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Top para-sport stories of the week
Major Championships announced, a series of world records at Incheon 2014 and partnership agreements are all highlights from the past seven days.
South Korea finish top of Incheon shooting medals table
The hosts of the 2014 Asian Para Games take the two final gold medals, winning over half of the titles on offer.

South Korea's Kim sets finals world record
Geun-Soo Kim smashed through the R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) record on Wednesday (22 October) at Incheon 2014.

Hosts take shooting world record at Incheon 2014
South Korea stormed to team gold in R3 on day two of competition at the Asian Para Games.

Iran's Javanmardidodmani smashes two world records at Incheon 2014
New world champion Sareh Javanmardidodmani wins gold in both pistol P2 and P4 pistol events to take the Asian Para Games by storm.

Next stop Incheon for Mongolian shooter Zandraa
Ganbaatar Zandraa is taking every opportunity to compete after qualifying for Rio 2016 at the 2014 World Championships, the first time ever Mongolia entered a team.

Five shooting events to look out for at Incheon 2014
A series of events at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games, which starts on 18 October, feature shooters who have recently collected World Championship medals.

Javanmardidodmani aims to inspire others
The Iranian shooter believes that she can be an inspiration to other women with further success at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games

Six Paralympians in Tokyo 2020 Athletes’ Commission
The athletes’ commission, made up of 21 leading figures of the Japanese sporting community, will assist in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games preparations

Rio 2016 opens registration process for Paralympic Volunteer Programme
Over 25,000 volunteers are needed to fill roles for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Shooting development enters second phase
Further development of visually impaired and para-clay target shooting were voted through by countries at the 2014 IPC Shooting Worlds.

Vote now for July’s Allianz Athlete of the Month
The nominations for this month include Jonas Jacobsson, Markus Rehm, Shaun Norris, Madisson Elliott, Sophie Thornhill and Leomon Silva.

Rio 2016 announces test event programme
Six Paralympic sports to have dedicated test events between August 2015 and May 2016 in the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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.

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.

IPC considering taking action against countries over doping
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is considering a range of actions to reduce the number of anti-doping violations in para-sport, particularly in powerlifting.

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

Gold for Sweden, Slovenia and Iran in exhibition events on final day of Shooting World Champs
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.

Preview: What to follow on day eight
Two unofficial events conclude the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships.

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