PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Anti-Doping Laboratory

Denis Petrenko was taking a prescribed medication in a therapeutic dose under the care of a physician, however, failed to obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption

Sarah Will is USA's most successful Paralympic athlete at Winter Games.

Find out more about the history of largest delegation of athletes heading to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Screenshot Google Hangout

As part of the IPC’s digital strategy, fans will get a chance to engage directly with Paralympians.

Australia's Mitch Gourle

Opening Ceremony to be screened together with daily highlights show, whilst other events will be streamed live.

Dariusz Pender

With the first major event of the 2014 wheelchair fencing calendar completed, the rankings indicate the established performers are in for another strong year.

Olena Iurkovska

Ukraine made its Paralympic Winter Games debut at the 1998 Nagano Games and has featured in all Games since

A picture of a woman holding a torch and speaking on a microphone.

Events on Thursday took place in Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Yakutsk, Magadan and Anadyr.

Patrick McDonald

The American skip, a war veteran and collector of tattoos, is eager to give the USA their first Paralympic medal in wheelchair curling.

Nominees for the 2014 Laureus Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award

France’s Marie Bochet and the USA’s Tatyana McFadden - two athletes who will compete at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games - have been announced on a shortlist of six athletes for the prestigious 2014 Laureus Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award.

Ilka Tuomisto

Historically, the Finnish have been one of the most successful countries in Nordic skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games.