PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Great Britain to face London 2012 bronze medallists at National Paralympic Day
British wheelchair basketball team announced to face the Netherlands on 30 August

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.

Day 5 preview: World’s best meet in final pool matches at IWRF World Champs
Australia and Canada will fight for top seeding in Pool A, whilst Japan and USA clash in Pool B as the pool phase comes to a close.

Australia, Canada, USA, Japan progress to semi-finals
Australia and the USA remain undefeated after the final pool matches at the 2014 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships

The Netherlands name team for World Equestrian Games
Paralympic bronze medallist Hosmar part of Dutch team for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014.

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.

Big four remain unbeaten at IWRF World Championships
Australia, Canada, Japan and USA remained unbeaten after Wednesday’s fixtures.
Strong Irish team for announced for IPC Athletics Euros
Paralympics Ireland has announced an eight strong team for the IPC Athletics European Championships which are set to take place in Swansea, Great Britain, from 18-23 August.