PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Palestine

The IPC has learned that the Palestinian Paralympic Committee President Akram Okkeh sadly passed away on Saturday 11 January 2014.

Sochi 2014

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Sochi 2014

Brits Gallagher and Evans also secure second victory in successive days

Sochi 2014

Find out why Italy are going into the Sochi 2014 Paralympics with little to lose as the seventh-ranked team.

Wheelchair Tennis

Great Britain’s Gordon Reid becomes the first British player to win a men’s Super Series wheelchair tennis title, whilst team-mate Lucy Shuker wins the women’s doubles title in Sydney.

Archery

11 countries set to compete in 12 sports in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, from Tuesday (14 January).

Ireland

Three-time Paralympic swimming medallist Dave Malone has been appointed Paralympics Ireland Performance Manager.

Sochi 2014

Austria’s Markus Salcher, France’s Marie Bochet and Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber all secured their second wins of the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Panorama, Canada, on Sunday (12 January) with victories in their respective super combined events.

Wheelchair Curling

• Five HD channels will show all winter sports live via www.paralympic.org• Team of writers will produce around 150 stories during the Games

Biathlon

The conclusion of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup shows competition is fierce heading into final two competitions in Germany before Sochi 2014.

Para Ice Hockey

Kleppe played a key role in the development of Ice Sledge Hockey and Wheelchair Dance Sport

Alpine Skiing

Heavy snow leads to 24 hour delay of super combined event which will now take place on Sunday.

Para Ice Hockey

The Americans snapped the Canadians’ 16-game winning streak by taking two victories in their exhibition ice sledge hockey series.

Sochi 2014

French skier Bochet continues where she left off in 2013 on a day when American skiers excelled.

Sochi 2014

Why would Sweden’s ice sledge hockey team nominate a captain who’s making his Paralympic debut?

Sochi 2014

First day of biathlon races in IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup take place in -12 degrees Celcius, with Russians winning all six races.

Sochi 2014

Find out what Swedish ice sledge hockey star Per Kasperi eats for each meal as he trains for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

Wheelchair Fencing

Nominees for the award include: Jing Rong, Nadiia and Ivan Sivak, Alena Kaufman, Andrea Rothfuss and Mokrane Mohamed.

Cross-Country Skiing

Germany's Eskau concludes the cross-country races with a clean-sweep as Ukraine begin to challenge the Russians at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland.

Cross-Country Skiing

At the US Paralympics Nordic Skiing National Championship at Soldier Hollow, Team USA’s top Nordic skiers proved they are on the fast track to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.