PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of person in wheelchairs playing curling

Sweden, Finland and Norway have all built up foundations for strong wheelchair curling programmes in the lead-up to Sochi 2014.

A picture of 2 men in sledges playing ice hockey

Sweden’s Per Kasperi, USA’s Declan Farmer, France’s Marie Bochet and Russia’s Alexey Bugaev are rising stars in the lead-up to Sochi 2014.

Evan Strong snowboarding

The Netherlands' Bibian Mentel and USA's Evan Strong were victorious at the IPCAS Snowboard Cross Test Event in Sochi, Russia.

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Russia’s Roman Petushkov and Mikhailina Lysova each won five gold medals at the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.

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Australian silver-medal winning sprinter Scott Reardon writes about how he started training for the Paralympics and how the future is bright.

Bibian Mentel-Spee

As the newest addition to the Paralympic programme, snowboard will be the first snow sport to be tested in Sochi.

Holland Dans Spektakel Promo

More than 100 athletes from 20 countries will compete in the IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport competition.

Colin Lynch

Irish para-cyclist Colin Lynch writes about his recent training trip to escape the cold northern winter.

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Russia won two relay golds at the 2013 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships.

A picture of person in wheelchairs playing tennis

Throughout the month of March, Wheelchair Tennis South Africa will roll out 12 regional camps across the 46 centres in support of World Tennis Day.