PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Czech Republic demo Paralympic sports ahead of Sochi 2014
In one of the country’s largest parks, members of the Czech Republic’s Sochi 2014 team put on sport demonstrations for the public.
IPC Statement: Matthew Robinson injured at IPCAS World Cup Finals
Para-snowboarder crticially injured after race accident in La Molina, Spain.

8 for 8: Russia preview
Can Russia’s ice sledge hockey team please the home fans at Sochi 2014 by medalling in their Paralympic debut?

Bill Chaffey leads entries for Para-Triathlon Series
The first of nine World Para-Triathlon Series events this year will take place in Elwood, Australia.

Canadian Nordic team headlined by McKeever and Bourgonje
Canada are confident that team of 11 athletes and three guides heading to Sochi is one of the "most talented yet."

Kelly Gallagher aims for first gold on Paralympic snow
Great Britain’s visually impaired skier Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans have had a successful season so far, and aim to translate that into the first ever gold for her country at a Winter Paralympics.

Suur-Hamari wins final race at IPCAS Snowboard World Cup
The USA’s Mike Shea and the Netherlands’ Bibian Mentel-Spee ran away with the overall IPCAS Snowboard World Cup season titles.
Bruegger, Pyfl to lead Swiss Sochi 2014 delegation
Switzerland will send eight alpine skiers to Sochi 2014, including top men’s standing skiers Michael Bruegger and Thomas Pfyl.

Netherlands: 11 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
With only one athlete winning all 10 Paralympic Winter Games medals to date, the Netherlands will hope to diversify at Sochi.

NPC Cape Verde opens first headquarters
Fifteen years after joining the Paralympic Movement, NPC Cape Verde now has an office to call home.
France to send 14 athletes to Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Alpine skiers Marie Bochet and Vincent Gauthier-Manuel are expected to headline France’s Sochi 2014 team.

Poland: 10 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
The cross-country skiing power house will head to Sochi with a strong team once again.

Sochi 2014 Paralympics broadcast rights in New Zealand awarded to Attitude Pictures
New Zealand to receive free-to-air coverage of Winter Paralympic Games

Alexandra Rickham returns to Miami for gold
The first ISAF Sailing World Cup of 2014 was dominated by the British favourites.

Mentel-Spee claims six-from-six at IPCAS Snowboard World Cup Finals
The Netherlands’s Bibian Mentel-Spee continued her stunning form on Tuesday (11 February) in La Molina, Spain, by claiming victory at the IPCAS Snowboard World Cup Finals to maintain her 100 per cent record for the season.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Eight facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Known for their sitting volleyball players, Bosnia and Herzogovina will compete at their second Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.

Five things to know: Russia's sledge hockey team
Can the host nation’s sledge hockey team medal at Sochi 2014 in their Paralympic debut?

Australia’s Dylan Alcott returns to first love
The Melbourne native has swapped wheelchair basketball for wheelchair tennis, and is now the No. 10 quads player in the world.

BISFed reveal new 2014 boccia world rankings
With seven months to go until the 2014 BISFed Boccia World Championships, take a look at the athletes to beat.

IPC reveals International Women’s Day award shortlist
Winner to be announced on 8 March in Sochi after record number of nominations.