PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Bank Ki-moon stood behind a podium addressing the IOC session.

Speaking at the 126th IOC Session, Ban Ki-moon spoke of inspirational Paralympians.

Oleg Syssolyatin of Kazakhstan competes in the Men's 10km Standing Cross-Country Skiing at Vancouver 2010

Having not medalled for 20 years, Kazakhstan hopes to send a much larger team to Sochi than it did four years ago to Vancouver.

Mahmoud Khosravivafa was re-elected as President of the NPC Iran

Khosravivafa will serve a further four year term following election at 11th General Assembly.

Iran and Rwanda sitting volleyball

VolleySLIDE will help bolster the grassroots sports development initiatives in sitting volleyball around the world.

Russia's Aleksandra Frantceva and Guide Pavel Zabotin

Russia’s Aleksandra Frantceva claimed back her form in the slalom to beat world champion Henrieta Farkasova, who has won every race since returning from injury.

A picture of a man skiing on the slopes

Frenchman Vincent Gauthier-Manuel completed a double victory in slalom in St. Moritz and overall World Cup rankings for slalom are confirmed.

Dominic Larocque

Take a look at the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s edgy new campaign leading up to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Paquita Ramirez Capitan of Andorra competes in the Women's Visually Impaired Slalom during Day 3 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics at Whistler Creekside on March 14, 2010 in Whistler, Canada

The small country in the Pyrenees will make its third appearance at a Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.

Cameron Leslie

Paralympics New Zealand launches bid to give swimmers in S1-S5 classifications more access to training, competitions and pool-space, supported by the Agitos Foundation.

A picture of women celebrating their victory

The 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships will take place from 30 June – 5 July in Espoo, Finland.