PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Russia’s Roman Petushkov and Mikhailina Lysova each won five gold medals at the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.

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Australian silver-medal winning sprinter Scott Reardon writes about how he started training for the Paralympics and how the future is bright.

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As the newest addition to the Paralympic programme, snowboard will be the first snow sport to be tested in Sochi.

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More than 100 athletes from 20 countries will compete in the IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport competition.

Colin Lynch

Irish para-cyclist Colin Lynch writes about his recent training trip to escape the cold northern winter.

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Russia won two relay golds at the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.

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Throughout the month of March, Wheelchair Tennis South Africa will roll out 12 regional camps across the 46 centres in support of World Tennis Day.

Rob Richardson

Great Britain’s sitting volleyball captain Rob Richardson discusses the current state of his programme’s funding.

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Haj Bhania will take over the head coaching duties of Great Britain’s men’s wheelchair team.

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The IPC's athlete of the month in January wins his first gold medal of the World Championships ahead of three time World Champion Roman Petushkov.