PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of a man in a sledge skiing

Find out what will be the best athlete rivalries to watch across all Paralympic sports from 7-16 March.

Marie Bochet

France’s Marie Bochet and Spain's Jon Santacana Maiztegui are hoping to claim downhill golds on the first day of the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

Ukraine cross-country skiing

The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games will last from 7-16 March.

A picture of 2 person in wheelchairs playing curling

Canada and Sweden are expected to be the ones to beat in wheelchair curling at Sochi 2014.

Great Britain Sochi 2014 welcome ceremony

Here is a list of who will be carrying the flags for the 45 countries marching at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony.

Siamand Rahman

The 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships take place in Dubai, UAE, from 5-11 April, but who should you be watching?

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Find out the top countries in Paralympic winter sport and their best medal hopes for the Sochi 2014 Games.

Canada Wheelchair Curling Team

Sonja Gaudet, a two-time Paralympic wheelchair curling champion, will lead out Team Canada at the Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony

Andre Cintra

Six athletes will have the opportunity to represent their country for the first time on the Paralympic Winter Games at Sochi 2014.

New Zealand Sochi 2014 welcome ceremony

All 45 countries are having their national flags raised in the Paralympic Village in the mountains.