PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Japan and Germany to play for gold
Japan defeated Estonia and Germany beat Great Britain in the semi-finals at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.
World’s best Nordic skiers in Sochi for World Cup Finals
Live coverage to begin on Saturday at 8:00 CET via www.ParalympicSport.TV
IPC Powerlifting Euros website launched
The IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships will take place from 22-28 May in Alexin, Russia.
Hug to headline Al Ain athletics meet
The 7th International Athletics Meeting in Al Ain, UAE, will take place a few days before the IPC Athletics Grand Prix kicks off in Dubai.
USA dominate Maribor snowboard cross World Cup
USA’s Mike Shea and the Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel won the lower limb impairment classes of the 2013 IPCAS Snowboard Cross World Cup (Maribor).
IPC announces swimming Ones to Watch for 2013
Here are the top swimmers to keep your eyes on heading into the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal, Canada.
Parsons to lead Brazil another four years
IPC Governing Board member Andrew Parsons was re-elected as the President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee.
Sledge Spotlight: Mitsuru Nagase
Goaltender Mitsuru Nagase will be one of Japan’s key players in trying to get the team back to the Paralympic Winter Games.
Sochi 2014 to produce record number of medals
The Sochi 2014 Games medals will be produced by Russian jewellery company ADAMAS.
NPC Brazil to hold elections
The Brazilian Paralympic Commitee will choose a new Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Executive Board for the next four years.