Para sport & Paralympic News
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Schaffelhuber makes it 11 World Cup wins from the last 12
31.01.2014
Vancouver bronze medallist now looks a strong contender for gold at Sochi after impressive start to 2014.
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IPC to stage major event in Berlin to mark 25 year anniversary
30.01.2014
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will stage a major conference for its membership in Berlin, Germany, this October to mark its 25th anniversary and plan for the future.
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World Cup wins for Rothfuss, Etherington, Salcher
30.01.2014
Swiss and Italian skiers also ski to victory in IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Tignes, France.
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Biathlon World Cup winners decided
27.01.2014
All overall winners of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup biathlon events are Russian following middle distance races at Oberried, Germany, on Sunday (26 January).
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Seventh heaven for Shingo Kunieda at Australian Open
25.01.2014
Japan’s Shingo Kunieda picked up his seventh Australian Open crown, as Germany’s Sabine Ellerbrock and the USA’s David Wagner also won titles.
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Germany podium twice at Nordic World Cup
24.01.2014
Home skiers Andrea Eskau and Vivian Hosch won short-distance biathlon podium places at the first day of races in Oberried.
- Biathlon World Cup finals to begin with night race 23.01.2014 Competitions begin with short distance races under cover of darkness in Oberried, Germany.
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Website for 2014 shooting worlds goes live
22.01.2014
IPC Shooting launches website as the place to go for information, news and updates about the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships which take place in July in Suhl, Germany.
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Cross-country Nordic World Cup finals conclude
20.01.2014
Last day of competitions sees Norway’s Mariann Marthinsen and Russians Stanislav Chokhlaev, Roman Petushkov, Elena Remizova, Rushan Minnegulov and Alena Kaufman crowned as overall cross-country...
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Rush of European and Asian skiers make World Cup podium
18.01.2014
Japanese, Swedish, French, Norwegian and German athletes haul six podium places at IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany, including first place for home skier Andrea Eskau.
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Canadian Nordic skiers break through at World Cup finals
17.01.2014
Two first places for Brian Mckeever and Chris Klebl in long distance freestyle races at cross-country World Cup finals.
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Wheelchair fencing year to kick off in Malchow
15.01.2014
Germany's Simone Briese-Baetke will approach the first major wheelchair fencing event of 2014 with steely determination in her home country.
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Bochet, Schaffelhuber and Salcher all winners at IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup
11.01.2014
French skier Bochet continues where she left off in 2013 on a day when American skiers excelled.
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Andrea Eskau picks up second cross-country win
10.01.2014
Germany's Eskau concludes the cross-country races with a clean-sweep as Ukraine begin to challenge the Russians at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland.
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Vote now for December’s Athlete of the Month
10.01.2014
Nominees for the award include: Jing Rong, Nadiia and Ivan Sivak, Alena Kaufman, Andrea Rothfuss and Mokrane Mohamed.
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Who will win Best Male award?
21.11.2013
The nominees for this Paralympic Sport Award category include: Patrick Anderson, Ryley Batt, Daniel Dias, Heinrich Popow and David Weir.
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David Wagner prevails over Lucas Sithole to advance
07.11.2013
David Wagner advanced to the quads final and Jordanne Whiley upset world No. 2 Sabine Ellerbrock at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters.
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South Korea beat Italy for gold in shoot-out
27.10.2013
South Korea took first, Italy claimed second and Sweden finished third at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.
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Sweden, South Korea and Italy qualify for Sochi 2014
26.10.2013
All three teams ensured a top-three finish at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament.
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Italy, South Korea on verge of advancing to Sochi
24.10.2013
Germany and Great Britain both lost their first three games at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Qualification Tournament, putting a damper on their Sochi 2014 hopes.
