PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Andrea Rothfuss during downhill training

Swiss and Italian skiers also ski to victory in IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Tignes, France.

Berlin Potsdamer Platz

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will stage a major conference for its membership in Berlin, Germany, this October to mark its 25th anniversary and plan for the future.

'Shayba' Arena in Sochi

Find out how the Sochi 2014 Games will create a barrier-free environment, educate youth and enhance the volunteer movement in Russia.

Sweden's ice sledge hockey team

The country will be represented at the Paralympic Winter Games in five sports, with strong squads in the team sports.

Tatyana McFadden Nordic

A total of 16 skiers and two guides named to Sochi 2014 team, including 10-time summer Paralympic Games medallist Tatyana Mcfadden and America's first ever Olympic or Paralympic biathlon medallist, Andy Soule.

A picture of a girl swimming

Swimmers will return to the Pieter van den Hoogenband Stadium on their road to the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

Salcher podium Tignes

Downhill races see triple success for Austria and USA, as Switzerland and Germany also pick-up podiums at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Tignes, France.

Wheelchair Curling World Championships

Find out which seven teams have already qualified for the World Championships, which will be held in Lohja, Finland.

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Norway head into Sochi 2014 with a mix of youth and veterans hoping to medal for the sixth straight Paralympics.

Dino Sokolovic of Croatia

After four Paralympic Winter Games, and starved of a gold medal since Beijing 2008, Croatia will be hungry to perform well at Sochi 2014.