PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

New workshops help countries to develop para-sport
Representatives from 13 countries have attended new Organisational Capacity Programme workshops delivered by the Agitos Foundation and IPC Academy.

Great Britain: 12 facts for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Great Britain will send a team of 11 athletes and three guides to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Ali Jawad: Heading to Worlds Rocky Balboa style
Great Britain’s Ali Jawad shares why he considers himself a massive underdog heading into April’s IPC Powerlifting World Championships.

Finland: 11 facts for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
There’s no doubt that cross-country skiing is Finland’s strongest sport, but will they get a look-in against Russia’s greatest team?

Top names to compete in NBA All-Star Wheelchair Classic
Paralympic champions Pat Anderson and David Eng of Canada are among the 20 wheelchair basketball players taking part in the event.
IPC Statement: Matthew Robinson injured at IPCAS World Cup Finals
Para-snowboarder crticially injured after race accident in La Molina, Spain.

Czech Republic demo Paralympic sports ahead of Sochi 2014
In one of the country’s largest parks, members of the Czech Republic’s Sochi 2014 team put on sport demonstrations for the public.

8 for 8: Russia preview
Can Russia’s ice sledge hockey team please the home fans at Sochi 2014 by medalling in their Paralympic debut?

Bill Chaffey leads entries for Para-Triathlon Series
The first of nine World Para-Triathlon Series events this year will take place in Elwood, Australia.

Canadian Nordic team headlined by McKeever and Bourgonje
Canada are confident that team of 11 athletes and three guides heading to Sochi is one of the "most talented yet."