PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Five things to know: Italy's sledge hockey team
Find out why Italy are going into the Sochi 2014 Paralympics with little to lose as the seventh-ranked team.
Flags raised ahead of Asean Para Games
11 countries set to compete in 12 sports in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, from Tuesday (14 January).
Double World Cup delight for Bochet, Salcher and Schaffelhuber
Austria’s Markus Salcher, France’s Marie Bochet and Germany’s Anna Schaffelhuber all secured their second wins of the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Panorama, Canada, on Sunday (12 January) with victories in their respective super combined events.
Malone appointed as Paralympics Ireland Performance Manager
Three-time Paralympic swimming medallist Dave Malone has been appointed Paralympics Ireland Performance Manager.
IPC to livestream over 300 hours from Sochi 2014 Paralympics
• Five HD channels will show all winter sports live via www.paralympic.org• Team of writers will produce around 150 stories during the Games
Kaufman, Polukhin and Budaleeva lead World Cup standings
The conclusion of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup shows competition is fierce heading into final two competitions in Germany before Sochi 2014.
IPC saddened by the passing of Thor Kleppe
Kleppe played a key role in the development of Ice Sledge Hockey and Wheelchair Dance Sport
USA beat Canada in exhibition sledge series
The Americans snapped the Canadians’ 16-game winning streak by taking two victories in their exhibition ice sledge hockey series.
World Cup super combined set for Sunday after weather delay
Heavy snow leads to 24 hour delay of super combined event which will now take place on Sunday.
Polukhin enjoys colder temperatures at Vuokatti biathlon
First day of biathlon races in IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup take place in -12 degrees Celcius, with Russians winning all six races.