Opportunities, Challenges in Paralympic Sport Science & Sport Medicine Support
20-23 September

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Elodie Lorandi celebrates victory in Berlin

Paralympic and world champions Daniel Dias, Mary Fisher, Ellie Cole, Carlos Serrano and Elodie Lorandi will all compete in the German capital.

A picture of man in a wheelchair resisting to a choch with another wheelchair.

Learn how the sport originally called Murderball made it into the Paralympics.

A general view of the Arena Carioca 1 at the Olympic Park.

All the chair-knocking, fast-paced action can be watched at the Carioca Arena 1 during the Paralympic Games.

Three blind athletes playing football on a field at the Parapan American Games

Mexico’s Jorge Lanzagorta is hoping his team will rub shoulders with favourites Brazil and Argentina at September’s Paralympic Games.

Two judokas competing at the European judo championships

The IBSA Judo Committee has begun the host-country selection process for competitions set to take place between 2017 and 2020.

A picture of a powerlifter on a bench celebrating

Getting into the world top three is not easy, but that is exactly what the best powerlifters from the region have done in 2016.

Finish of a sprint with three women

The 100m T42 world champion, who obliterated her own world record last year, will compete at Grosseto 2016 despite an injury marred season.

An athlete in a wheelchair competing in a game of curling.

Even if the skip helped South Korea take World bronze, his spot on next season’s national team is not secured.

Group shot on a stage with a big sign in front

Two Para sport World Championships will be held in the same city at the same time, featuring more than 900 athletes.

Great Britain's Shelby Watson in action at the 2016 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.

The 18-year-old wheelchair racer broke four world records.

Man with British flag celebrating

The British 100m T44 sprinters is aiming to defend both his European and Paralympic titles this summer, starting with Grosseto 2016.

Jonato Santos Machado of Brazil and Pablo Molina Lopez of Argentina during the Gold Medal match at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

The Championships will be held 3-22 September next year.

Qing Xu celebrating his win in the pool.

The seven-time Paralympic swimming champion said that he is considering hanging up his googles after the Paralympic Games.

Ryley Batt competes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

A player can be allocated to one of seven sport classes, depending on his or her impairment.

Twelve athletes in wheelchairs lined up, making up the wheelchair rugby team.

Nine athletes return from the team that took silver four years ago in London.

A group of 12 paralympians wearing the new green and yellow uniforms.

Paralympic athletes modelled the attire they will wear during the Rio 2016 Games, including the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

An athlete in a wheelchair hitting a ball with a tennis racket.

Brazil’s three-time Roland Garros champion and IPC Vice President Andrew Parsons took part in a wheelchair tennis festival in Paris, France.

Woman crossing a finish line, celebrating

The Great British PT4 racer carried her winning momentum from Lisbon, Portugal, into her home course.

Man in wheelchair on tennis court, celebrating

Fernandez wins first Grand Slam after three tries; Buis captures first since falling to legendary Esther Vergeer in 2011.

Seven members of the Russian Paralympic Comittee sitting at a desk at a press conference.

A press conference and master classes were held to mark the countdown to the Games.