PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

France and Australia rowing

Heats from day one see teams from Russia, Brazil, Norway, Israel, Australia France and the USA advance to the finals.

Grade 1a Freestyle gold medallist Sophie Christiansen (GBR), celebrating with compatriot Anne Dunham who took silver and bronze medallist Sara Morganti (ITA), at the JYSK FEI European Para-Dressage Championships in Herning (DEN).

Great Britain was once again the main winner on the final day of the JYSK FEI European Para-Dressage Championships in Herning, Denmark yesterday.

Dubai 2014 logo

Athletes can enter the competition to be held in Dubai from today (26 August) until 30 November, 2013.

Adam Hall in action

Home racers Corey Peters and Adam Hall amongst medallists at Mount Hutt.

Ernst van Dyk

USA top medals table, followed by Italy and Germany.

Dmitry Lisov and Ilya Volkov

Sochi to welcome 67 ice sledge hockey players from four countries for test event tournament - Russia, Canada, the Czech Republic and Norway.

Oksana Masters and Rob Jones

Oksana Masters and team mate Rob Jones compete in the 2013 World Rowing Championships this week as Masters eyes a nordic skiing debut at Sochi 2014.

Team GB para-dressage

Great Britain dominate over two days alongside Austria and Germany.

Alla Lysenko

United Nations Secretary-General amongst guests who welcome 75 countries to Chungju, Korea for the start of the 2013 World Rowing Championships.

Mark Colbourne

Paralympian retires from Great Britain's para-cycling team.