PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Ian Silverman breaks 400m individual medley mark
Reigning 400m freestyle world and Paralympic champion Silverman provisionally shaves 0.15 seconds off SM10 world record at national competition in Richmond, USA.
Teenager Al-Maliki heads to Dubai 2014 with Rio in mind
At just the age of 16 Zahraa Al-Maliki impressed at the 2013 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships with a gold and new Asian senior and juniors record lift.
Wins for Bugaev and Daldoss at Alpine World Cup
Russia’s Alexey Bugaev returns to his early season form and Italy’s Alessandro Daldoss adds wins to his World Cup campaign in giant slalom races in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Joint IPC Shooting and ISSF visit to Rio ‘encouraging’
Delegation in charge of visit to site of 2016 Paralympic Games leaves comfortable with progress.
Vote now for January’s Athlete of the Month
Nominees for the award include: Alena Kaufman, Shingo Kunieda, Roman Petushkov, Markus Salcher, Anna Schaffelhuber and Mike Shea.
Five things to know: Czech Republic's sledge hockey team
With a new coach but an experienced lineup, can the Czech Republic medal for the first time at Sochi 2014?
Serbia: 12 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
London 2012 was a gold rush for Serbia, who have never won a medal at a Paralympic Winter Games
Mongolia: Five facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
The Asian country’s strength will lie in cross-country skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.
Can Loyd Remi Solberg reignite Vancouver 2010 magic?
After ups and downs due to injury, the Norwegian sledge hockey forward hopes to keep his team’s medal streak alive.
Sochi 2014 is ready whatever the weather
Organisers have implemented a range of innovative solutions to ensure the weather does not interfere with the Games.