The first edition of the European Para Championships (EPC), a combined European championship for Paralympic sports, starts in Rotterdam on Tuesday. Andrew Parsons, the president of the International Paralympic Committee, will officially open the event on Monday evening. Ten different sports, just under half of the total number of Paralympic sports, will take place in Rotterdam. These are archery, badminton, cycling, goalball, judo, taekwondo, shooting, boccia, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair tennis.