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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Rolf Pedersen
Para Ice Hockey

Find out which four teams will play in Group A and which will play in Group B at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

A picture of men skiing on a track
Biathlon

The first major event of the season for cross-country and biathlon athletes will be an indicator of form ahead of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Mohsen Bakhtiar and Ali Seifi
Powerlifting

Japan and Iran jumped ahead of Malaysia to take the top two spots in the medal standings at the Asian Youth Para Games.

An infographic displaying all the emblems of the Paralympic Winter Games from 1998 to 2014.
PyeongChang 2018

Ceremony to take place between 14:00-15:00 local time in Korean capital.

2013 Asian Youth Para Games
Athletics

Host nation Malaysia have won 11 golds in Kuala Lumpur after two days of action – all of those titles coming in athletics.

A picture of a man posing for a portrait photo
Powerlifting

Great Britain’s Ali Jawad responds to IPC Powerlifting’s new ‘Raise The Bar – Say No! to Doping’ campaign.

Florian Planker
Para Ice Hockey

Italy’s Florian Planker and South Korea’s Seung-Hwan Jung have been named the final two ice sledge hockey Ones to Watch.

Asian Youth Para Games opening

More than 1,200 athletes from 30 countries gather in Kuala Lumpur to contest 14 sports.

South Korea's ice sledge hockey team
Para Ice Hockey

South Korea took first, Italy claimed second and Sweden finished third at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.

Norway's ice sledge hockey team
Para Ice Hockey

The 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool will host eight teams, building off what happens at Sochi 2014.

Sweden's ice sledge hockey team
Para Ice Hockey

All three teams ensured a top-three finish at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.

Fitri Ghani wins the first gold at the Athletics venue at the 2013 Asian Youth Para Games
Athletics

Japan top medals table following first day of competition ahead of host nation and Iran.

Japan's ice sledge hockey team
Para Ice Hockey

Japan’s ice sledge hockey goaltender Mitsuru Nagase explains how following anti-doping rules should be just like obeying a referee’s calls on the ice.

Matt Skelhon Alicante 2013
Shooting

Gold for Brit Matt Skelhon as 11 world records fall over five days of incredible action at Alicante 2013.

South African men's wheelchair basketball team
Wheelchair Basketball

A majority of the wheelchairs for the event were produced by Motivation UK, a long-standing partner of the Agitos Foundation.

A picture of a olympic stadium from inside

Sochi 2014 Campus will incorporate Games Experience Programme and Observers Programme at Sochi 2014.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair celebrates after crossing a finish line
Athletics

Winners include cyclist Monica Bascio, track star Raymond Martin and record breaking men's 4x100m relay team.

Andrew Lapthorne
Wheelchair Tennis

Gordon Reid and Andy Lapthorne hope to win in front of their home crowds at the Nottingham Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament.

Gianluigi Rosa
Para Ice Hockey

The Italian defender has led his team to three straight wins at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament in Torino.

Vadovicova wins gold at Alicante 2013
Shooting

Up and coming shooter adds to her collection as Russia edge to the top of the medals table going into the last day of the 2013 IPC Shooting European Championships.