PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Per Kasperi: If I were stuck on an island …
The Swedish ice sledge hockey player had a little fun picking out the five teammates he would choose to be with if he were stuck on an island.

Vote for February’s IPC Athlete of the month
Nominees for the honour include: Marie Bochet, Alessandro Daldoss, Toby Kane, Walid Ktila, Alexandra Rickham and Matti Suur-Hamari.

Canada: 8 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Canada is ranked ninth in the all-time Paralympic Winter Games medal table with 119 total medals, made up of 36 gold, 41 silver and 42 bronze

Sochi 2014 Paralympic Villages ready to welcome athletes
Villages opened their doors on Saturday to welcome 575 athletes and further 1,000 support staff.

First ever Heritage Flame lit at Stoke Mandeville in historic moment
Birthplace of the Paralympic Movement hosted an international leg of the Sochi 2014 Torch Relay on Saturday.

Canada's ice sledge hockey team amongst first Sochi arrivals
World champions will be aiming for Paralympic gold in Sochi.

New World Anti-Doping Code available for download
Code will be effective from 1 January 2015 and was unanimously approved by WADA Foundation Board.

Sochi 2014 gets a new Paralympic look
The Agitos, the Paralympic Symbol is being installed at various venues in Sochi ahead of the Winter Paralympics.

IPC Ice Sledge Hockey’s ‘8 for 8’ concludes
Catch yourself up on full team rosters and featured content for ice sledge hockey prior to the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

Slovakia: 6 facts on the Sochi Paralympics
Find out more about Slovakia heading to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games