PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Sochi 2014 preview: Snowboard
Snowboard is one of the most hyped-events for Sochi 2014, as it is set to make its Paralympic Winter Games debut.
Paralympic Wall unveiled at Sochi 2014
IPC President Sir Philip Craven and UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, commemorated the UN Convention on the Rights for Persons with Disabilities.
Badminton, taekwondo move forward in Tokyo 2020 process
Two sports have been selected by the IPC Governing Board to remain in contention for being a part of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Vancouver 2010 refresher
Heading into Sochi 2014, look back at all the medal winners from the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics.
Samsung launches Sochi 2014 campaign
Top Paralympians are recording Samsung video blogs from Sochi, while interactive Samsung demos are being set up in the Olympic Park.
Todd Nicholson: Welcome to Sochi 2014
The Chairperson of the IPC Athletes' Council would like to take a moment to welcome all of the athletes to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
NBC’s Sochi 2014 on-air cast to include Jessica Long
NBC have announced their commentators for the Paralympics, which includes four Paralympians and several veteran announcers.
Paralympic Flame Ceremony lights up Sochi
The Paralympic Torch Relay has made its way to the mountains in Sochi and was celebrated on Rosa Khutor’s live site stage.
IPC confident Sochi 2014 will smash viewing records
More broadcasters covering the Winter Paralympics than ever before should help beat previous record of 1.6 billion set in Vancouver.
Finnish couple find sparks on wheelchair curling ice
Markuu Karjalainen and his wife Sari will compete for Finland in Sochi as husband and wife after meeting in 2008 through wheelchair curling.