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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Romario Diego MARQUES, Brazilian team blocks

IBSA Goalball publishes post event results covering TV viewers, social media and online visitors.

The National Paralympic Committees of Iraq and Iran sign a Memorandum of Understanding on 20 August 2014 in Tehran.

The two National Paralympic Committees have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and will co-operate in a number of areas.

Man in the long jump right before landing in the sand

Ten gold medals were awarded in the morning session of the last competition day of Swansea 2014

Women in racing wheelchair

The European Championships will come to a close with home favourites Aled Davies and Beverly Jones going after gold.

Man in red jersey with silver helmet and a Swiss flag smiling to the camera

The last session of the Swansea 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships has come to an end with many highlights

Women on a track celebrating with a French flag

The first track world record of the championships was broken this morning by Marie-Amelie le Fur

Markus Rehm

German national champion hoping to break new ground at Swansea 2014.

Australian cyclist behind Italian cyclist

Australia, who won four titles in 2013, will be looking to improve on that as they send 13 athletes to the 2014 para-cycling World Road Championships.

A group of 2.4mR boats lined up in a row

This new championship aims to encourage sailors with an impairment to compete in Paralympic and international classes.

Women with a Dutch flag smiles to the camera

38 medal events were decided on day 3 of Swansea 2014.

Athlete practicing rowing

The 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, will feature five para-classes

Poland's Meciej Lepiato and Great Britain's Jonathan	Broom-Edwards high jump T44 Swansea

Five world records were broken on the penultimate competition day at Swansea 2014 IPC European Championships.

Heinz Frei

Team of six are on their way to the 2014 UCI Para-cycling World Championships.

Stef Reid Berlin Grand Prix

Great Britain’s world record holder Stef Reid is in the form of her life and wants European gold against France's Marie Amelie le Fur.

Stef Reid Berlin Grand Prix

Hosts Great Britain will be hopeful of gold medals in Friday's field events.

Wheelchair athletes race on a track, photographed from the back

Read here what the athletes said after they competed at Swansea 2014.

Richard Browne and Jonnie Peacock

The pair will clash once more at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix final in Birmingham, Great Britain, with Browne determined for success.

Aled Davies throwing a discus

Home favourite Aled Davies will aim to make his mark whilst others will be looking to win their second or third titles.

Man celebrating, wearing a red jacket

Read here what the athletes said after day 3 of the Swansea 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships

Allianz fact of the week Swansea

The 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea, held from 19-23 August, are the fourth edition of European Championships.