Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Will Groulx

Chuck Aoki: Every sport matters

USA wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki explains why Olympic or Paralympic sports cannot just be removed from the programme overnight.

Germany ice sledge hockey

Germany win gold in Nagano

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

A picture of a man in ssledge playing ice hockey

Japan and Germany to play for gold

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

Gary Farmer

Great Britain shine on Nagano ice

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.

A picture of a man holding a brazilian flag

NPC Brazil to hold elections

The Brazilian Paralympic Commitee will choose a new Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Executive Board for the next four years.

A picture of a man celebrating his victory

Sledge Spotlight: Mitsuru Nagase

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