the USA for gold and Russia beat South Korea for bronze at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge.

Nadiia and Ivan Sivak Tokyo 2013

Husband and wife win their second title of the 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships.

VI Classification

New IPC Classification Research and Development Centres will help the Paralympic Movement extend its knowledge in sport-specific classification.

Canmore Mayor John Borrowman

Canmore, Canada, is gearing up for the world's top cross-country and biathlon skiers to kick of the season's World Cup there, with less than three months to go til the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Dancers compete at the 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Over 160 athletes from nearly 20 countries to compete at Komazawa Olympic Park Gynasium.

Gulnaz Akbasheva and Vitalii Morozov Tokyo 2013

Russian couple pick up fourth competition win this year, sweeping the board in all IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport sanctioned competitions on offer.

Benoit Huot and Valerie Grand Maison WADA campaign

The 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships saw an innovative partnership which became the model for IPC anti-doping efforts.

Rwanda sitting volleyball local children

National Paralympic Committees and International Federations around the world are doing their part to promote the Paralympic Movement on 3 December.