PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Russia's Roman Petushkov takes lead over teammate Irek Zaripov

Russia will send 42 athletes to the first stop on the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup, including world champions Roman Petushkov and Mikhalina Lysova.

Canada Wheelchair Curling Team

Sonja Gaudet and Ina Forrest will try to help Canada defending their wheelchair curling Paralympic title next year in Sochi.

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.