Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Spain's Jon Santacana Maiztegui

The Spanish visually impaired skier returned from an injury to repeat his title in the men’s visually impaired class at Sochi 2014.

Canada's wheelchair curling team

The defending Paralympic champions from Canada are off to another hot start in wheelchair curling at the Winter Games.

Marie Bochet

The French alpine skier picked up gold in the downhill and is under a lot of pressure to medal in four more events.

Min-Su Han

Two of the first four ice sledge hockey games at Sochi 2014 went to overtimes and shoot-outs.

Roman Petushkov

Roman Petushkov and Mikhalina Lysova both stormed to gold in their opening events at the Laura Cross-Country and Biathlon Centre.

Sochi 2014 medals plaza

The Mountain Cluster will host the majority of victory ceremonies at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

Akira Kano

Find out how athletes with a different impairment can compete against in each other in the same event on the slopes.

Greg Westlake

The Canadian ice sledge hockey captain gives us his brief insight into the Sochi 2014 tournament.

Nikolay Polukhin

The first day of action includes, Jon Santacana Maiztegui, Nikolay Polukhin and Seung-Hwan Jung.

2014 Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame inductess graphic

Eric Villalon Fuentes, Verena Bentele and Jon Kreamelmeyer were all honoured by the Paralympic Movement.

Ottobock at Sochi 2014

There will be 28 technicians across all sports helping athletes with technical services at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

Mikhalina Lysova

Top Russian skiers Roman Petushkov and Mikhalina Lysova will highlight the first day of the biathlon competition.

Andrea Eskau

The first day of Sochi 2014 cross-country skiing will feature the men’s and women’s long-distance sitting events.

Sir Phillip Craven, IPC president speaks during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Read the entire speech of the IPC President from the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

France's Vincent Gauthier-Manuel skiing slalom race at 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in St Moritz, Switzerland

The alpine skier will carry France’s flag during the Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony before he takes to the slopes in the men’s downhill standing.

Fireworks go off to mark the beginning of the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Over the next nine days, 547 athletes from 45 countries will compete at the first Paralympic Winter Games ever held in Russia.

Sir Philip Craven arrives at Sochi 2014

The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games are already proving to be one of the most accessible yet for athletes both in the coast and the mountains.

Marie Bochet

France’s Marie Bochet and Spain's Jon Santacana Maiztegui are hoping to claim downhill golds on the first day of the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

A picture of a man in a sledge skiing

Find out what will be the best athlete rivalries to watch across all Paralympic sports from 7-16 March.

Ukraine cross-country skiing

The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games will last from 7-16 March.