PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Flag bearers watch as the Mayor of Eger opens the 2015 IPC Powerlifting European Championships

Turkey's world and Paralympic champion Nazmiye Muratli also retained her European title in Eger, Hungary.

Canoeist in action

A new champion emerges in the women’s 200m KL3, while Swoboda still reigns in the men’s 200m KL2.

An athlete poses showing his gold medal.

Great Britain’s powerlifting world champion reveals training plan ahead of European Open, which gets underway in Eger, Hungary, on Wednesday.

Three sailing boats on the water

Defending world champion Heiko Kroeger is the favourite in 2.4mR event, which will be one of the biggest fleets in Worlds history.

Group shot of around 30 people

Officials also visited the Jeongseon and Youngpyong Alpine Centres for the second official visit to venues for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

Three men sailing

Bruno Jourden, Eric Flageul and Nicolas Vimont-Vicary are going for their third world title in Melbourne, Australia, and hopefully a shot at Paralympic gold.

Gordon Reid and Shingo Kunieda with their trophies at Roland Garros.

The Great British wheelchair tennis star is among the top-eight men’s singles players to compete for the title.

Group shot of young people holding signs with words on it (inspiration, courage)

Supported by the IPC’s development arm, the Agitos Foundation, athletes were offered workshops in Paralympic history and media skills, amongst others.

Eger 2015 watch live

More than 230 athletes from 44 countries are in Eger, Hungary, to begin the third regional Championships of 2015 which also acts as Paralympic ranking competition.

Nikolay Polukhin - Cross-country Skiing - Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

Around 60 athletes from seven countries have also confirmed their participation in the opening cross-country and biathlon World Cup of 2015.