PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Fireworks - Opening Ceremony

Record number of tickets already sold, whilst website record already smashed within 24 hours

Canada Wheelchair Curling Team

The second day of action includes, Markus Salcher, Tatyana McFadden and a Sweden-Canada wheelchair curling matchup.

Adam Dixon

Canada, Czech Republic, USA and Russia all picked up wins on Day 2 at Sochi 2014.

Agitos Paralympic Flame Sochi 2014

Rima Batalova, thirteen-time Paralympic champion and Vice President of the Russian Paralympic Committee, is honoured at a special ceremony on International Women’s Day by the International Paralympic Committee for her work in inspiring and enabling women in para-sport.

Morten Vaernes

The first day of Sochi 2014 includes four ice sledge hockey matchups that could be the difference maker in determining the teams for the medal round.

Spain's Jon Santacana Maiztegui

The Spanish visually impaired skier returned from an injury to repeat his title in the men’s visually impaired class at Sochi 2014.

Canada's wheelchair curling team

The defending Paralympic champions from Canada are off to another hot start in wheelchair curling at the Winter Games.

Marie Bochet

The French alpine skier picked up gold in the downhill and is under a lot of pressure to medal in four more events.

Min-Su Han

Two of the first four ice sledge hockey games at Sochi 2014 went to overtimes and shoot-outs.

Roman Petushkov

Roman Petushkov and Mikhalina Lysova both stormed to gold in their opening events at the Laura Cross-Country and Biathlon Centre.