Rio 2016 preview: Men’s up to 72kg

China’s Lei Liu is the one to watch as he goes for a Paralympic three-peat.

Portrait photo of a man in front of a Brazilian flag

Former footballer-turned-politician Romario Faria is an ambassador for the Paralympic Movement.

WATCH the Rio 2016 Paralympics live

15 HD Dailymotion channels will show 13 live sports, highlights of all 22 sports and Opening and Closing Ceremonies on paralympic.org

Man in wheelchair with basketball

The European silver medallists will be going to Rio Paralympics with one objective – to win every wheelchair basketball game they play.

Nigeria's Yakubu Adesokan winning gold at London 2012

Nigeria’s powerlifter Yakubu Adekosan is seeking to retain his title at September’s Paralympic Games.

Pope Francis wishes athletes good luck for the Rio 2016 Paralympics

Four athletes on Wednesday had the opportunity to discuss with the Holy Father the impact the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will have around the world.

Terezinha Guilhermina

There has been a surge in demand for Paralympic tickets since the ending of the Olympic Games.

Rio 2016 preview: Women’s up to 61kg

Multi-medallist Yan Yang is only missing Paralympic gold, but will Rio 2016 be her golden moment?

Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long

Team USA will send its largest delegation to the Paralympics with 267 members.

Agitos

The IPC suspended the Russian Paralympic Committee on 7 August for its inability to fulfil its IPC membership responsibilities and obligations.

Canada’s Zak Madell  and Australia’s Ryley Batt

Australia’s Ryley Batt and Canada’s Zak Madell opened up on their chances of winning the coveted wheelchair rugby Paralympic gold.

Chen Fengqing competes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

China’s goalball player is hoping the team can win gold in Rio after claiming silver at the last two Paralympic Games.

Rio 2016 preview: R6 (mixed 50m rifle prone SH1)

Expect a shooting showdown between Matt Skelhon and Abdulla Sultan Alaryani.

A Para sport pistol shooter takes aim

With a new Brazilian record under her belt, Paralympics newcomer Debora Campos wants to ultimately secure her place among the shooting elite

Participants after training.

Blind Sport New Zealand, in association with the International Blind Sports Federation, introduced the sport to the country through a series of events in Auckland.

USA's LTA4+ rowing team at the 2015 World Rowing Championships.

After a silver at the 2015 Worlds, the USA’s LTA4+ boat are confident they can contend for gold at the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Rio 2016 preview: Women’s up to 55kg

Do not miss Mexico’s Amalia Perez, one of the most established names in powerlifting.

Heinrich Popow of Germany

A number of world and European records fell at the weekend, as athletes start to peak ahead of next month’s Paralympic Games.

Raymond Martin of the United States competes in the men's 100m T52 heats at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

The US T52 racer heads to his second Paralympics aiming to win three gold medals.

Benin National Paralympic Committee (NPC) has organised a total of three Paralympic days in different regions to develop para-sport in the country.

The West African country will launch their third project to promote Para sports in November 2016, thanks to the support of the Agitos Foundation.