PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IPC reveals three Paralympic Hall of Fame inductees
Find out which two athletes and which coach will be inaugurated during the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

USA: 10 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Find out more about the history of largest delegation of athletes heading to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Wheelchair fencing rankings go nearly unchanged
With the first major event of the 2014 wheelchair fencing calendar completed, the rankings indicate the established performers are in for another strong year.

IPC to host daily Google Hangouts with athletes during Sochi 2014
As part of the IPC’s digital strategy, fans will get a chance to engage directly with Paralympians.
Andrea Rothfuss gets serious about Sochi gold
German standing skier hoping it will be third-time lucky for the gold that has eluded her at the past two Paralympic Winter Games.

The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Torch Relay continues journey across Russia
Events on Thursday took place in Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Yakutsk, Magadan and Anadyr.

Ukraine: 7 facts on the Sochi Paralympics
Ukraine made its Paralympic Winter Games debut at the 1998 Nagano Games and has featured in all Games since

ABC1 to broadcast Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Opening Ceremony to be screened together with daily highlights show, whilst other events will be streamed live.
Bruegger: Elite para-alpine skiing getting tougher
The Swiss skier is 31-years-old heading into his third Paralympic Games in Sochi, and talks about the intense competition now faced by para-alpine skiers and increases in the quality of the field since his first Paralympic Winter Games in Nagano in 1998.
Kazakhstani Nordic skier reprimanded for Anti-Doping Rule violation
Denis Petrenko was taking a prescribed medication in a therapeutic dose under the care of a physician, however, failed to obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption