PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Amy Purdy and Evan Strong make US para-snowboarding team
Four of the 10 athletes named won medals at Sochi 2014.

Australia crowned world champions for first time
Australia beat Canada to win gold in a dramatic final at the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, with USA claiming the bronze medal.

Australia top medals table at Pan Pacifics
Australia produced a remarkable performance at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships, winning 55 gold medals.

Dahl has Rio 2016 in sights
The USA’s McKenna Dahl, who has recently moved to the Olympic Training Centre, has Paralympic glory on her agenda.

Spain win two golds to take total to 13 at IPC Swimming Euros
Sarai Gascon and Deborah Font storm to gold as two world records fall in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Oranje boven op slotdag IPC EK Zwemmen
Lisette Teunissen en Marc Evers pakken Europese titels

Canada to face Australia in Odense final
After Canada beat USA and Australia defeated Japan, the two will go head-to-head in a repeat of the London 2012 final.

IPC Swimming Euros close
A total of 24 world and 42 European records are broken across seven days of thrilling action, with five added in the final session.

Eindhoven 2014: What to watch on day seven
Italy's Federico Morlacchi is aiming for his fifth gold medal, Ukrainian Dmytro Vynohradets his eighth and Sarah Louise Rung of Norway will meet Spain's Teresa Perales for the final time at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.

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