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Ostrava 2021: Get to know South Korea
Only Asian team in the competition will be looking at reaching the podium for the third consecutive World Championships

Fans return to Ostrava 2021 Worlds
Local Organising Committee launches ticket sales for the competition with a code of conduct based on the COVID-19 measures in effect Czech Republic

Ostrava 2021: Get to know Czech Republic
Host nation is the fourth seed in an extremely tough preliminary round group that also includes USA, Canada and South Korea

Ostrava 2021: Get to know Norway
All the information you need to follow the Norwegian team during the World Championships that kicks off this week

Ostrava 2021: Get to know Italy
A closer look at one of the most consistent teams in action on the ice at this month's World Para Ice Hockey Championships

Ostrava 2021: Get to know RPC
Experienced Para ice hockey players lead the team in their return to the World Championships in Czech Republic

Ostrava 2021: Get to know Slovakia
A closer look at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships newcomers ahead of the tournament in Czech Republic next week

Ostrava 2021 a new challenge to Joey Woodke
World Championships to mark first overseas competition for former US marine who is one of the seven Sled Preds players in the USA national team

Enderle eyeing exciting return to Ostrava
From newcomer in 2019 to a mainstay of the national team, Italian hopes for a top five finish and qualification to the Winter Paralympics

How Ostrava is getting ready for the 2021 Worlds
Czech city preparing more surprises and the return of mascot Samson when the world’s top eight-ranked teams meet in June

Top five World Championships moments
A look back at some of the greatest moments in Para ice hockey history from Sweden 1996 to Czech Republic 2019

Ostrava 2021 World Championships schedule released
Top eight-ranked teams to compete for a world title and qualification slots for Beijing 2022 from 19-26 June in Czech Republic

New Czech team ready for different World Champs
Hosts keen to make history again with the support of players attracted by the record-breaking 2019 tournament

Ostrava 2019 overtime-thriller fuels USA for more gold
Defending champions looking to remain the only team to win back-to-back world titles when they return to Czech Republic in June

Winter Paralympics Qualification Tournament seeks host
Top two finishers at the six-team round-robin tournament will secure their spots at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics

WPIH launches survey to support High Performance and Development framework
Framework to outline Para athlete pathway and enable Word Para Ice Hockey to review, plan and better support members and athletes
New father Jung looks back at glorious Paralympic day
'Messi on Ice' talks fatherhood, plans for the Ostrava World Championships and the day Para ice hockey made South Korean fans go wild

'Women need to see women playing,' Poynton
Australian coach and World Para Ice Hockey Technical Advisor on a mission to grow the female side of the sport

Bid applications open for 2022 Women's World Challenge
Tournament to become a reoccurring event during the 2022-2026 cycle as steppingstone on the road to the first-ever Women’s World Championships

Norway’s female Para ice hockey pioneers cross paths
Lena Schroeder made history as the first female Para ice hockey player at a Paralympic Winter Games since Brit Mjaasund Oeyen in 1994. The two legends met face-to-face for the first time.