PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Boki begins European Championships with world record
At his first outing in Eindhoven, Belarusian Ihar Boki stormed to gold in 50m freestyle S3 – an event he has struggled with in the past.
Eindhoven 2014: What to watch on day four
A series of top-level women’s events will headline Thursday (7 August) at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships with world and Paralympic champions competing.
Gold medal favourites start well at IWRF World Championships
The big four of USA, Australia, Canada and Japan all got thier world title bids off to a good start on Tuesday in Odense, Denmark.
Rio 2016 works progressing
Construction across the four competition zones is progressing, with 55 per cent of venues now ready.
Silverman smashes 400m freestyle world record
U.S swimmer broke near 13-year-old world record on the first day of the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships, as four other world records fall.
Kokarev breaks the world record as Russia strike triple gold
Russia won three European swimming titles in Eindhoven on Tuesday evening with Dmitrii Kokarev and Dmitry Grigorev breaking records.
Hertog aiming for a personal best and a medal at Swansea 2014
Dutch T44 athlete will aims for success in the long jump, 100m and 200m at the IPC Athletics European Championships.
Eindhoven 2014: Day three athlete flash quotes
The reaction from athletes including Netherland’s Chantalle Zijderveld, gold medal winner in a new European record time.
Australia announces World Para-Equestrian Team
Australia will be sending four riders and their horses to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014, including one Paralympic gold medallist.