PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Andrea Rothfuss

Rothfuss, Nolte, Redkozubov and Bugaev all finish on top of the podium at the IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup.

Ukrainian Ihor Reptyukh skis at Sochi 2014 followed closely by a competitor

Ukrainian Nordic skier will be competing across biathlon and cross-country at the Cable 2015 Worlds and offers his advice on how to stay competitive.

Jade Jones of Great Britain looks on after her race during the Visa London Disability Athletics Challenge LOCOG Test Event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Sports Fest will take place at Durham University, Great Britain on Thursday 5 March.

USA wheelchair tennis

The money will be invested in 20 grassroots wheelchair tennis programmes across the USA.

Slovakia's Miroslav Haraus competes in super-combined at Sochi 2014.

There was also an upset in the men’s standing races, as Russia’s Alexander Alyabyev took victory after Paralympic champion Alexey Bugaev failed to finish.

Vanessa Low long jump 2014 Athletics Grand Prix Berlin

The European champion and World Championships bronze medallist talks about her move to the USA and what challenges she has faced in the past year.

Ice sledge hockey Canada

Ken Babey, Ron Choules and Herve Lord make up the coaching team that will take Canada to the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships.

Michelle Salt, Canada flys by a gate in the first ever Women's Para Snowboarding Cross in the Winter Paralympic Games

John Leslie and Michelle Salt will line-up alongside new team members Alex Massie and Daniel Shoemaker.

Group shot of six people in front of a wooden wall, smiling to the camera

Japanese skiers are the first to arrive in Cable, Wisconsin, USA, for the 2015 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships which open on 23 January.

Two men running outside

Colombian athlete was laid low for much of 2014 but is now fully recovered and keen to impress