PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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
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
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.
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
The Netherlands name team for World Equestrian Games
Paralympic bronze medallist Hosmar part of Dutch team for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014.
Chuck Aoki: I want ‘medal equality’
IPC blogger and the USA’s wheelchair rugby star, Chuck Aoki, wants to see every medal awarded to athletes in team sports to count towards the medal tally at major competitions.
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
Eindhoven 2014: What to watch on day five
Friday (7 August) at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships is headlined by the men’s 200m freestyle S4, a race in which Dutchman Michael Schoenmaker has taken six seconds off his time from London 2012.
Fans to choose IWRF World Championships’ best player
With a special trophy given, a new online vote will allow fans to decide on who they feel was the best player at the 2014 IWRF World Championships
Italian swimmers hit form at Eindhoven 2014
With two golds, one silver and one bronze on Wednesday, Italy now has 11 medals at the 2014 IPC Swimming Euros surpassing the nine they won at Berlin 2011.