PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sledge Spotlight: Florian Planker
Italy’s Florian Planker is aiming to qualify for his fifth Paralympic Winter Games next year.

Canada’s Arendz shoots for Sochi 2014 success
A decade of effort is starting to pay off for Canadian nordic skier Mark Arendz in the lead-up to the Sochi 2014 Games.

Athletes can change Russian society at Sochi 2014
The IPC President and Russian Prime Minister agreed on the importance of the next Paralympic Winter Games.

World champions maintain biathlon form in Sochi
The Russian duo of Mikhalina Lysvoa and Nikolay Polukhin won gold in biathlon's short-distance event at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup.

Germany to host 2014 IPC Shooting Worlds
Suhl, Germany will stage the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships, at which 300 athletes are expected to compete.
Watch live coverage of IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup Finals
Last day of competition from Sochi, Russia will be biathlon long
Chefs de Mission arrive in Sochi for pre-Games seminar
Representatives from 36 countries in Sochi to learn more ahead of 2014 Winter Paralympics

Rennhack becomes heart of German team
Team captain Frank Rennhack proved to be a critical part of Germany’s gold-medal performance at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.