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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A picture of a girl swimming
Swimming

Swimmers will return to the Pieter van den Hoogenband Stadium on their road to the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

Salcher podium Tignes

Downhill races see triple success for Austria and USA, as Switzerland and Germany also pick-up podiums at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Tignes, France.

Wheelchair Curling World Championships
Wheelchair Curling

Find out which seven teams have already qualified for the World Championships, which will be held in Lohja, Finland.

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Sochi 2014

Norway head into Sochi 2014 with a mix of youth and veterans hoping to medal for the sixth straight Paralympics.

Dino Sokolovic of Croatia
Sochi 2014

After four Paralympic Winter Games, and starved of a gold medal since Beijing 2008, Croatia will be hungry to perform well at Sochi 2014.

Anna Kuliskova of the Czech Republic
Sochi 2014

Traditionally strong in skiing, the Czech Republic’s strongest medal chances are in ice sledge hockey at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Mher Avanesyan of Armenia competes in the Men's Standing Giant Slalom during Day 6 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics
Sochi 2014

Armenia’s alpine skiers will hope to represent their country again at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Mikhalina Lysova Oberried
Sochi 2014

All overall winners of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup biathlon events are Russian following middle distance races at Oberried, Germany, on Sunday (26 January).

Anne d’Ieteren and Philippe Mees
Belgium

Anne d’Ieteren will now serve as Vice President and Secretary General of the Paralympic Movement in Belgium.

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Alpine Skiing

2009 world champion Tyler Mosher, world championship bronze medallist Ian Lockey and newcomer John Leslie have qualified for the debut of para-snowboard cross at Sochi 2014.

IPC Athletes' Council May 2013
Finland

Find out which ice sledge hockey player, alpine skier and Nordic skier will help form the collective athlete voice of the Paralympic Movement.

Andre Cintra
Russia

With 50 days until the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, the IPC has begun a countdown campaign, revealing interesting facts about each country competing.

Morten Vaernes
Para Ice Hockey

Norway are looking to medal for the sixth straight time in ice sledge hockey at a Paralympic Winter Games.

IPCAS Snowboard World Cup at the Big White Ski Resort, Canada
Alpine Skiing

The U.S. pair of Mike Shea and Marc Dervaes completed back-to-back wins at the IPCAS Snowboard World Cup at the Big White Ski Resort, Canada on Sunday (26 January), whilst the Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel-Spee continued her unbeatable form.

Women's snowboard podium Big White
Sochi 2014

Wins for Mentel-Spee, Shea and Dervaes at penultimate World Cup meet of the season.

A picture of a man pushing a smal ball with a metal arm hooked to his head
Sochi 2014

Greece has participated at the Winter Paralympics since 2002

A picture of a man celebrating after crosses the finish line
Sochi 2014

Sochi 2014 hosts claims 14 out of 18 possible podium positions in Oberried, Germany.

Erik Bayindirli - Snow Bloggers - 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Sochi 2014

Turkey will make their Paralympic debut at Sochi 2014, having participated at the Summer Games since 1992.

Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Tennis

Japan’s Shingo Kunieda picked up his seventh Australian Open crown, as Germany’s Sabine Ellerbrock and the USA’s David Wagner also won titles.

Arly Velasquez
Sochi 2014

At its third Paralympic Winter Games, Mexico will continue its efforts in alpine skiing.