PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Eindhoven 2014: What to watch on day one
Day one will be headlined by several big-name stars of the host team including European champions Marc Evers and Marlou van der Kulk.

Dag 1 IPC EK Zwemmen 2014 Eindhoven
Host nation the Netherlands won four medals on the first day of the IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, but Ukraine lead the way winning six titles.
Brazilian Powerlifter Emerson Barbosa banned for life
Athlete tested positive during an out of competition test prior to the IPC 2014 Powerlifitng World Championships.

Ukraine retain European Football 7-a-side crown
Defending champions defeated the Netherlands in the final of the 2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side championships in Maia, Portugal.

Long jump world record in danger at Swansea 2014 says Le Fur
The former world record holder thinks with the strong competition in the long jump T44 a new world mark could be set.

Eindhoven 2014: Day one athlete flashquotes
Quotes from the winning athletes from the morning session at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.

IWRF World Championships: Day one preview
Hosts Denmark will get the competition underway against Belgium, before New Zealand face France on the first day of the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships.

Home hero Evers smashes world record to take Euro gold
Host nation the Netherlands won four medals on the first day of the IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, but Ukraine lead the way winning six titles.

Gascon wins gold and equals the world record at the Europeans
Spain, Germany, Great Britain and Ukraine win two medals apiece as records tumble on the first morning of the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.

Nigeria win all four powerlifting golds at Glasgow 2014
Two world champions add Commonwealth gold to their collections as India, Malaysia, Kenya and England also make the podium.

IPC President praises Glasgow 2014 as "tremendous success"
Sir Philip Craven's comments come after Glasgow 2014 staged the biggest ever Commonwealth Games para-sport programme.

Top 10 story lines to watch at the 2014 IWRF World Championships
As the best wheelchair rugby team head to Odense, Denmark, here are 10 stories that could make the news.

Equine Canada name team for Normandy
Four riders will represent Canada at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014
Italy top the medals table at the 2014 European Para-Archery Championships
Six days of stunning competition concluded with 11 of the 24 competing countries winning at least one medal.

Eindhoven 2014 swimming Euros to begin
The 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships will start from Monday (4 August), featuring 380 athletes from 37 countries in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

July: The month in sport reviewed
Take a look back at what happened in global para-sport during July, a month that featured three World Championships, one European Championships, a World Cup and the Commonwealth Games.

Vladykina shies away from committing to Rio appearance
Russia’s four-time Paralympic champion Olesya Vladykina is competing at the 2014 IPC Swimming Euros in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, as a triple reigning European champion but up-and-coming athletes, and age, have forced her to consider her future.

British winter medallists join the National Paralympic Day line-up
Jade Etherington, Caroline Powell and Charlotte Evans set to attend showcase of Paralympic sport on 30 August

USA aiming for fifth wheelchair rugby world title
After only winning bronze at London 2012, Team USA are more determined than ever to hold onto their world crown

Forsberg to face Pavlik in final
Finland’s Jere Forsberg will battle it out with Slovenia’s Marcel Pavlik for gold on the final day of the 2014 European Para-Archery Championships.