PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

The meeting of dancers Sedakov and Kukushina
Russian wheelchair dance couple Maksim Sedakov and Svetlana Kukushina first met through a chance encounter but Sedakov has gone on to dance at the Closing Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.

Irish swimmer Keane shifts from education to Eindhoven 2014
Ellen Keane will compete at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, having become a Paralympian even before finishing her exams.
Great Britain announces Para-Equestrian Dressage squad for World Equestrian Games
Team of five will compete in Normandy, France, between 23 August and 7 September
Russia start as favourites for European glory
Eleven teams will compete in the 2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side European Championships between 23 July and 4 August.
Philippe Mees resigns as Belgian Paralympic Committee President
Mees held the position since 1 January 2014 but has left for personal reasons

Leo Pekka Tathi aims to retain 100m European title
Flying Finn ready to face some of the world’s best wheelchair racers at Swansea 2014

APC appoints 2XU exclusive uniform partner for Rio & beyond
After supplying kit for London 2012 and Sochi 2014, 2XU will continue to supply thr Australian Paralympic Committee through to Rio 2016.

Preview: Tuesday at the IPC Shooting World Championships
Gold medallists Jonas Jacobsson and Veronika Vadovicova, as well as Heejun Lee back in action on day four (22 July) in Suhl, Germany.

UIPM latest IPC recognised International Federation
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has welcomed Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) as the newest recognised International Federation of the Paralympic Family.

Skelhon wins Great Britain's first world title in Suhl
Great Britain's Matt Skelhon and Sweden's Joackim Norberg were the gold medal winners on the fourth day of the IPC Shooting World Championships.