PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

The Bulgarian team is led through the stadium by flag bearer Aleksandar Stoyanov during the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympic Games

The Balkan country will be celebrating its twentieth year competing at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.

Czech Republic ice sledge hockey team

The Czech Republic are still seeking their first Paralympic medal in ice sledge hockey and have all the ingredients to obtain one at Sochi 2014.

Talisson Glock Montreal 2013

The Brazilian Paralympic Committee has created a programme for nine young swimmers in a bid to win more medals at Rio 2016.

3D model of para-snowboard course Sochi 2014

First ever Paralympic snowboard-cross course is revealed, complete with 22 challenging features.

Mohamed Farhat Chida of Tunisia wins gold in the Men's 400m - T38 Final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Ecuador, Indonesia, Tunisia and the Americas Paralympic Committee will have an increased online presence.

Danelle Umstead

Seven of the skiers named to the US Sochi 2014 team have won 22 Paralympic medals between themselves.

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.