RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS NEWS
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IPA team receives exciting welcoming at Village
Ibrahim Al Hussein and Shahrad Nasajpour joined in on the fun during the Team Welcoming Ceremony.
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Rio 2016 preview: women’s up to 45kg
Chinese world record holder Dandan Hu will face a deep field at the Paralympic Games.
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Rio 2016 Preview: Women’s over 86kg
Josephine Orji may celebrate her Paralympic debut with gold.
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Para equestrian: Q&A with Stinna Tange Kaastrup
Get to know the Danish grade 1b rider ahead of Rio 2016.
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Rio 2016 preview: Men’s 50m free S13
Belarus’ Ihar Boki will try to extend his medal haul in the 50m freestyle event.
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Off the Beaten Track with Germany’s Heinrich Popow
The 100m T42 Paralympic champion talks about his Ottobock running clinics are inspiring a whole new generation.
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Agitos sculpture unveiled on Copacabana
The Agitos symbol – made of recyclable plastic to combine concepts of sustainability, inclusiveness and interactivity – was set up for the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
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Opening Ceremony to star Amy Purdy with ‘surprise partner’
The US snowboarder and model will perform samba-inspired dance with special guest partner at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Opening Ceremony.
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Heritage Paralympic Flame lit in Stoke Mandeville
The flame was lit at the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement and will be brought together virtually with flames from five Brazilian cities to create the Paralympic Flame.
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The IPC not to allow individual Russian athletes to participate at Rio 2016
The decision was taken after more than 175 Russian athletes wrote letters to the IPC asking to compete as neutral athletes.
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Algeria name delegation to Rio 2016
Mouloud Noura is among those to watch at the Paralympics Games.
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Para equestrian: Q&A with Emma Booth
Get to know the Australian grade II rider ahead of Rio 2016.
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Rio 2016 Paralympic Village to welcome world's best Para athletes from Wednesday
About 4,350 Paralympians will be calling the village home, along with support staff and sports officials
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ICSEMIS set to begin ahead of Rio 2016
The sports science conference gathers sports medicine professionals from around the world, this time on the theme: ‘Saying Yes to Diversity in Sport.’
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Rio 2016 invites students to ‘Transforma’ programme
Education initiative, in partnership with state government, will see teenagers receive tickets, transport and food.
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Teixeira gets another chance to wow Brazilians
Lucia Teixeira, who appeared in the 'Mindchanger Workout' video, will be in action on 9 September.