PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IPC Swimming Euros launches website, media accreditation
Fans and media can find out everything they need to know about the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and media can register to cover the event.

Paralympic Heritage Flame to light up Stoke Mandeville
Stoke Mandeville will become the first place to be involved in the Paralympic Torch Relay outside of the Games’ host country.

Tunisia’s Walid Ktila smashes third world record in two days in Dubai
The third day of competition at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix saw one world and six regional records broken as a new British talent emerged

PBS to show USA sledge hockey documentary
On Monday evening (24 February) PBS will air a one-hour documentary on the USA’s ice sledge hockey team heading to the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

Sochi 2014 special edition of The Paralympian now online
Plan your daily viewing schedule for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics with the latest edition of the IPC’s Paralympian magazine.

8 for 8: Canada preview
After a disappointing fourth-place finish at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics, can Greg Westlake lead Canada’s top-seeded sledge hockey squad to gold?

Sochi 2014: 14 athletes to like on Facebook
Facebook is a the platform of choice, especially for European alpine skiers. Here’s a list of the 14 profiles you should be following for the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

Japan: 7 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Japan has participated at all 10 previous Paralympic Winter Games (1976 - 2010)

Canada’s Marcoux brothers turning into teenage sensations
At 16 and 19 years old, alpine skiers Mac and B.J. Marcoux are heading to their first Paralympics with little to lose.

Walid Ktila smashes 200m and 800m world records in Dubai
Five world and 10 regional records fall on first two days of IPC Athletics Grand Prix

As the Olympics close, gear up for the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics
The party is not over yet. The Winter Paralympics begin on 7 March so check out this quick guide to what you can expect.
Belarus: Eight facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Since making their Games debut in 1994, Belarus has excelled at cross-country skiing.

Para-snowboarder Michelle Salt added to Canada’s Sochi 2014 team
Salt only lost her leg in June 2011, but will compete at the Paralympic Winter Games for the first time in Sochi.
il Campione mondiale Santacana rientra per le finali di Coppa del mondo
Il Campione paralimpico spagnolo Jon Santacana rientra dopo l'infortunio insieme ad altri 50 atleti nelle prossime finali friulane, utlimo evento prima dei giochi paralimpici invernali di Sochi 2014.

First Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games co-ordination meeting held
Event will feature 23 sports when it takes place in Korea between 18-24 October.
France: 10 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
After topping the medals table at last year's alpine skiing World Championships, how will France do in Sochi?

Josh Pauls: My five superstitions for Sochi 2014
Find out what the American ice sledge hockey forward will be doing before his games at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.
World champ Santacana to return at World Cup Finals
Spain’s world and Paralympic champion Jon Santacana will return from injury alongside around 50 other athletes at the last major competition ahead of Sochi 2014.

'We have been absolutely devastated by Matthew’s tragic passing,' says APC President
Paralympic Movement remains in deep mourning following Mathew's passing on Thursday (20 February)
Statement from the parents para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson
The parents of Para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson, Stephen and Carol Ann Robinson, have asked the Australian Paralympic Committee to issue the following statement on behalf of their family.