2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Swansea University Stadium from 18–23 August.


2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Swansea University Stadium from 18–23 August. Only a final event was contested; no heats events were contested.


2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Swansea University Stadium from 18–23 August. Only final events were contested; no heat events were taken part.


2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's club throw
The women's club throw at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Swansea University Stadium from 18–23 August.


2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Swansea University Stadium from 18–23 August.


2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Swansea University Stadium from 18–23 August.


2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Swansea University Stadium from 18–23 August.


2014 IPC Athletics European Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was held at the Swansea University Stadium from 18–23 August.


2014 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup
The first IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup was held November 2014 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Participating countries: Canada, a unified team from Europe and United States.


2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships
The 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships was a competition for male and female athletes with a disability. With 360 competitors from over 60 countries, the event surpassed the number of entrants of the 2012 Summer Paralympics of London. It was held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and ran from 5 to 11 April. The event was held in the Dubai Club for the Disabled.


2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships
This proved to be the final event branded as the "IPC Powerlifting World Championships". On 30 November 2016, the International Paralympic Committee, which serves as the international federation for 10 disability sports, including powerlifting, adopted the "World Para" brand for all 10 sports. The world championship events in all of these sports were immediately rebranded as "World Para" championships. Accordingly, future IPC powerlifting championships will be known as "World Para Powerlifting Championships".


2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships, Competition
The 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships was the sixth championship in its series, and the second hosted by Dubai. Held at the Dubai Club for the Disabled, the competition was attended by more than 330 athletes representing 60 countries, surpassing the number of entrants for the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London. Twenty lifting events were contested, with ten categories for both female and male competitors. Medals were given for first, second and third place.


2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships, Competition
Five countries dominated the results: Nigeria, Egypt, China, Iran and Russia. These five countries took home 41 of the total 60 medals, including 14 golds. Although Egypt led the medal table from day three, Nigeria finished atop the table with five golds after Precious Orji won the final women's event, the over 86kg category. Egypt won the most medals at the competition, with a total of 12, followed by Russia with 9.


2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships, Competition
Over the 20 events, 15 world records were equaled or surpassed. Some events saw world records broken multiple times, including both heaviest categories. Precious Orji broke her own world record three times to eventually lift 151kg, while in the men's event Siamand Rahman of Iran broke his own world record three times lifting 285.5kg. In the lower weights Egypt's Sherif Othman, in the -54kg category, surpassed the old world record of 181kg four times, finishing with a lift of 205kg.


2014 IPC Shooting World Championships
The 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships was an international shooting competition for athletes with a disability. It consisted of twelve events and was held at the Schießsportzentrum in Suhl, Germany from 18 to 26 July. The Championships were contested by 265 competitors from 53 nations, with South Korea finishing top of the medal table with most gold medals (10) and medals won (17). During the qualification and finals, nine world records were equaled or broken and multiple regional records were set.


2014 IPC Shooting World Championships
The 2014 Championship was a qualifying event for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Brazil. It was the first individual sport to assign competitors to the 2016 Games with 28 countries winning a total of 63 spots. South Korea were the most successful nation, claiming 11 places while China, Norway, Russia and Ukraine took four a-piece.


2014 IPC Shooting World Championships
This proved to be the final event branded as the "IPC Shooting World Championships". On 30 November 2016, the IPC, which serves as the international federation for 10 disability sports, including shooting, adopted the "World Para" brand for all 10 sports. The world championship events in all of these sports were immediately rebranded as "World Para" championships. At the same time, the IPC changed the official name of the sport to "shooting Para sport". Accordingly, future IPC shooting championships are known as "World Shooting Para Sport Championships".


2014 IPC Shooting World Championships, Classification
Paralympic shooters were classified according to the extent of their disability. The classification system allowed shooters to compete against others with a similar level of function.


2014 IPC Shooting World Championships, World records
At the championships eight new world records were set and one was equaled.


2014 IPC Shooting World Championships, Medal summary, Medal table
This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their shooters (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.


2014 IPC Shooting World Championships, Participating nations
Below is the list of countries who took part in the 2014 Shooting World Championships and in brackets behind are the number of competitors each country sent.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
The 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships is an international swimming competition. It was held in Eindhoven, the Netherlands and ran from 4 to 10 August. Around 375 athletes from 35 different countries attended. The venue, the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, also held the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Venue
The Championship was staged at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium located in the south of Eindhoven. The complex contains three outdoor swimming pools, all renovated shortly before the staging of the competition.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Coverage
As with the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships, the IPC will continue to show live streaming of the finals on ParalympicSport.TV. In the United Kingdom Channel 4 continued their commitment to parasport with their own live streaming Paralympics website with pool-side commentary and live action shown daily on their sister channel More4.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Events, Classification
Athletes are allocated a classification for each event based upon their disability to allow fairer competition between athletes of similar ability. The classifications for swimming are:


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Events, Classification
Classifications run from S1 (severely disabled) to S10 (minimally disabled) for athletes with physical disabilities, and S11 (totally blind) to S13 (legally blind) for visually impaired athletes. Blind athletes must use blackened goggles.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Medal table, Multiple medallists
Many competitors won multiple medals at the 2014 Championships. The following athletes won five gold medals or more.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Highlights, Day 1 (4 August)
Ukraine finished the first day of the championship at the top of the medals table with six golds. The first record of the day fell to Summer Mortimer who broke the European record for the women's 50m freestyle in the S10 category. This was Mortimer's first major international competition since switching to the Netherlands teams after a successful career as a Canadian swimmer. Germany's Elena Krawzow also set a new European record, set when she won the women's 100m backstroke SB13. who set a new European record for the Women's 100 metre breastroke S13. Sarai Gascón Moreno of Spain shaved a hundredth of a second off her own European record to equal South Africa's Natalie du Toit's 50m freestyle S9 world record in the last swim of the morning session.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Highlights, Day 1 (4 August)
In the afternoon session records continued to fall. The Netherlands' Marc Evers broke his own World record, set at last year's World Championships in Montreal, while winning the 100m backstroke S14 final. Oleksii Fedyna of Ukraine set a new world record in the 100m breaststroke SB12, taking nearly two seconds of Uladzimir Izotau's old record, while beating the Belarusian into second place. In the very next heat, Fedyna's fellow countryman Serhii Palamarchuk recorded a European record in the S2 100m freestyle. Before the end of the day, two new European records were set, both in the 50m freestyle. They were made by Dmityr Grigorev of Russia in the men's S10 while Summer Mortimer beat her own record set in the morning session in the women's S10.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Highlights, Day 2 (5 August)
Oliver Hynd of Great Britain won the first medal of the day, in the men's 400m freestyle S8. Hynd would see his team mates collect another four gold medals throughout the day, a total bettered only by Ukraine, who won another six to double their tally. Further successes in the morning session included Amalie Vinther collecting Denmark's first medal of the Championship, winning the women's 400m freestyle S8. While there was double Italian success with gold medals for Federico Morlacchi (men's 400m freestyle S9) and  Cecilia Camellini (women's 100m backstroke S11).


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Highlights, Day 2 (5 August)
Records continued to fall on day two with Russia's Dmitrii Kokarev setting a new world record in the men's 50m freestyle S2 with a time of 58.43 and making him the first European to swim under a minute in this class. In the women's 50m freestyle S4 Italy's Arjola Trimi secured her country's third gold of the day. In the same race Olga Sviderska of Ukraine, unable to compete at her own classification due to the absence of an S3 race, set a new world record in her class when she took bronze.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Highlights, Day 2 (5 August)
In the final three races of the day, two European records fell. Dmitry Grigorev broke his second European record of the games with a time of 56.84 in men's 100m butterfly S10, this was followed the very next race when 17-year-old Polish athlete Oliwia Jablonska also broke the European record in the women's race, also in the S10 class.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Highlights, Day 3 (6 August)
The morning session on day 3 started with a new world record in the first final; Great Britain's Stephanie Slater picked up her second gold of the Championships, when she took off more than a second from Jessica Long's record in the 100m butterfly S8. The host nation picked up their third gold of the tournament when Chantalle Zijderveld broke the European record in the women's 100m Butterfly S8. Ukraine continued their strong championship with a further gold medal in the morning, a third win for Dmytro Vynohradets who finished the session with the 200m Freestyle S3 title. Russia won three further gold medals completing their first clean sweep of the games, when Pavel Poltavtsev, Dmitry Grigorev and Dmitry Bartasinskiy took gold, silver and bronze in the 100m breaststroke SB9.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Highlights, Day 3 (6 August)
In the afternoon session, Russia began with their fourth and final gold of the day when Dimitrii Kokarev broke the world record in the 200m freestyle S2. A second world record fell in the afternoon, Spain's Michelle Alonso Morales taking a second off her own record in the 100m Breaststroke SB14 that she set two years previously in the London Paralympics. Both Italy and Ukraine added two further gold medals, Arjola Trimi (200m freestyle S4) and Federico Morlacchi (200m freestyle S9) for Italy and Yelyzaveta Mereshko (50m freestyle S6) and Yevheniy Bohodayko (200m individual medley SM12). The day ended as it started with success for Great Britain with Stephanie Slater winning the 200m individual medley SM8. Britain finished as the day's most successful country with five golds in total, which also included a new European record for Andrew Mullen in the men's 50m butterfly S5.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships, Participating nations
Below is the list of countries who agreed to participate in the Championships and the requested number of athlete places for each.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The Men’s 100 metre backstroke at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
The Men’s 100 metre breaststroke at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly
The Men’s 100 metre butterfly at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle
The men's 100 metre freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 150 metre individual medley
The Men’s 150 metre individual medley at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley
The Men’s 200 metre individual medley at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The Men's 100 metre x 4 freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
As with other disability relay events, the freestyle works on a points system whereby the classification numbers of each swimmer are totaled to give a number no higher than 34.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
The Men's 1000 metre x 4 medley at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
As with other disability relay events, the medley works on a points system whereby the classification numbers of each swimmer are totaled to give a number no higher than 34.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
The Men's 50 metre x 4 freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
As with other disability relay events, the freestyle works on a points system whereby the classification numbers of each swimmer are totaled to give a number no higher than 20.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay
The Men's 50 metre x 4 medley at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 × 50 metre medley relay
As with other disability relay events, the medley works on a points system whereby the classification numbers of each swimmer are totaled to give a number no higher than 20.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle
The men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke
The Men’s 50 metre backstroke at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre breaststroke
The Men’s 50 metre breaststroke at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly
The Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle
The men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
The Mixed 50 metre x 4 freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
As with other disability relay events, the freestyle works on a points system whereby the classification numbers of each swimmer are totaled to give a number no higher than 20. This was the first time the European Championships have included a mixed sex event, which required each team to be made up of two male and two female competitors.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke
The Women’s 100 metre backstroke at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
The Women’s 100 metre breaststroke at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 100 metre butterfly
The Women’s 100 metre butterfly at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 100 metre freestyle
The Women’s 100 metre freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 150 metre individual medley
The Women’s 150 metre individual medley at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle
The Women’s 200 metre freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley
The Women’s 200 metre individual medley at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
The Women's 100 metre x 4 freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
As with other disability relay events, the freestyle works on a points system whereby the classification numbers of each swimmer are totaled to give a number no higher than 34.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
The Women's 100 metre x 4 medley at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
As with other disability medley events, the freestyle works on a points system whereby the classification numbers of each swimmer are totaled to give a number no higher than 34.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
The Women's 50 metre x 4 freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
As with other disability relay events, the freestyle works on a points system whereby the classification numbers of each swimmer are totaled to give a number no higher than 20.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 4 × 50 metre medley relay
The Women's 50 metre x 4 medley at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 4 × 50 metre medley relay
As with other disability medley events, the freestyle works on a points system whereby the classification numbers of each swimmer are totaled to give a number no higher than 20.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The Women’s 400 metre freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke
The Women’s 50 metre backstroke at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke
The Women’s 50 metre breaststroke at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly
The Women’s 50 metre butterfly at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle
The Women’s 50 metre freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium, in Eindhoven from 4–10 August.


2014 IPP Open and the Orto-Lääkärit Open
The 2014 IPP Open and the Orto-Lääkärit Open were professional tennis tournaments played on indoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the men's tournament which was part of the 2014 ATP Challenger Tour, offering a total of €42,500 in prize money, and seventh edition of the women's tournament, which was part of the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $10,000 in prize money. The two events took place together at the Tali Tennis Center in Helsinki, Finland, on 10–16 November 2014.


2014 IPP Open and the Orto-Lääkärit Open, Men's entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 IPP Open and the Orto-Lääkärit Open, Men's entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:


2014 IPP Open and the Orto-Lääkärit Open, Women's entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 IPP Open and the Orto-Lääkärit Open, Women's entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:


2014 IPP Open – Doubles
Henri Kontinen and Jarkko Nieminen were the defending champions, and they successfully defended their title, beating Jonathan Marray and Philipp Petzschner in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–4.


2014 IPP Open – Singles
Jarkko Nieminen was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round to Jürgen Zopp, who won the title, defeating Dudi Sela in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(8–6).


2014 IPSC Handgun World Shoot
The 2014 IPSC Handgun World Shoot XVII held at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Florida, United States, was the 17th IPSC Handgun World Shoot.


2014 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Open
The Open division had the second largest match participation with 385 competitors (29.5 %), and was won by Max Michel of USA in front of his American teammate Shane Coley by 0.08 %, and Brodie McIntosh from Australia in third place by another 1.8 %.


2014 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Standard
The Standard division had the third largest match participation with 374 competitors (28.7 %). Nils Jonasson of USA took the Standard division gold in front of his two American teammates Bob Vogel in second place by 1.34 %, and Dave Sevigny in third place another 0.02 % behind Vogel.


2014 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Production
The Production division had the largest match participation with 392 competitors (30.1 %), and was won  by Eric Grauffel from France taking his 7th consecutive Handgun World Shoot gold medal. Simon Racaza representing USA came in second place by 3.32 %, and his American teammate Ben Stoeger can in third place another 0.56 % behind Racaza.


2014 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Classic
The Classic division had 104 competitors (8.0 %). Senior shooter Rob Leatham of USA, in addition to winning the Senior category, also won the Classic Overall category, and thereby claimed his 6th Handgun World Shoot gold medal. Edward Rivera of the Philippines took second place by 0.28 %, and Todd Jarrett of USA took third place another 0.99 % behind.


2014 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions, Revolver
The Revolver division had 49 competitors (3.8 %) and was won by Ricardo López Tugendhat from Ecuador who took his third consecutive Revolver division World title. Josh Lentz of USA followed in second place by 1.06 %, and Phillipp Chua from the Philippines in third place another 3.43 % behind Lentz.


2014 IQA Global Games
The 2014 IQA World Cup, known at the time as the Global Games, was the second edition of the international team quidditch championship. It was played in Burnaby, Canada, and the United States won the tournament for the second time in a row, winning 210*–0 over Australia in the final.


2014 IRB Junior World Championship
The 2014 IRB Junior World Championship was the seventh annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in Auckland, New Zealand by rugby's governing body, World Rugby, then known as the International Rugby Board. A total of 12 nations took part in the tournament. England went into the tournament as defending champions, after winning the tournament for the first time in 2013. England went on to win the Championship for a second time in two years. While hosts New Zealand, the most successful team in the tournament, were looking to win the title for the first time since 2011.


2014 IRB Junior World Championship
Italy were the champions of the 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, thus being promoted to the Championship. Fiji finished last in 2014 and therefore were relegated to the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy for 2015.


2014 IRB Junior World Championship
This was the final event to be known as the "IRB Junior World Championship". Following the renaming of the governing body as World Rugby, the Championship was renamed the World Rugby Under 20 Championship, and the second-tier competition was renamed from "IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy" to World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.


2014 IRB Junior World Championship, Venues
The championship was held across three two location, Auckland and Pukekohe. ECOLight Stadium and QBE Stadium are only designated to the pool matches, while Eden Park will be used for top three play-offs; Final, 3rd place play-off and 5th place play-off.


2014 IRB Junior World Championship, Teams
The following teams participated in the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship:


2014 IRB Junior World Championship, Match officials
Below are the list of officials that officiated across the 30 matches:


2014 IRB Junior World Championship, Pool stage
The playing schedule and pools were announced on 28 November 2013.


2014 IRB Junior World Championship, Pool stage
The points awarded in the Pool Stage are as follows:


2014 IRB Junior World Championship, Pool stage
If at completion of the Pool Stage two or more teams are level on points the following tiebreakers are applied:


2014 IRB Junior World Championship, Pool stage
Pld = matches played, W = matches won, D = draws, L = losses, PF = match points for, PA = match points against, PD = Points difference between match points for and match points against, TF = tries for, TA = tries against, BP = bonus points, Pts = pool points


2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
The 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy was the seventh annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship.


2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
The event was held in Hong Kong and was organized by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board.


2014 IRB Nations Cup
The 2014 IRB Nations Cup was the ninth edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. For the eighth time in a row, it was held in Bucharest, Romania. It was played between 13 and 22 June and ran alongside the 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup in Georgia. Romania were joined by Uruguay, Emerging Ireland and ENC side Russia and defended the title they won in 2012 and 2013. All of the fixtures were played at the 5,000 capacity Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, the home stadium for the hosts Romania.


2014 IRB Nations Cup
The Emerging Ireland team won the title for the first time and Robin Copeland was named as the player of the tournament.


2014 IRB Nations Cup, Fixtures, Matchday 1
Touch judges:Cristian Serban (Romania)Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)Television match official:Razvan Iordachescu (Romania)


2014 IRB Nations Cup, Fixtures, Matchday 1
Touch judges:Razvan Vasiliu (Romania)Gabriel Seitan (Romania)Television match official:Razvan Iordachescu (Romania)


2014 IRB Nations Cup, Fixtures, Matchday 2
Touch judges:Cristian Serban (Romania)Bogdan Gordin (Romania)Television match official:Razvan Iordachescu (Romania)


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, was the ninth edition of the IRB Pacific Nations Cup, the annual Tier 2 Rugby union tournament. Unlike previous competitions, the tournament was divided into two conferences of three teams each, with no interconference matches. Samoa emerged as the winner of the Pacific Islands conference title ahead of Fiji and Tonga, while Japan took out the Asia/Pacific conference remaining undefeated ahead of United States and Canada.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Format
Each team played each other once in their respective conferences, with no interconference matches. Four points were awarded for a win, two points for a draw and one point for a bonus point; the bonus point being awarded should a team score four or more tries in a match, or for a loss by seven points or less. The winner of each conferences was the team with the most log points, with tiebreakers being the head to-head results between teams equal on log points, followed points difference for-and-against.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Format
As the three-week tournament coincided with the three-week June international window, players were able to be released from their clubs for their national teams. When a team was not in action in either conference, they played host to a touring Tier 1 nation from Europe. In Round 1, the United States hosted Scotland, while Fiji hosted Italy. In Round 2, Canada played Scotland, and Samoa played Italy. In Round 3, Japan hosted Italy and Tonga played a Pacific Barbarians side.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Format
The full match schedule was announced on 9 April 2014.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads
Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 7 June 2014 – the tournament's opening day, pre first tournament match.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Canada
Canada's 27-man roster for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Canada
On 19 June, Nathan Hirayama and Kyle Gilmour were added to the squad as further cover for their respective positions.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Canada
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Fiji
Fiji 29-man squad for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Fiji
On 31 May, it was announced that Vereniki Goneva and Levani Botia were withdrawn from the squad due to injury. Watisoni Votu was added to the squad to replace Goneva, while Botia was not replaced.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Fiji
Ahead of the final Round 3 match against Samoa, McKee added former footballer Isoa Donaldson to the squad to increase depth in the Fly Half position.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Fiji
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Japan
Japanese 28-man squad for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Japan
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Samoa
Samoa 31-man squad for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Samoa
On 19 June, Joe Tekori was added to the squad to cover the back row.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Samoa
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Tonga
Tonga's 29-man squad for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, Tonga
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, United States
United States 40-man roster for the 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. Caps are current as of June 1, 2014.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, United States
Note: Head coach Tolkin, will weekly reduce the squad to 28 for each test.


2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Squads, United States
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup
The 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup was the second edition of this international rugby union tournament, created by the International Rugby Board. It was played from 14 to 22 June 2014 at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi.


2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup
The hosts Georgia were joined by Spain and two teams that regularly take part in the IRB Nations Cup, Argentina Jaguars and Emerging Italy.


2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup
South Africa President's XV won the inaugural tournament in 2013 after winning all three of their games but did not return to defend their title.


2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup, Fixtures
The fixtures and kick off times were announced on 4 April 2014.


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
The 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, was held in Santander, Spain, this was the fourth edition of the ISAF Sailing World Championships. It is the world championships for all disciplines used at the upcoming Olympics. What gives this event greater significance is that it was used as qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, Bidding process
The following cities competed against Santander to win the right to host the Championships.


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – 49er
The men's 49er class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Santander, Spain 16–21 September.


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – 49er, Results
Scoring system: low-point system; Source: Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; RDG – Redress given; RET – Retired; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – 49er FX
The women's 49er FX class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Santander, Spain 16–21 September.


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – 49er FX, Results
Scoring system: low-point system; Source: Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; RDG – Redress given; RET – Retired; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Finn
The men's Finn class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Santander, Spain 16–19 September.


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Finn, Results
Scoring system: low-point system; Source: Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; RET – Retired; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Laser
The men's Laser class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Santander, Spain 12–18 September.


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Laser, Results
Scoring system: low-point system; Source: Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); DNC – Did not come to the starting area; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; RET – Retired; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Laser Radial
The women's Laser Radial class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Santander, Spain 12–18 September.


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Laser Radial, Results
Scoring system: low-point system; Source: Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; RET – Retired; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Men's 470
The men's 470 class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Santander, Spain 14–20 September.


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Men's 470, Results
Scoring system: low-point system; Source: Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RDG – Redress given; RET – Retired; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Men's RS:X
The men's RS:X class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Santander, Spain 13–19 September.


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Men's RS:X, Results
Scoring system: low-point system; Source: Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RET – Retired; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Nacra 17
The mixed Nacra 17 class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Santander, Spain 16–21 September.


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Nacra 17, Results
Scoring system: low-point system; Source: Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; RDG – Redress given; RET – Retired; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Women's 470
The women's 470 class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Santander, Spain 14–20 September.


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Women's 470, Results
Scoring system: low-point system; Source: Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; RET – Retired; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Women's RS:X
The women's RS:X class at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships was held in Santander, Spain 13–19 September.


2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships – Women's RS:X, Results
Scoring system: low-point system; Source: Legend:   – Qualified for medal race(s); DNS – Did not start; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RDG – Redress given; RET – Retired; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft
The 2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft was the first ever draft from the Indian Super League, the new franchise domestic football league in India. The draft featured eighty-four Indian domestic players. They were drafted by six out of the eight franchises featured in the Indian Super League to form the domestic core of the teams. NorthEast United FC and Goa were the two non-participating teams as they selected their Indian players from both I-League teams, Dempo and Shillong Lajong respectively. Forty of the eighty-four players up for selection have either played for the India national team or have attended a camp for the national team.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft
The draft took place within two days, 22 to 23 July, in Mumbai.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 1, Round 1
The first round saw FC Pune City go first, with them selecting Lenny Rodrigues as the first ever Indian player in ISL history.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 1, Round 2
The second round saw Delhi Dynamos FC go first, with them selecting Robert Lalthlamuana as their pick.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 1, Round 3
The third round saw Kerala Blasters FC pick first. The player they selected was Ishfaq Ahmed.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 1, Round 4
The fourth round saw Mumbai pick first, their pick being Raju Gaikwad.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 1, Round 5
The fifth round saw Chennai pick first. They selected Shilton Paul with their pick.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 1, Round 6
The sixth round saw Atlético de Kolkata pick first. They selected Mohammed Rafi with their pick.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 1, Round 7
The sixth round saw FC Pune City pick first. They selected Israil Gurung with their pick.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 2, Round 8
The first round of the second day and the eighth round overall began with Delhi Dynamos FC drafting Adil Khan.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 2, Round 9
The second round of the second day and the ninth round overall began with Kerala Blasters FC drafting Sandip Nandy.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 2, Round 10
The third round of the second day and the tenth round overall began with Mumbai drafting Nadong Bhutia.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 2, Round 11
The fourth round of the second day and the eleventh round overall began with Chennai drafting Anthony Barbosa.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 2, Round 12
The fifth round of the second day and the twelfth round overall began with Atlético de Kolkata drafting Baljit Sahni.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 2, Round 13
The sixth round of the second day and the thirteenth round overall began with Atlético de Kolkata drafting Climax Lawrence.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Draft selections – Day 2, Round 14
The seventh round of the second day and the fourteenth round overall began with Chennai drafting Jaison Vales.


2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft, Goa and North East United
Due to both Goa and North East United FC technically not being a part of the official draft, the two teams were placed at the bottom for every round to select their one player from Dempo and Shillong Lajong, respectively, from the I-League.


2014 ISL Inaugural International Draft
The 2014 ISL Inaugural International Draft is the second draft in the Indian Super League, the new franchise domestic football league in India. The draft featured 49 foreign players who were selected by the eight franchises in the ISL.


2014 ISL Inaugural International Draft
The draft took place on 21 August 2014 in Mumbai.


2014 ISL Inaugural International Draft, Draft Selection, Round 1
The first round saw Pune go first, with them selecting Bruno Cirillo as the first ever foreign player in ISL history.


2014 ISSF World Cup
The 2014 ISSF World Cup is the annual edition of the ISSF World Cup in the Olympic shooting events, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation.


2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships
The 51st ISSF World Shooting Championships was held in Granada, Spain from September 6 to September 20, 2014.


2014 ITF Men's Circuit
The 2014 ITF Men's Circuit is the 2014 edition of the entry level tour for men's professional tennis, and is the third tier tennis tour below the Association of Tennis Professionals, World Tour and Challenger Tour. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) who additionally organizes the ITF Women's Circuit which is an entry level tour for women's professional tennis.


2014 ITF Men's Circuit
Future tournaments are organized to offer either $10,000 or $15,000 in prize money and tournaments which offering hospitality to players competing in the main draw give additional ranking points which are valid under the ATP ranking system, and are to be organized by a national association or approved by the ITF Men's Circuit Committee.


2014 ITF Men's Circuit
The tournaments are played on a rectangular flat surface, commonly referred to as a tennis court. The dimenstion of a tennis court are defined and regulated by the ITF and the court is 23.78 meters (78.0 feet) long, 10.97 meters (36.0 feet) wide. Its width is 8.23 meters (27.0 feet) for singles matches and 10.97 meters (36.0 feet) for doubles matches. Tennis is played on a variety of surfaces and each surface has its own characteristics which affect the playing style of the game. There are four main types of courts depending on the materials used for the court surface, clay, hard, grass and carpet courts with the ITF classifying five different pace settings ranging from slow to fast.


2014 ITF Men's Circuit, Participating host nations
Countries that are hosting a tournament in 2014, but did not in 2013.


2014 ITF Men's Circuit (April–June)
This article includes the 2014 ITF Men's Circuit tournaments which occurred between April and June 2014.


2014 ITF Men's Circuit (January–March)
This article includes the 2014 ITF Men's Circuit tournaments which occurred between January and March 2014.


2014 ITF Men's Circuit (July–September)
This article includes the 2014 ITF Men's Circuit tournaments which occurred and will occur between July and September 2014.


2014 ITF Men's Circuit (October–December)
This article includes the 2014 ITF Men's Circuit tournaments which occurred and will occur between October and December 2014.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit
The 2014 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2014 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit (April–June)
The 2014 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2014 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit (January–March)
The 2014 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2014 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit (July–September)
The 2014 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2014 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour, and a "half-step" below the WTA 125K series. It includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit (October–December)
The 2014 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2014 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour. The ITF Women's Circuit includes tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 up to $100,000.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Wuhan
The 2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Wuhan was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Wuhan, China, on 28 July–3 August 2014.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Wuhan, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Wuhan, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:


2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Wuhan – Doubles
The tournament in Wuhan was a new edition to ITF Women's Circuit.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Wuhan – Doubles
Han Xinyun and Zhang Kailin won the inaugural event, defeating Miyu Kato and Makoto Ninomiya in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Wuhan – Singles
The tournament in Wuhan was a new edition to the ITF Women's Circuit.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Wuhan – Singles
Wang Qiang won the inaugural event, defeating Luksika Kumkhum in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Xi'an
The 2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Xi'an was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Xi'an, China, on 23–29 June 2014.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Xi'an, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Xi'an – Doubles
The tournament in Xi'an was a new addition to the ITF Women's Circuit.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Xi'an – Doubles
Lu Jiajing and Wang Yafan won the inaugural tournament, defeating Liang Chen and Yang Zhaoxuan in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–2).


2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Xi'an – Singles
The tournament in Xi'an is a new addition to the ITF Women's Circuit.


2014 ITF Women's Circuit – Xi'an – Singles
Fourth seed Duan Yingying won the title, defeating wildcard Zhu Lin in the final, 4–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4.


2014 ITM 500 Auckland
The 2014 ITM 500 Auckland was a motor race meeting for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the fourth event of the 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 25–27 April at the Pukekohe Park Raceway, near Pukekohe, New Zealand.


2014 ITM 500 Auckland
The 2014 event marked the first - and so far only - time a Ford driver has won the overall round at Pukekohe, with Mark Winterbottom winning the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy.


2014 ITM Cup
The 2014 ITM Cup season was the ninth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on August 14, when Taranaki hosted Counties Manukau. It involved the top fourteen rugby unions of New Zealand. For sponsorship reasons, the competition was known as the ITM Cup and it was the fifth season under the lead sponsor. The winner of the Championship, Manawatu was promoted to the Premiership, the seventh placed Premiership team, Wellington was relegated to the Championship.


2014 ITM Cup, Format
The ITM Cup standings were sorted by a competition points system. Four points were awarded to the winning team, a draw equaled two points, whilst a loss amounted to zero points. Unions could also win their side a respectable bonus point. To receive a bonus point, they must have scored four tries or more or lose by seven or fewer points or less. Each team was placed on their total points received. If necessary of a tiebreaker, when two or more teams finish on equal points, the union who defeated the other in a head-to-head got placed higher.


2014 ITM Cup, Format
In case of a draw between them, the side with the biggest points deferential margin got rights to be ranked above. If they were tied on points difference, it was then decided by a highest scored try count or a coin toss. This seeding format was implemented since the beginning of the 2006 competition.


2014 ITM Cup, Format
The competition included a promotion-relegation process with the winner of the Championship receiving automatic promotion to the Premiership, replacing the seventh-placed team in the Premiership which was relegated to the Championship for the following year. The regular season consisted of two types of matches. The internal division matches were when each team played the other six unions in their division once, home or away. The cross-division matches were when each team played four teams from the other division, thus missing out on three teams, each from the opposite division.


2014 ITM Cup, Format
Each union played home or away games against teams from the other division, making a total of ten competition games for each union. The finals format allowed the top four teams from each division move on to the semi-finals. The top two division winners, based on table points, received a home semi-final. In the first round of the finals, the semi-finals, the second division winner hosted the third division winner, and the first division winner hosted the fourth division winner. The final was hosted by the top remaining seed.


2014 ITM Cup, Regular season
The 2014 ITM Cup was played across nine weeks with every team playing one Wednesday night fixture in a double-up round where they played twice that week. The competition started on Thursday, August 14, with Taranaki taking on Counties Manukau at Yarrow Stadium.


2014 ITS Cup
The 2014 ITS Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2014 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $50,000 in prize money. It took place in Olomouc, Czech Republic, on 14–20 July 2014.


2014 ITS Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2014 ITS Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a lucky loser:


2014 ITS Cup – Doubles
Renata Voráčová and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová were the defending champions, but Záhlavová-Strýcová chose not to participate. Voráčová teamed up with Petra Cetkovská and successfully defended her title, defeating Barbora Krejčíková and Aleksandra Krunić in the final, 6–2, 4–6, [10–7].


2014 ITS Cup – Singles
Polona Hercog was the defending champion, but chose to participate at the Swedish Open instead. Petra Cetkovská won the all-Czech final, defeating Denisa Allertová 3–6, 6–1, 6–4.


2014 ITU Triathlon World Cup
The 2014 ITU Triathlon World Cup is a series of triathlon races organised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for elite-level triathletes held during the 2014 season. For 2014, ten races were announced as part of the World Cup series. Each race is held over a distance of 1500 m swim, 40 km cycle, 10 km run (an Olympic-distance triathlon).


2014 ITU World Triathlon Series
The 2014 ITU World Triathlon Series was a series of eight World Championship Triathlon events that lead up to a Grand Final held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Series was organised under the auspices of the world governing body of triathlon, the International Triathlon Union (ITU). At the conclusion of the series Javier Gómez of Spain and Gwen Jorgensen of the United States were declared the 2014 ITU World Champions.


2014 ITU World Triathlon Series, Overall standings
The athlete who accumulates the most points throughout the 8 race season is declared the year's world champion. The final point standings are:


2014 IWRF World Championship
2014 IWRF World Championship was the 6th international world wheelchair rugby competition, which took place between August 4 to August 10. The championships was contested between the world's twelve top national teams and was held at the Arena Fyn at Odense Congress Center in Odense, Denmark. The tournament was won by Australia, their first title.


2014 IWRF World Championship
As winners, Australia took the first slot for the wheelchair rugby tournament at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.


2014 IWRF World Championship, Tournament
Twelve teams contested the 2014 IWRF World Championship. The preliminary rounds consisted of a group stage where the teams were split into two leagues which were contested as a round-robin. This was then followed by a round of crossover matches that  determined the semi-finalists.


2014 Ibb bombing
On December 31, 2014, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the cultural center in Ibb, Yemen, killing as many as 49 people and injuring up to 70 others. This was the deadliest attack in the country during 2014, as well as the second major bombing in less than a month, after the 2014 Rada' bombings.


2014 Ibb bombing, Bombing
In celebration of Muhammad's birthday, Houthis supporters organized a celebration for students at the cultural center in Ibb. Over 500 people were in attendance at the event. Around 11:00am, in the back of the hall, a suicide bomber dressed as a woman, blew himself up using an explosive belt he was wearing. Prior to blowing himself up, the suicide bomber was socializing with guests and did not appear out of the ordinary to other attendees. The group responsible for the bombing was, and still is unknown, although it is suspected to be Al-Qaeda. A second bomb was discovered, prior to detonation, near the entrance to the building.


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
The 16th Ibero-American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo in São Paulo, Brazil, between August 1-3, 2014.


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by men and 22 by women.


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics
A detailed report on the event and an appraisal of the results was given.


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 294 athletes from 22 countries participated. Although initially announced, athletes from  Cape Verde and from  Mozambique did not show.


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results
These are the results of the 2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics which took place from August 1 to 3, 2014, at the Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo in São Paulo, Brazil.


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 100 meters
HeatsHeat 1 – 1 August 16:10h – Temperature: 26.0 °C – Humidity: 50% – Wind: -0.2 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 100 meters
Heat 2 – 1 August 16:10h – Temperature: 25.5 °C – Humidity: 55% – Wind: +0.2 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 100 meters
Heat 3 – 1 August 16:10h – Temperature: 25.6 °C – Humidity: 55% – Wind: +0.3 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 100 meters
Final – 1 August 17:55h – Temperature: 24.0 °C – Humidity: 35% – Wind: +0.6 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 200 meters
HeatsHeat 1 – 2 August 15:50h – Temperature: 28.0 °C – Humidity: 25% – Wind: -1.5 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 200 meters
Heat 2 – 2 August 15:50h – Temperature: 28.0 °C – Humidity: 25% – Wind: -2.3 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 200 meters
Final – 3 August 10:20h – Temperature: 25.6 °C – Humidity: 45% – Wind: +0.7 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 400 meters
Final – 2 August 16:25h – Temperature: 24.9 °C – Humidity: 36%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 800 meters
Final – 2 August 17:30h – Temperature: 24.0 °C – Humidity: 34%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 1500 meters
Final – 3 August 15:50h – Temperature: 28 °C – Humidity: 38%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 3000 meters
Final – 1 August 17:20h – Temperature: 27.0 °C – Humidity: 32%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 5000 meters
Final – 3 August 09:30h – Temperature: 25.6 °C – Humidity: 45%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 3000 meters steeplechase
Final – 1 August 16:45h – Temperature: 27.0 °C – Humidity: 32%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 110 meters hurdles
HeatsHeat 1 – 2 August 10:00h – Temperature: 21.8 °C – Humidity: 63% – Wind: -1.5 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 110 meters hurdles
Heat 2 – 2 August 10:00h – Temperature: 23.1° – Humidity: 63% – Wind: +1.2 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 110 meters hurdles
Final – 2 August 18:30h – Temperature: 21.5 °C – Humidity: 51% – Wind: -0.3 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 400 meters hurdles
HeatsHeat 1 – 1 August 15:30h – Temperature: 25.5 °C – Humidity: 50%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 400 meters hurdles
Heat 2 – 1 August 15:30h – Temperature: 25.5 °C – Humidity: 55%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 400 meters hurdles
Final – 2 August 17:00h – Temperature: 23.9 °C – Humidity: 36%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, High jump
Final – 3 August 15:05h – Temperature: 27.5–27.4 °C – Humidity: 23 - 20%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Pole vault
Final – 3 August 09:05h – Temperature: 19.3–22.6 °C – Humidity: 70 - 55%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Long jump
Final – 2 August 15:20h – Temperature: 26.4–24.9 °C – Humidity: 28 - 36%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Triple jump
Final – 3 August 15:10h – Temperature: 27.3–26.9 °C – Humidity: 24 - 24%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Shot put
Final – 3 August 15:35h – Temperature: 28.3–28.3 °C – Humidity: 20 - 20%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Discus throw
Final – 2 August 19:00h – Temperature: 20.1–17.1 °C – Humidity: 59 - 72%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Hammer throw
Final – 1 August 15:40h – Temperature: 27.5–26.9 °C – Humidity: 31 - 32%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, Javelin throw
Final – 3 August 16:25h – Temperature: 26.7–25.2 °C – Humidity: 20 - 20%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 20,000 meters walk
Final – 2 August 18:50h – Temperature: 17.0 °C – Humidity: 71%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 4 x 100 meters relay
Final – 3 August 16:50h – Temperature: 26.9 °C – Humidity: 24%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Men's results, 4 x 400 meters relay
Final – 3 August 11:20h – Temperature: 25.2 °C – Humidity: 47%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 100 meters
Final – 1 August 17:40h – Temperature: 25.0 °C – Humidity: 35% – Wind: +0.0 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 200 meters
HeatsHeat 1 – 2 August 15:30h – Temperature: 28.0 °C – Humidity: 25% – Wind: -0.7 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 200 meters
Heat 2 – 2 August 15:30h – Temperature: 28.0 °C – Humidity: 25% – Wind: -0.7 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 200 meters
Final – 3 August 10:00h – Temperature: 25.6 °C – Humidity: 45% – Wind: +0.2 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 400 meters
Final – 2 August 16:10h – Temperature: 28.0 °C – Humidity: 25%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 800 meters
Final – 2 August 17:15h – Temperature: 23.9 °C – Humidity: 36%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 1500 meters
Final – 3 August 15:30h – Temperature: 30.0 °C – Humidity: 54%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 3000 meters
Final – 1 August 17:00h – Temperature: 27.0 °C – Humidity: 32%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 5000 meters
Final – 3 August 16:10h – Temperature: 26.9 °C – Humidity: 24%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 3000 meters steeplechase
Final – 1 August 16:30h – Temperature: 27.0 °C – Humidity: 32%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 100 meters hurdles
Final – 3 August 15:15h – Temperature: 30.0 °C – Humidity: 33% – Wind: +0.1 m/s


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 400 meters hurdles
Final – 2 August 16:45h – Temperature: 23.9 °C – Humidity: 36%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, High jump
Final – 1 August 17:30h – Temperature: 23.5–20.9 °C – Humidity: 41-48%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Pole vault
Final – 1 August 15:45h – Temperature: 27.3–26.1 °C – Humidity: 29- 44%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Long jump
Final – 1 August 16:00h – Temperature: 27.0–23.5 °C – Humidity: 31 - 40%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Triple jump
Final – 2 August 16:55h – Temperature: 22.9–22.1 °C – Humidity: 43 - 51%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Shot put
Final – 3 August 09:10h – Temperature: 19–25.6 °C – Humidity: 69% - 45%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Discus throw
Final – 2 August 15:15h – Temperature: 27.1–25.7 °C – Humidity: 20 - 33%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Hammer throw
Final – 1 August 17:10h – Temperature: 24.1–21.4 °C – Humidity: 42 - 52%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, Javelin throw
Final – 3 August 15:00h – Temperature: 29.2–31.1 °C – Humidity: 20 - 20%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 10,000 meters walk
Final – 1 August 18:45h – Temperature: 23.0 °C – Humidity: 35%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 4 x 100 meters relay
Final – 3 August 16:30h – Temperature: 26.9 °C – Humidity: 24%


2014 Ibero-American Championships in Athletics – Results, Women's results, 4 x 400 meters relay
Final – 3 August 10:50h – Temperature: 25.2 °C – Humidity: 47%


2014 Icelandic Cup
The 2014 Icelandic Cup, also known as Borgunarbikar for sponsorship reasons, was the 55th edition of the Icelandic national football cup.


2014 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup
The 2014 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup was the 19th season of the Icelandic Men's League Cup, a pre-season professional football competition in Iceland. The competition started on 15 February 2014 and concluded on 25 April 2014. Breiðablik were the reigning champions, having won their first League Cup last year.


2014 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup
The 24 teams from the Úrvalsdeild karla and 1. deild karla were divided into 3 groups of 8 teams. Every team played every other team of its group once, home, away or on a neutral ground for a total of 7 games. Each group winner, each runner-up and the two best third-place finishes entered the quarter-finals.


2014 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup, Group stage
The games will be played from 15 February to 12 April 2014.


2014 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup, Knockout stage
The top two teams of each group and the two best third-place entered the quarterfinals.


2014 Icelandic municipal elections
Municipal elections took place in Iceland on 31 May 2014. 66% of eligible voters cast votes, the lowest proportion since Iceland gained independence.


2014 Icelandic municipal elections
As part of a pledge, Mayor Jón Gnarr's Best Party did not participate in the election and was dissolved after the election was held.


2014 Icelandic municipal elections, Results in Reykjavík
In total, 56,895 votes were cast. Of these, 2,024 were blank and 227 were invalid.


2014 Icelandic municipal elections, Results in Reykjavík
On 11 June 2014, a coalition was announced of the Social Democrats, Bright Future, the Left-Greens, and the Pirate Party. Dagur B. Eggertsson, of the Social Democrats, became the new mayor, while the Left-Green councillor Sóley Tómasdóttir became president of the city council and Sigurður Björn Blöndal of Bright Future became the city council chairperson. The coalition did not invite Progressive Party councillors onto the city’s councils and committees, with Sóley Tómasdóttir saying that the party was not “suitable” for the jobs; this has been taken partly to relate to the councillors' opposition to the Reykjavík Mosque.


2014 Idaho Secretary of State election
The 2014 Idaho Secretary of State election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Secretary of State of Idaho. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ben Ysursa did not seek re-election after 12 of serving as the secretary of state.


2014 Idaho Secretary of State election, Background
Republican Incumbent Ben Ysursa decided not to seek re-election after serving since 2003.


2014 Idaho State Bengals football team
The 2014 Idaho State Bengals football team represented Idaho State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bengals were led by fourth year head coach Mike Kramer and played their home games at Holt Arena. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for second place.


2014 Idaho State Bengals football team, Game summaries, @ Utah
Game officials: Referee - Jack Folliard, Umpire - Douglas Wilson, Head Linesman - Bob Day, Line Judge - Jeff Robinson, Side Judge - Aaron Santi, Field Judge - Brad Glenn, Back Judge - Steve Hudson, Head Replay Official - Jim Northcott


2014 Idaho Vandals football team
The 2014 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Vandals are led by second year head coach Paul Petrino and play their home games on campus in Moscow at the Kibbie Dome. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in conference play to finish in a tie for ninth place.


2014 Idaho Vandals football team
Idaho returned to the Sun Belt Conference as a "football only" member in 2014; they previously competed in the conference in the same capacity from 2001 through 2004. Idaho was an independent for football in 2013. The team was ineligible for postseason play regardless of their final record due to an insufficient Academic Progress Rate.


2014 Idaho Vandals football team, NFL Draft
No Vandals were selected in the 2015 NFL Draft, but offensive tackle Jesse Davis was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks.


2014 Idaho elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Idaho on November 4, 2014. All of Idaho's executive officers are up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, and both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections was held on May 20, 2014.


2014 Idaho elections, Governor
Incumbent Republican Governor Butch Otter ran for re-election to a third term in office


2014 Idaho elections, Governor
He was challenged in the Republican primary by State Senator Russ Fulcher, defeating him 51% to 44%. Perennial candidate Walt Bayes and candidate for Idaho's 1st congressional district in 2000 and 2010 and candidate for Mayor of Boise in 2001 Harley Brown took 2% and 3%, respectively.


2014 Idaho elections, Governor
A.J. Balukoff, a businessman and President of the Boise School District Board of Trustees comfortably defeated Terry Kerr, a former Republican candidate for local office, for the Democratic nomination.


2014 Idaho elections, Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Brad Little ran for re-election to a second term in office.


2014 Idaho elections, Lieutenant Governor
He was challenged in the Republican primary by Idaho County Commissioner Jim Chmelik.


2014 Idaho elections, Lieutenant Governor
Former State Senator and candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2006 Bert Marley was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.


2014 Idaho elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden ran for re-election to a fourth term in office. He was challenged in the Republican primary by attorney C.T. "Chris" Troupis.


2014 Idaho elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Ben Ysursa did not run for re-election to a fourth term in office.


2014 Idaho elections, Secretary of State
Four Republicans ran for their party's nomination: former Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives Lawerence Denney, former State Senator Evan Frasure, Ada County Chief Deputy Clerk Phil McGrane and former State Senator Mitch Toryanski. State Senator Marv Hagedorn and State Representative Luke Malek had considered running in the Republican primary, but decided against it.


2014 Idaho elections, Secretary of State
State Representative Holli Woodings is running for the Democrats and was unopposed in her party's primary.


2014 Idaho elections, Treasurer
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Ron Crane is running for re-election to a fifth term in office. He was unopposed in the Republican primary.


2014 Idaho elections, Treasurer
Chairwoman of the Twin Falls County Democrats Deborah Silver and Green Party nominee for Nevada's 1st congressional district in 2002 W. Lane Startin ran for the Democratic nomination.


2014 Idaho elections, Controller
Incumbent Republican Controller Brandon D. Woolf, who was appointed to the position in 2012 after Donna Jones resigned after suffering injuries in a car crash, ran for election to a first full term. He was challenged in the Republican primary by former Vice Chairman of the Idaho Republican Party and candidate for Controller in 2010 Todd Hatfield.


2014 Idaho elections, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna did not run for re-election to a third term in office.


2014 Idaho elections, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Four Republicans ran for their party's nomination: teacher John Eynon, Melba School District Superintendent Andrew Grover, middle school principal Randy Jensen and high school principal Sherri Ybarra.


2014 Idaho elections, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Former Chief Deputy Superintendent Roger Quarles, former State Representative Steve Smylie, former State Senator Melinda Smyser, State Representative Steven Thayn, State Representative Jeffrey Thompson and Gooding School District Superintendent Heather Williams had considered running in the Republican primary, but all decided against it.


2014 Idaho elections, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Former Chief Deputy Superintendent and nominee for Superintendent in 2006 Jana Jones ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.


2014 Idaho elections, United States Senate
Incumbent Republican Senator Jim Risch ran for re-election to a second term in office. He was challenged in the Republican primary by Jeremy Anderson, defeating him with almost 80% of the vote.


2014 Idaho elections, United States Senate
Attorney Nels Mitchell easily defeated attorney from New York and perennial candidate William Bryk for the Democratic nomination.


2014 Idaho elections, United States House of Representatives
Both of Idaho's two seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014. Both incumbents, Raúl Labrador and Mike Simpson won re-election handily.


2014 Idaho gubernatorial election
The 2014 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Idaho, concurrently with the election to Idaho's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.


2014 Idaho gubernatorial election
Incumbent Republican Governor Butch Otter ran for election to a third consecutive term in office. In primary elections held on May 20, 2014, Otter was renominated and the Democrats nominated businessman and president of the Boise School District Board of Trustees A.J. Balukoff. Otter defeated Balukoff and four Independent and Third Party challengers in the general election.


2014 Idaho gubernatorial election, General election, Debates
A debate was held between Balukoff & Bujak. Gov. Otter chose not to participate.


2014 Idlib offensive
The 2014 Idlib offensive was a series of operations conducted by the rebels against the Syrian Government in the Idlib Governorate during the Syrian Civil War. The clashes were mostly concentrated around Khan Shaykhun and on the highway towards Maarrat al-Nu'man.


2014 Idlib offensive, Rebel offensive
The rebels began the operation on 5 March; three days later it was reported that the rebels were trying to cut the road between Idlib and Al-Mastuma in an attempt to surround the city of Idlib. A day after the report of the offensive the SOHR reported that a commander of an FSA battalion was assassinated by unknown gunmen between the villages of Kafar-Sejna and Al-Rekaya.


2014 Idlib offensive, Rebel offensive
Free Syrian Army units and other rebel troops charted moderate gains since the start of their operation. On 12 March, pro-opposition sources claimed the rebels cut the M-5 highway at Khan Shaykhun; 13 days later it was reported that the rebels seized 15 Syrian Army checkpoints in Khan Shaykhun after days of fighting. According to Col. Afif al-Suleimani, head of Idlib's rebel Military Council, the Army withdrew many of its soldiers from Idlib province to reinforce their forces in Latakia province after the 2014 rebel offensive at Latakia was launched against the coastal area. The rebels then advanced towards Khan Shaykhun resulted in both the lifting of the siege of the town and cutting the supply line to Syrian Army bases further north in the province. Also, on 29 March, they reportedly captured parts of the Shiite town of Al-Fu'ah, northeast of Idlib city.


2014 Idlib offensive, Rebel offensive
On 4 April, four rebels were reportedly killed by clashes around Sehyan checkpoint north of Khan Shaykhun. It was also reported that Baboulin town and al-Salhiya village were captured by the rebels, thus cutting off the supply route and highway to the Wadi Deif and Hamidiyah army bases at Maaret al-Numan. At least 18 regular soldiers were reportedly killed in the clashes and two tanks were disabled. After Baboulin was captured, clashes took place along a nearby 20-mile stretch of highway between Morek and Maaret al-Numan.


2014 Idlib offensive, Rebel offensive
A day later, the SOHR reported that the rebels seized a checkpoint at Khan Shaykhoun over night. On 8 April, rebels detonated two suicide cars at the Khazanat fueling base east of Khan Shaykhun, followed by clashes and three days later reportedly took an Army checkpoint at the crossroads of the Heish, but Syrian Army units took it back the next day. Despite this setback, the rebels captured the al-Sayyad checkpoint the same day after heavy clashes with Army units in the southeast of Khan Shaykhoun according to the SOHR.


2014 Idlib offensive, Rebel offensive
On 15 April, 21 rebels (including a defected officer and a battalion commander) and a number of Army soldiers were reportedly killed in clashes around Qmenas town. In addition, 6 rebels were killed while no less than 40 were injured, and the connection was lost with 25 rebels after an ambush by Syrian Army units around Al-Hamedya camp It was also reported that the FSA affiliated Hazzm Movement had received 20 TOW anti-tank missiles from a "Western source".


2014 Idlib offensive, Rebel offensive
On 5 May, rebels detonated a 'tunnel bomb' under the al-Sahabh checkpoint in the east of Khan Shaykhoun and captured it. According to the SOHR, about 30 pro-government fighters (including two officers) were killed in the blast. Pro -government sources denied this claim and only reported several wounded. On 14 May, the Wadi al-Deif base was struck by another 'tunnel bomb'. According to the SOHR, tens of pro-government fighters were killed and wounded by the explosion.


2014 Idlib offensive, Rebel offensive
On 24 May, according to the SOHR, rebels launched an offensive towards Hish and reportedly captured the Kafr Bassin and Hish intersection Army checkpoints. The next day, six car bombs were detonated by the rebels: Four at checkpoints in the Al Arba’in Mountain area and two at the  Khazanat Army base east of Khan Shaykhoun. According to the SOHR, tens of pro-government fighters were killed and injured by the blasts in the Al Arba’in Mountain area and at least 16 in the Khazanat base.


2014 Idlib offensive, Rebel offensive
The attacks resulted in rebel advances in the  Al Arba’in Mountain area and the capture of the Khazanat base. Pro -government sources denied all of this and claimed that the army was advancing in the Al Arba’in area. The following day, rebels captured the al-Salam checkpoint west of Khan Shaykhoun, thus completely securing Khan Shaykhoun and its surroundings, and a checkpoint in the Hish area. Four rebels (including a commander) were killed during the takeover of the Khazanat base on the 25th.


2014 Idlib offensive, Aftermath
On 27 October, Al-Nusra stormed government positions around Idlib in an attempt to cut the supply lines to the city. Later that same day, the army recaptured all buildings and strategic points held by Al-Nusra in and near the city.


2014 Idol Star Athletics Championships
The 2014 Idol Star Athletics Championships (Hangul: 아이돌스타 육상 양궁 풋살 컬링 선수권대회) was held at Jamsil Arena in Seoul, South Korea on January 7, 2014 and was broadcast on MBC on January 9 and 10, 2014. At the championships, a total number of 10 events (6 in athletics, 2 in archery and in curling, futsal 1 each) were contested: 5 by men and 5 by women. There were over 230 K-pop singers and celebrities who participated, divided into 8 teams.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping
On September 26, 2014, 43 male students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College were forcibly abducted and then disappeared in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. They were allegedly taken into custody by local police officers from Cocula and Iguala, in collusion with organized crime. According to official reports, the students annually commandeered several buses to travel to Mexico City to commemorate the anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre; police attempted to intercept several of the buses by using roadblocks and firing weapons.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping
Details remain unclear on what happened during and after the roadblock, but the government investigation concluded that 43 of the students were taken into custody and were handed over to the local Guerreros Unidos ("United Warriors") crime syndicate and probably killed. This official version from the Federal government of Mexico is disputed. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights assembled a panel of experts who conducted a six-month investigation in 2015. They stated that the government's claim was "scientifically impossible" that the students were killed in a garbage dump because they were mistaken for members of a drug gang.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping
Mexican authorities also claimed that Iguala Mayor José Luis Abarca Velázquez, a member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), masterminded the abduction with his wife María de los Ángeles Pineda Villa, as they wanted to prevent them from disrupting events held in the city, although neither of them were put on trial for the students' disappearance. Both fled after the incident. They were arrested about a month later in Mexico City for the murder of activist Arturo Hernández Cardona. Iguala's police chief Felipe Flores Velásquez was also arrested in Iguala on October 21, 2016. The mass kidnapping has caused continued international protests and social unrest, leading to the resignation of Guerrero Governor Ángel Aguirre Rivero in the face of statewide protests on October 23, 2014.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping
On November 7, 2014, Mexican Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam gave a press conference in which he announced that several plastic bags had been found by a river in Cocula, Guerrero containing human remains, possibly those of the missing students. At least 80 suspects have been arrested in the case, 44 of whom were police officers. Two students have been confirmed dead after their remains were identified by the Austria-based University of Innsbruck. Other sources allege a government cover-up, stating that the 27th Infantry Battalion of the Mexican Army was directly involved in the kidnapping and murder.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping
This is the case made by investigative journalist Anabel Hernández, claiming that two of the buses were secretly transporting heroin, without the students' knowledge. She stated that a drug lord ordered the battalion's colonel to intercept the drugs; the students, witnesses of the attack, were killed as collateral damage. There are also reports linking federal forces to the case, some stating that military personnel in the area deliberately refrained from helping the students in distress. On December 3, 2018, newly elected President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the creation of a truth commission, to lead new investigations into the events.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping
In June 2020, José Ángel Casarrubias Salgado, alias "El Mochomo" was arrested. El Mochomo, leader of the United Warriors Cartel and brother of jailed former United Warriors leader Sidronio Casarrubias, is suspected of being responsible for the abductions and ordering the murders of the abducted students. In September 2020, the government announced it was seeking the arrest and extradition of Tomas Zeron, one of the authors of the official "historical truth," which has been widely rejected by families of the students.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Background
The Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers College in Ayotzinapa, founded in 1926, is an all-male school that has historically been associated with student activism. Notorious Mexican teacher and guerrilla leader Lucio Cabañas studied in this school. Guerrero teachers, including the students from Ayotzinapa, are known for their "militant and radical protests that often involve hijacking buses and delivery trucks." The appropriation of the vehicles was, according to the students, routine and temporary. Most of the buses are usually returned after the protests conclude.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Background
This tactic has largely been tolerated by law enforcement even though it is inconvenient for other users of public transport. Although federal agents tend not to actively confront students when they "borrow" buses, the practice puts students and teachers at odds with local officials. Other protest tactics used by the students include throwing rocks at police officers, blocking roads, and stealing property. Students claim those tactics are the only way to get attention and earn funds from the government.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Background
Local authorities in Guerrero tend to be suspicious of student protests because they suspect them of having ties with leftist guerrillas or rival political groups. In 1995, the Guerrero state police killed 17 farmers and injured 21 others when they were carrying out a protest. The massacre led to the creation of the Popular Revolutionary Army (Spanish: Ejército Popular Revolucionario), which is believed by some state officials to retain some political influence in Guerrero. Students claim to have no ties with such groups, and that the only thing they have in common with them is their socialist ideology. In addition, in places like Guerrero, where the bus companies are assumed to pay protection money, the student campaigns are seen as threatening to organized crime.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Background
In December 2011, two students from the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers College of Ayotzinapa were gunned down and killed by the Guerrero State Police during a rally on the Cuernavaca to Acapulco federal highway.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Background
In February 2013, President Enrique Peña Nieto published an education reform bill in the Official Journal of the Federation in agreement with the pact signed by the three main political parties, PRI, PAN and PRD, named Pact for Mexico. This bill aims to make public education more effective, with higher standards, higher achievement, and higher focus on the needs of students, as well as introducing a competitive process for the hiring, promotion, recognition, and tenure of teachers, principals, and administrators and declared that all previous appointments that did not conform to the procedures were null. Some teachers oppose these reforms because they refuse to be tested and graded on their students' performance with universally standard exams that do not take in account the socio-economic differences between urban and under-equipped rural schools, that has an effect the students performance.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Background
In May 2013 the union teachers of CNTE started rallies and strikes across Mexico, staying in the Zócalo of Mexico City in a sit-in protest against the Reform and the bill of secondary laws. Students of the Rural Teachers College of Ayotzinapa joined the protest against Education Reform. In September 2013, the police retook the Zocalo square using water cannons and tear gas.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Background
Business organizations of Baja California, Estado de Mexico, and Chiapas demanded decisive action against teachers on strike, as well as politicians from the PRD and PAN, and academics. In October 2013, three teachers protesting against the Education Reform suffered head injuries and a broken arm after being pelted with stones. The attack was blamed on the inhabitants of the Tepito Neighborhood, although teachers blamed the Federal Government.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Background
In January 2014, the Governor of the State of Mexico, Eruviel Ávila Villegas, sent a bill to the local Congress proposing to sanction those teachers who were actively protesting and not attending their jobs with fines and jail time. In August 2014, journalist Carlos Loret de Mola claimed to have heard a person in a meeting with President Peña Nieto saying "we're going to beat the hell out of those CNTE guys" ("Les vamos a partir la madre a los de la CNTE").


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Clash with authorities
On September 26, 2014, at approximately 6:00 p.m. (CST), more than 100 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College in Tixtla, Guerrero, travelled to Iguala, Guerrero, to commandeer buses for an upcoming march in Mexico City.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Clash with authorities
The students had previously attempted to make their way to Chilpancingo, but state and federal authorities blocked the routes that led to the capital. In Iguala, their plan was to interrupt the annual DIF conference of María de los Ángeles Pineda Villa, local President of the organization and the wife of the Iguala mayor. The purpose of the conference and after-party was to celebrate her public works, and to promote her campaign as the next mayor of Iguala. The student-teachers also had plans to solicit transportation costs to Mexico City for the anniversary march of the 1968 student massacre in Tlatelolco. However, on their way there, the students were intercepted by the Iguala municipal police force at around 9:30 p.m., reportedly on orders of the mayor.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Clash with authorities
The details of what followed during the students' clash with the police vary. According to police reports, the police chased the students because they had hijacked three buses and attempted to drive them off to carry out the protests and then return to their college. Members of the student union, however, stated that they had been protesting and were hitchhiking when they clashed with the police. As the buses sped away and the chase ensued, the police opened fire on the vehicles. Two students were killed in one of the buses, while some fled into the surrounding hills.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Clash with authorities
Roughly three hours later, escaped students returned to the scene to speak with reporters. In a related incident, unidentified gunmen fired at a bus carrying players from a local soccer team, which they may have mistaken for one of the buses that picked up the student protestors. Bullets struck the bus and hit two taxis. The bus driver, a football player, and a woman inside one of the taxis were killed. The next morning, the authorities discovered the corpse of a student, Julio César Mondragón, who had attempted to run away during the gunfire. His eyes had been gouged out and the skin of his face flayed to a bare skull. In total, 6 people were killed and 25 wounded.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Kidnapping
After the shootings, eyewitnesses said that students were rounded up and forced into police vehicles. Once in custody, the students were taken to the police station in Iguala and then handed over to the police in Cocula. Cocula deputy police chief César Nava González then ordered his subordinates to transport the students to a rural community known as Pueblo Viejo. At some point, while still alive, the students were handed over by the police to members of the Guerreros Unidos ("United Warriors"), a criminal organization in Guerrero (splintered from the Beltran Leyva cartel).


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Kidnapping
One of the trucks used to transport the students was owned by Gildardo López Astudillo (alias "El Cabo Gil"), a high-ranking leader of the gang. "El Gil" then called Sidronio Casarrubias Salgado, the top leader of Guerreros Unidos, and told him that the people he had in custody posed a threat to the gang's control of the area. Guerreros Unidos likely believed that some of the students were members of a rival gang known as Los Rojos. With that information, Casarrubias allowed his subordinates to kill the students. Investigators believe that a gang member known by his alias "El Chucky" or "El Choky" took part in the killings. He was suspected of collaborating with Francisco Salgado Valladares, one of Iguala's security chiefs, in kidnapping the students.


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Kidnapping
According to investigators, the students were taken to a dumpster in the outskirts of Cocula. After reaching the site it is likely that 15 students had died of suffocation and the other students were then killed by Patricio Reyes Landa, Jonathan Osorio Gómez and Agustín García Reyes. These three suspects then dumped the bodies in a pit, and some other suspects known only by their aliases burned the corpses with diesel, gasoline, tires, wood and plastic. They also destroyed the students' clothing in order to erase all possible evidence. The fire probably lasted from midnight until 2:00 or 3:00 p.m..


2014 Iguala mass kidnapping, Kidnapping
The gang assigned guards throughout the day to make sure that the fire was kept alive. When the fire had gone down, the suspects threw dirt in to cool the pit. They then placed the remains in eight plastic bags and dumped them in the San Juan river in Cocula, reportedly on orders from a man known only as "El Terco". "El Gil" then sent a text message to Casarrubias Salgado confirming the completion of the task. "We turned them into dust and threw their remains in the water. They [authorities] will never find them", the text read.