2014 IPC Athletics European Championships

De **2014 IPC Athletics European Championships** na ebe track den field competition give athletes plus disability open to International Paralympic Committee (IPC) dem affiliate countries within Europe, plus Azerbaijan den Israel. Na dem hold am insyd Swansea, Wales den wey last from 18 to 23 August. Na dem stage de competition for Swansea University Stadium. Approximately 550 athletes wey komot 37 countries attend de games.

Russia win de Games atop de medal table plus 41 Gold medals, wey dem sanso collect de greatest overall medal haul plus 88. De host nation, Britain, fini third. Of de 37 nations wey dey compete, 34 manage make dem achieve podium finish. Na der be seven world records set den further seven European records, insyd games na ebe beset by difficult weather conditions thru out de tournament.

## Venue
Na de venue give de Championships be de Swansea University athletics stadium.

## Format
De 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships be invitational tournament wey dem dey take insyd track den field events. Dem no include combined sports insyd de 2014 Championships. No be all events wey dem open to all classifications, though na dem no contest events between classifications.

Na dem award athletes wey fini insyd first place de gold medal, second place de silver medal den third place de bronze. If three competitors per wey be available make dem challenge for event then dem no dey award bronze medal. Dem go dey class sam events as 'no medal' events.

## Coverage

As plus de 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, de IPC produce live streaming footage of de Championships for ParalympicSport.TV top. Insyd de United Kingdom Channel 4 continue dema commitment to para-sport plus dema own live streaming website den daily live coverage dem show for dema sisto channel More4 top.

## Events

### Opening ceremony
De Championship opening ceremony take place for de Swansea University Stadium for de nightie of 18 August de day before na dem hold de first events. Na de competition be officially open by Welsh Assembly Minister John Griffiths wey na de IPC president Sir Philip Craven follow plus address.

De IPC flag dem carry into de stadium by schoolgirl Molly Hopkins, de youngest Swansea 2014 ambassador, Paralympian champion John Harris, swimmer Jack Thomas den games volunteer Harmony Dumay; before na dem raise am make dem signal de opening of de games. Na Welsh athlete Josie Pearson, ein coach Anthony Hughes, den for behalf of de officials by Matt Witt undertake de swearing of de oaths.

Na dem provide entertainment for de venue by singers Shaheen Jafargholi den John Adams; den de Morriston Orpheus Choir.

### Classification
Make dem ensure competition be as fair den balanced as possible, dem dey classify athletes dependent for how dema disability impacts for dema chosen event/s top. Thus athletes fi compete insyd event against competitors plus different disability to dema selves. Wer der be more dan one classification insyd one event, (for example discus throw F54/55/56), dem dey use a points system make den determine de winner.

* F = field athletes
* T = track athletes
* 11-13 – visually impaired, 11 den 12 dey compete plus sighted guide
* 20 – intellectual disability
* 31-38 – cerebral palsy anaa oda conditions wey dey affect muscle co-ordination den control. Athletes insyd class 31-34 dey compete insyd seated position; athletes insyd class 35-38 dey compete standing.
* 41-46 – amputation, *les autres*
* 51-58 – wheelchair athletes

### Schedule

## Medal table
De end medal table after day 5, dey show all medal winning countries.

 *   Host nation (Great Britain)

### Multiple medallists
Chaw competitors win multiple medals for de 2014 Championships. De athletes wey dey follow win four medals anaa more.

## Highlights

### Broken records
Na dem break fourteen records wey dey include seven world records.

## Nations wey participate
Below be de list of countries wey gree make dem participate insyd de Championships wey de number of athlete dem request wey dem dey place for each.

* Austria 6
* Azerbaijan 5
* Belarus 6
* Belgium 5
* Bulgaria 10
* Croatia 15
* Denmark 7
* Estonia 2
* Finland 11
* France 19
* Germany 32
* Great Britain 52
* Greece 35
* Hungary 7
* Ireland 8
* Iceland 3
* Israel 2
* Italy 13
* Latvia 8
* Lithuania 11
* Luxembourg 1
* Montenegro 1
* Norway 4
* Netherlands 23
* Poland 33
* Portugal 22
* Romania 3
* Russia 74
* Serbia 9
* Slovakia 5
* Slovenia 2
* Spain 31
* Sweden 8
*  Switzerland 9
* Czech Republic 12
* Turkey 24
* Ukraine 34

## References


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