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The Brazilian sprinter will be one to watch at Doha 2015 so are five interesting facts about the 27-year-old.

Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) logo

With messages from Paralympic hopefuls, the video rallies excitement for Team Australia ahead of Rio 2016.

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Brazilian government has provided updates on 18 venues that will be used for the Rio 2016 Games.

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The world’s best T52 wheelchair racer reveals the people who inspire him.

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Learn a little more about the Russian T38 athlete ahead of October’s IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Young canoeist in aciton

At just 15 years old, the para-canoeist is already competing at the World Championships in his sport.

The 2015 World Rowing Championships is held in Aiguebelette, France.

The French rower helped his team qualify for Rio 2016 just about a year until the Paralympic Games begin.

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With less than 40 days to go before the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships begin in Doha, Qatar, it’s time to find out that little bit more about this year’s key contenders.

A Dutch swimmers celebrates winning gold at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships

The Dutch European, and now world, champion is aiming for the title triple by adding Paralympic gold at Rio 2016.

Finland wheelchair rugby player competing

The wheelchair rugby player has played three seasons in the US and hopes that experience can help Finland in the European Championships.

Sir Philip Craven was among the first passengers on the Rio 2016 Celebrate Literature train.

New look revealed for Rio's suburban trains, with images of Paralympic stars and phrases by Brazilian literary figures.

Nigeria's Yakubu Adesokan winning gold at London 2012

World champion hopes to put in ‘outrageous’ performance at the first Paralympic ranking event to take place in the African region.

Andrew Parsons, President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CBP) and International Paralympic Committee Vice President.

The IPC Vice President says seeing high-performance athletes up close will have ‘extraordinary educational effect.’

Sandra Paovic of Croatia

The table tennis class 6 world champion is preparing to add Paralympic champion to her resume.

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With under a year until the Rio 2016 Paralympics, athletes will be busy travelling, and maintaining a healthy nutrition becomes more challenging.

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In her fifth Games, the Hungarian wheelchair fencer hopes to finally win that elusive gold medal.

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Australia will field their biggest athletics Worlds roster for October’s event, led by five-time Paralympic champion Evan O’Hanlon.

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Sir Philip Craven was joined by IPC Vice President and President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons at the centre in Sao Paulo.

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Heinrich Popow, Vanessa Low among the standouts on Germany’s roster for the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Marlou van Rhijn celebrates after winning the womens 200m T44 final during day three of the IPC Athletics European Championships at Swansea

The Dutch announced 18 members who will represent their country in October’s IPC Athletics World Championships.