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10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

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Men in wheelchairs with a big championships trophy
Wheelchair Rugby

Australia beat Canada to win gold in a dramatic final at the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, with USA claiming the bronze medal.

Wheelchair athlete from the USA behind the flag barer during the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships Suhl, Germany
America

The USA’s McKenna Dahl, who has recently moved to the Olympic Training Centre, has Paralympic glory on her agenda.

Maddison Elliott at Caixa Loterias 2014
Swimming

Australia produced a remarkable performance at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships, winning 55 gold medals.

Three female swimmers, Sarai Gascon of Spain, Amy Marren of Great Britain and Ellen Keane of Ireland pose with their 100m butterfly S9 medals at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships
Swimming

Sarai Gascon and Deborah Font storm to gold as two world records fall in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

A picture of a man with a gold medal around his neck during a medal ceremony
Swimming

Lisette Teunissen en Marc Evers pakken Europese titels

Swimmers start a backstroke race at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.
Swimming

Italy's Federico Morlacchi is aiming for his fifth gold medal, Ukrainian Dmytro Vynohradets his eighth and Sarah Louise Rung of Norway will meet Spain's Teresa Perales for the final time at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.

Two female athletes dive into the pool at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
Swimming

A total of 24 world and 42 European records are broken across seven days of thrilling action, with five added in the final session.

A player wearing blue seated in a wheelchair with a white ball on his lap about to collide with an opponent wearing white.
Australia

After Canada beat USA and Australia defeated Japan, the two will go head-to-head in a repeat of the London 2012 final.

Ryley Batt goes in to score
Wheelchair Rugby

Watch out for Chuck Aoki and Zak Madell as well as Ryley Batt and Daisuke Ikezaki in the semi-finals at the 2014 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships

Dmytro Vynohradets poses with his latest gold medal alongside the silver and bronze medal winners at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.
Swimming

The dominant force in S3 swimming Dmytro Vynohradets has helped to lead Ukraine to the top of the medals table at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships

Olga Sviderska, Ukraine
Swimming

On the penultimate day of the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, the home team also pushed up the medals table.

Australia's Daniel Fox in a yellow swim cap swimming freestyle
Swimming

The S14 swimmer, who also holds the 200m freestyle world record, set a new 100m best time on the third day of the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships

A swimmers emerges from the water to begin a stroke
Swimming

A series of top swimmers all win their third or fourth Euros golds from the pool in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

A female swimmer in a race at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.
Swimming

Olivier van de Voort en Summer Mortimer claimen Europese titels

Germany's Rehm shows sportsmanship in fixing Turkey's Baris Telli's prosthetic to allow him to perform better
Athletics

IPC blogger and sports photographer Luc Percival details an incredible moment of sportsmanship he recently witnessed when covering para-sport

A picture of a woman in the pool with her hand up
Swimming

One world and one European record broken during Friday morning's session at the IPC Swimming Europeans.

Dutch swimmer Simon Boer racing at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
Swimming

19-jarige pakt Europese titel op 200 meter schoolsla

A swimmer clenches his fists in delight after winning gold at London 2012.
Swimming

Friday (7 August) at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships is headlined by the men’s 200m freestyle S4, a race in which Dutchman Michael Schoenmaker has taken six seconds off his time from London 2012.

A swimmer diving into the pool at the start of a race.
Swimming

With two golds, one silver and one bronze on Wednesday, Italy now has 11 medals at the 2014 IPC Swimming Euros surpassing the nine they won at Berlin 2011.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing Basketball
Great Britain

British wheelchair basketball team announced to face the Netherlands on 30 August