PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Tom Kierey

Tom Kierey won a title for the host nation and Fernando Fernandes won his third world title at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.

Greg Westlake

Canada beat Norway for gold and Russia defeated the Czech Republic for bronze at the Sochi 2014 ice sledge hockey Test Event.

Mihovil Spanja competing

Croatian swimmer Mihovil Spanja retired after winning backstroke bronze at London 2012 and spoke to Paralympic.org about the impact it has had on his future one year on.

Lucy Dominy Games Maker

Lucy Dominy became a Public Relations and Campaigns Manager for the IPC after being a Games Maker at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and talks about her unexpected journey.

A picture of 2 person in wheelchairs playing curling

Canada will enter the Games as the defending Paralympic and world champions.

Morten Vaernes

The International Ice Sledge Hockey “4 Nations” Tournament is serving as the Sochi 2014 Test Event.

Cheng Huang

China’s Chen Huang would prefer to look ahead to his new Rio 2016 rivalry with Tom Aggar rather than back at London 2012.

A picture of a man skiing on the slopes

Australia breaks new ground by hosting the first IPC Alpine Skiing competition from the Australian Alps, featuring big names Mitchell Gourlay, Jon Santacana and Henrietta Farkasova.

Michael Johnson and Duane Kale at the Olympic Park

New Zealand’s flag-bearing shooter reflects on his year since London 2012 and thinks that Paralympic athletes are getting more recognition in his home country.

London 2012 - Best Games Ever

One year later, Eva Loeffler, daughter of the Paralympic Movement’s founder, reflects on what her father would have thought of London 2012.