PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IPC President's New Year's message
Sir Philip Craven looks ahead to the IPC's silver jubilee year and the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

No. 1: NBC highlights handful of new Paralympic broadcast deals
NBC, Channel 4, EBU and Canadian broadcast partners have committed to showcasing the Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
No. 2: Tatyana McFadden's magical season
From completing a marathon Grand Slam to winning six golds at the IPC Athletics World Championships, the American wheelchair racer had an incredible 2013.

No. 3: Skier Marie Bochet moves through the ranks
France’s Marie Bochet was part of IPC Alpine Skiing’s class of 2006, moving on to become five-time World Champion on the slopes in La Molina in 2013.

No. 4: Mexican miracle in wheelchair basketball
Mexico shocked Paralympic champions Canada in the quarter-finals of the 2013 Americas Cup to advance to the World Championships.

No. 5: Teenage Aussie Maddison Elliott shocks swimming
New kid on the block beats multiple world and Paralympic champion Jessica Long in world record time.

No. 6: Esther Vergeer retires but remains involved
Wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer left the court as one of the greatest Paralympians of all-time and has committed to staying involved in the Movement.

No. 7: Popow and Reardon share 100m T42 gold
Heinrich Popow and Scott Reardon put on a photo finish for the ages at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Leo Rupp: Music in sport
German shooter Leo Rupp on the songs that mean the most to him.
No. 8: Agitos Foundation strengthens Movement worldwide
Development arm of the International Paralympic Committee launches Grant Support Programme which gives 630,000 Euros to development projects across the world.