PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IFDS World Championships Under Starter’s Orders in USA
More than 100 sailors on 75 boats from 20 countries will take part in Florida.

Adam Hall Aims for Slalom Victory
New Zealand's king of the mountains talks about his surge to the top.

Russia’s Alyabyev to Inject New Blood into Alpine Ski Season
At just 21, Alexander Alyabyev is aiming to win a medal for his home crowd at Sochi 2014.

The Paralympian: Zimbabwe Paralympic Committee is Gaining Tools for Success
Speaking exclusively to The Paralympian, the IPC's official magazine, at the IPC Regional Training Camp in Zambia, Oripa Mubika, the Vice President of NPC Zimbabwe, talked about developing the Paralympic Movement in Zimbabwe.

Pender ecstatic with wheelchair fencing gold
Polish wheelchair fencer Dariusz Pender saw Frenchman Romain Noble in an all-European epee category A final.

Canada’s Joines to Make Comeback after Last Season’s Injuries
Paralympic medallist returns to the slopes after three surgeries
“Inclusion” Should Not Just be a Theoretical Concept, says Wilfried Lemke.
Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace gave his views to The Paralympian, the IPC's official magazine, on his vision for sport for people with a disability