World Para Ice Hockey Championships
27 April - 4 May

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Team captain Frank Rennhack proved to be a critical part of Germany’s gold-medal performance at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

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Representatives from 36 countries in Sochi to learn more ahead of 2014 Winter Paralympics

Germany ice sledge hockey

Germany defeated Japan for gold and Great Britain beat Estonia for bronze at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

IPC and RUSADA anti-doping outreach booth

Outreach booth for athletes in Sochi, Russia proves huge success

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Japan defeated Estonia and Germany beat Great Britain in the semi-finals at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

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Goaltender Mitsuru Nagase will be one of Japan’s key players in trying to get the team back to the Paralympic Winter Games.

Gary Farmer

Great Britain defeated Poland 8-0 and Estonia beat Slovakia 2-0 on the final day of group play at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

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Germany beat Slovakia 7-0 and Japan triumphed against Great Britain 3-1 at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

Japan ice sledge hockey

Japan dominated Poland and Germany beat Estonia to open up action at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

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The 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool opened in Nagano on Sunday (10 March).

Great Britain ice sledge hockey

IPC Ice Sledge Hockey will partner with Ottobock to provide NPCs and other organisations with sledges to help develop the sport in more countries.

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Ever since they were awarded the 2018 Games, Korea have greatly enhanced both their ice sledge hockey and wheelchair curling programmes.

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Josh Sweeney leads a group of five USA ice sledge hockey players with military ties who will try to defend their country’s Paralympic and world titles.

Slovakia's rise in Paralympic winter sport explained by Henrieta Farkasova and her guide

In addition to several talented alpine skiers heading to Sochi, Slovakia are hoping to be represented in a team sport at the Paralympic Winter Games for the first time.

Greg Westlake

Canada’s ice sledge hockey team will look to put their disappointing fourth-place finish at the last Paralympics behind them in Sochi.

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Here’s a brief run-down of the top Paralympic sporting events around the world to keep your eyes on in March.

Great Britain ice sledge hockey

Great Britain named the 13 players who will represent them at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

Niklas Ingvarsson and Per Kasperi

Sweden’s Per Kasperi has become a rising star in the ice sledge hockey world.

Estonia ice sledge hockey

Estonia won three games last week against Great Britain’s ice sledge hockey team during their exhibition series.