PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A female German shooter preparing for the next shot.

After an incredible eight days of action, the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships were officially closed.

Poland Shooting World Cup

Sweden’s Martin Hall claimed gold, as well as Slovenia’s Veselka Pevec and Iran’s Mahdi Zamanishurabi as the falling target events conclude the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships.

Three wheelchair athletes pose with their medals in front of a Lyon branded background

Dutch Paralympic champion is looking forward to facing some of the world’s best wheelchair racers at August’s European Championships.

Jonas Jacobsson

Two unofficial events conclude the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships.

Mac and B.J. Marcoux

BJ Marcoux had to make the agonising decision to hand over the reins of being his brother Mac’s guide at Sochi 2014 to Robin Femy, but the pair are working towards being back together at the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Football player on field of play waits for the ball to be passed

The Netherlands got off to a flying start beating Denmark 14-0 in their first group game of the 2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side European Championships.

A picture of a woman competing in shooting

China's Cuping Zhang and Turkey's Cevat Karagol were the gold medal winners on Thursday (24 July) at the IPC Shooting World Championships.

Three swimmers show their medals to the camera and smile

Australian teenage swimming sensation Rowan Crothers beat Matt Cowdrey and set an unofficial individual world record at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on Thursday (24 July) with a blistering gold medal winning performance in the men’s freestyle S9.

Jonas Jacobsson R1

Sweden’s Jonas Jacobsson will be looking for a 19th World Championship title on the penultimate day in Suhl.

Jonas Jacobsson R1

Sweden’s Jonas Jacobsson wins an incredible 19th World Championships gold, before hinting at retirement on Friday (25 July) in Suhl.