PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Vote for February’s IPC Athlete of the month
Nominees for the honour include: Marie Bochet, Alessandro Daldoss, Toby Kane, Walid Ktila, Alexandra Rickham and Matti Suur-Hamari.

Sochi 2014 Paralympic Villages ready to welcome athletes
Villages opened their doors on Saturday to welcome 575 athletes and further 1,000 support staff.

First ever Heritage Flame lit at Stoke Mandeville in historic moment
Birthplace of the Paralympic Movement hosted an international leg of the Sochi 2014 Torch Relay on Saturday.

Canada's ice sledge hockey team amongst first Sochi arrivals
World champions will be aiming for Paralympic gold in Sochi.

New World Anti-Doping Code available for download
Code will be effective from 1 January 2015 and was unanimously approved by WADA Foundation Board.

Sochi 2014 gets a new Paralympic look
The Agitos, the Paralympic Symbol is being installed at various venues in Sochi ahead of the Winter Paralympics.

Canada: 8 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Canada is ranked ninth in the all-time Paralympic Winter Games medal table with 119 total medals, made up of 36 gold, 41 silver and 42 bronze

Globo’s Sportv to show 35 hours from Sochi Paralympics in Brazil
First time the Paralympic Winter Games will be shown in Brazil as Rio 2016 hosts make their debut in Sochi

Ottobock’s 28-person team lands in Sochi
For the 12th Paralympics in a row, the IPC’s Worldwide Paralympic Partner will provide technical service to the athletes.
Canada’s Adam Dixon to let his defence do the talking
While many are familiar with the Canadian ice sledge hockey team’s top goal scorers, Adam Dixon is secretly holding the team’s defence together.