PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Athletics

Great Britain's Graeme Ballard hopes to keep his outstanding performances rolling into 2013, starting with the 5th FAZZA International.

Canada

The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) thanks Government for its ongoing support towards sport for athletes with an impairment

Athletics

Sprinter Blake Leeper, a double-Paralympic medallist in London, will lead an American delegation on the Florida track this weekend.

Athletics

Swansea, Wales will stage the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships, drawing around 600 athletes from 40 countries.

Athletics

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) warns "cheats" of GW501516

Vancouver 2010

To honour the third anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games on Thursday (21 March), here’s a look back at the numbers and top performers.

Cross-Country Skiing

Russia finished with 34 overall medals, including 15 golds at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Sochi.

Cross-Country Skiing

120 new alpine skiing athletes licensed for national competitions.

Cross-Country Skiing

Vancouver 2010

A decade of effort is starting to pay off for Canadian nordic skier Mark Arendz in the lead-up to the Sochi 2014 Games.

Sochi 2014

The Russian duo of Mikhalina Lysvoa and Nikolay Polukhin won gold in biathlon's short-distance event at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup.

Sochi 2014

Last day of competition from Sochi, Russia will be biathlon long

Sochi 2014

Shooting

Suhl, Germany will stage the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships, at which 300 athletes are expected to compete.

Shooting

Suhl, Germany will stage the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships, at which 300 athletes are expected to compete.

Sochi 2014

The IPC President and Russian Prime Minister agreed on the importance of the next Paralympic Winter Games.

Para Ice Hockey

Italy’s Florian Planker is aiming to qualify for his fifth Paralympic Winter Games next year.

Para Ice Hockey

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.

Cross-Country Skiing

Sochi 2014 hosts took home gold in both of Tuesday's cross-country relay events at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Finals.

Sochi 2014