PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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

Dahl has Rio 2016 in sights
The USA’s McKenna Dahl, who has recently moved to the Olympic Training Centre, has Paralympic glory on her agenda.

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

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

Spain win two golds to take total to 13 at IPC Swimming Euros
Sarai Gascon and Deborah Font storm to gold as two world records fall in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Eindhoven 2014: What to watch on day seven
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.

Oranje boven op slotdag IPC EK Zwemmen
Lisette Teunissen en Marc Evers pakken Europese titels

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

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

Succesvolle dag Nederlanders op IPC EK Zwemmen
Olivier van de Voort en Summer Mortimer claimen Europese titels

Ukraine’s Vynohradets wins seventh gold at swimming Euros
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

Norway's Sarah Louise Rung wins fourth gold at Eindhoven 2014
One world and one European record broken during Friday morning's session at the IPC Swimming Europeans.

Double world records at swimming Euros
On the penultimate day of the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, the home team also pushed up the medals table.

Day six preview: semi-final showdown between world’s best
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

Australia’s Daniel Fox sets new world record
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

Multi-medallists shine at IPC Swimming Euros
A series of top swimmers all win their third or fourth Euros golds from the pool in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Great Britain to face London 2012 bronze medallists at National Paralympic Day
British wheelchair basketball team announced to face the Netherlands on 30 August

Australia, Canada, USA, Japan progress to semi-finals
Australia and the USA remain undefeated after the final pool matches at the 2014 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships

The Netherlands name team for World Equestrian Games
Paralympic bronze medallist Hosmar part of Dutch team for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014.

Canada beat Great Britain in double overtime classic
Canada has edged past Great Britain by just a single point as Australia, Japan and USA all secured victories on day four of the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships