PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

IWRF World Championships: Day one review
Wins for hosts Denmark and New Zealand on the first day of competition in Odense, Denmark.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.