PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IPC President Sir Philip Craven

Sir Philip Craven will take up position with IPC’s Worldwide Paralympic Partner

Sports of the Paralympic Winter Games: Cross-Country Skiing

Alpensia Biathlon Centre to stage competitions between 11 and 18 March

two athletes light a flame

Event marked one week to go until Winter Games Opening Ceremony

a male Para swimmer

Great Britain’s Stephen Clegg breaks 50m butterfly S12 world record in Friday’s heats

a female sit skier rounds a gate

Paralympic champions in women’s alpine skiing slalom will be decided

five TV presenters standing in front of a winter backdrop

More than 60 per cent of broadcaster’s presenting talent have an impairment

a female goalball player saves a shot

It is 100 days to go until the World Championships in Sweden

three male Para ice hockey players clash on the ice

Alpine skiing slalom, cross-country sprint, Para ice hockey and wheelchair curling to be contested

Para skiers competing on the slopes

Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico will all take part in the Winter Paralympics

A man mid-leap in the high jump clearing the bar

New track and field benchmarks could be set this year