PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
IPC President's New Year's message
Sir Philip Craven looks ahead to the IPC's silver jubilee year and the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
No. 1: NBC highlights handful of new Paralympic broadcast deals
NBC, Channel 4, EBU and Canadian broadcast partners have committed to showcasing the Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
No. 2: Tatyana McFadden's magical season
From completing a marathon Grand Slam to winning six golds at the IPC Athletics World Championships, the American wheelchair racer had an incredible 2013.
No. 3: Skier Marie Bochet moves through the ranks
France’s Marie Bochet was part of IPC Alpine Skiing’s class of 2006, moving on to become five-time World Champion on the slopes in La Molina in 2013.
No. 4: Mexican miracle in wheelchair basketball
Mexico shocked Paralympic champions Canada in the quarter-finals of the 2013 Americas Cup to advance to the World Championships.
No. 5: Teenage Aussie Maddison Elliott shocks swimming
New kid on the block beats multiple world and Paralympic champion Jessica Long in world record time.
No. 6: Esther Vergeer retires but remains involved
Wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer left the court as one of the greatest Paralympians of all-time and has committed to staying involved in the Movement.
No. 7: Popow and Reardon share 100m T42 gold
Heinrich Popow and Scott Reardon put on a photo finish for the ages at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.
No. 8: Agitos Foundation strengthens Movement worldwide
Development arm of the International Paralympic Committee launches Grant Support Programme which gives 630,000 Euros to development projects across the world.
China’s wheelchair fencers unstoppable
The IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix in Hong Kong proved to be yet another event where the Chinese team dominated.