PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Anti-doping personnel transition from Olympics to Paralympics
The IPC Anti-Doping Committee ensured sample collection personnel are prepared to implement the anti-doping programme at the Games.

Germany: 7 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Germany (including East and West previously) has won 439 medals at the Paralympic Winter Games more than any other country

Top 14 dual-sport athletes at Sochi 2014
Find out which 14 Sochi 2014 athletes have also competed on the international stage in summer sports.

Vote for February’s IPC Athlete of the month
Nominees for the honour include: Marie Bochet, Alessandro Daldoss, Toby Kane, Walid Ktila, Alexandra Rickham and Matti Suur-Hamari.

Russia: 11 facts on the Sochi Paralympics
Russia (including USSR and United Team) has won 176 medals at the Paralympic Winter Games, 64 gold medals, 68 silver and 44 bronze medals, the sixth most of all National Paralympic Committees

Per Kasperi: If I were stuck on an island …
The Swedish ice sledge hockey player had a little fun picking out the five teammates he would choose to be with if he were stuck on an island.

IPC announces its Sochi 2014 Paralympic torchbearers
Thirty-four people will represent the Paralympic Movement’s global governing body in the Paralympic Torch Relay.

Sochi 2014 Paralympic Torch Relay travels the Urals
Four cities in the Urals took the Paralympic Flame through their communities on Friday (1 March).
Xavi Fernandez to represent Andorra in Sochi
The small nation of Andorra will be represented at the Paralympics by their top alpine skier.
Bochet and Daldoss win overall alpine World Cup
Multiple World Cup podiums for Marie Bochet and Alessandro Daldoss lead to overall points victories across all classifications, whilst many other skiers claim overall individual titles.

Sochi 2014 Paralympic Villages ready to welcome athletes
Villages opened their doors on Saturday to welcome 575 athletes and further 1,000 support staff.

Canada: 8 facts on the Sochi 2014 Paralympics
Canada is ranked ninth in the all-time Paralympic Winter Games medal table with 119 total medals, made up of 36 gold, 41 silver and 42 bronze

First ever Heritage Flame lit at Stoke Mandeville in historic moment
Birthplace of the Paralympic Movement hosted an international leg of the Sochi 2014 Torch Relay on Saturday.

Canada's ice sledge hockey team amongst first Sochi arrivals
World champions will be aiming for Paralympic gold in Sochi.

New World Anti-Doping Code available for download
Code will be effective from 1 January 2015 and was unanimously approved by WADA Foundation Board.

Sochi 2014 gets a new Paralympic look
The Agitos, the Paralympic Symbol is being installed at various venues in Sochi ahead of the Winter Paralympics.

IPC Ice Sledge Hockey’s ‘8 for 8’ concludes
Catch yourself up on full team rosters and featured content for ice sledge hockey prior to the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.

Globo’s Sportv to show 35 hours from Sochi Paralympics in Brazil
First time the Paralympic Winter Games will be shown in Brazil as Rio 2016 hosts make their debut in Sochi

Slovakia: 6 facts on the Sochi Paralympics
Find out more about Slovakia heading to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Matti Suur-Hamari a dark horse for snowboard podium
Can the Finnish up-and-comer race past the American favourites for a podium spot when snowboard makes its Paralympic debut at Sochi 2014?