Para sport & Paralympic News
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Sonja Gaudet given the honour of flag bearer for Canada
06.03.2014
Sonja Gaudet, a two-time Paralympic wheelchair curling champion, will lead out Team Canada at the Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony
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Sochi 2014 preview: Snowboard
06.03.2014
Snowboard is one of the most hyped-events for Sochi 2014, as it is set to make its Paralympic Winter Games debut.
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Paralympic Wall unveiled at Sochi 2014
06.03.2014
IPC President Sir Philip Craven and UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, commemorated the UN Convention on the Rights for Persons with...
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Samsung launches Sochi 2014 campaign
06.03.2014
Top Paralympians are recording Samsung video blogs from Sochi, while interactive Samsung demos are being set up in the Olympic Park.
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Three countries to make Winter Paralympic debuts
06.03.2014
Six athletes will have the opportunity to represent their country for the first time on the Paralympic Winter Games at Sochi 2014.
- Top 10 winter Paralympic nations of all-time 06.03.2014 Find out the top countries in Paralympic winter sport and their best medal hopes for the Sochi 2014 Games.
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Sochi 2014 welcome ceremonies finishing up in village
06.03.2014
All 45 countries are having their national flags raised in the Paralympic Village in the mountains.
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IPC launches new-look homepage for Sochi 2014
05.03.2014
A mobile-optimised version of Paralympic.org has also been launched ahead of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
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Paralympic Flame Ceremony lights up Sochi
05.03.2014
The Paralympic Torch Relay has made its way to the mountains in Sochi and was celebrated on Rosa Khutor’s live site stage.
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IPC confident Sochi 2014 will smash viewing records
05.03.2014
More broadcasters covering the Winter Paralympics than ever before should help beat previous record of 1.6 billion set in Vancouver.
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Torch Relay arrives to Volga Federal District
04.03.2014
Four more Russian cities were able to view the Paralympic Torch Relay.
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Sochi 2014 Torch arrives in northwest Russia
03.03.2014
The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Torch Relay travelled through seven cities on Sunday (2 March), including St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad.
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8,000 Sochi 2014 volunteers ready to go
03.03.2014
Those volunteering at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics have undergone extensive training and have previous experience working para-sport events.
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Anti-doping personnel transition from Olympics to Paralympics
03.03.2014
The IPC Anti-Doping Committee ensured sample collection personnel are prepared to implement the anti-doping programme at the Games.
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Canada's ice sledge hockey team amongst first Sochi arrivals
01.03.2014
World champions will be aiming for Paralympic gold in Sochi.
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Sochi 2014 gets a new Paralympic look
01.03.2014
The Agitos, the Paralympic Symbol is being installed at various venues in Sochi ahead of the Winter Paralympics.
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First ever Heritage Flame lit at Stoke Mandeville in a historic moment for Paralympic Movement
01.03.2014
Birthplace of the Paralympic Movement hosted an international leg of the Sochi 2014 Torch Relay on Saturday.
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Ottobock’s 28-person team lands in Sochi
28.02.2014
For the 12th Paralympics in a row, the IPC’s Worldwide Paralympic Partner will provide technical service to the athletes.
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The Sochi 2014 Paralympic Torch Relay continues journey across Russia
27.02.2014
Events on Thursday took place in Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Yakutsk, Magadan and Anadyr.
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IPC to host daily Google Hangouts with athletes during Sochi 2014
27.02.2014
As part of the IPC’s digital strategy, fans will get a chance to engage directly with Paralympians.
