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20-23 September

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Sarai Garcon competes in the Women's 200m Individual Medley SM9 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

The General Assembly of the Spanish Paralympic Committee approves to increase the amount of money athletes receive for winning a medal at Rio 2016.

Group shot of people with and without wheelchairs

A number of Israeli Paralympic athletes were recognised for their achievements in 2015.

Woman in swimming pool, upper body is out of the water, smiling

The awards recognising sporting achievements in New Zealand and the winners will be announced in February.

Matt Formston and Michael Curran

A 14-rider team will attend March’s UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Italy.

Man in swimming pool, celebrating after finishing a race. Camera filming him.

The athletes to look out for at September’s Paralympic Games include six judoka and 31 swimmers.

Steve Serio of United States competes during the Wheelchair Basketball match between United States and Israel during the 2008 Beijing Paralympics

The IPC names four footballers and seven wheelchair basketball players as athletes to key an eye out for at Rio 2016.

Lee Pearson

After an interesting 2015 season, here are some lingering questions heading into Paralympic Games year.

Trevon Jenifer and Steven Serio of United States

Following a selection camp, 26 athletes has been reduced with the final team for Rio 2016 to be selected in June.

Woman in wheelchair celebrates after wheelchair tennis point

The award was first awarded in 2001 and has been dominated by the Netherlands.

The Supercharge ParalympicsGB

The campaign is a major fundraising campaign to excite Paralympic sport fans and engage the public in Paralympics GB.

Wheelchair fencing athletes of Uruguay received their new IWAS fencing aprons.

The aim is to develop the sport and increase opportunities for people to try wheelchair fencing.

Woman crossing a finish line, celebrating

Both canoe and triathlon will make their Paralympic debut at Rio 2016 and these are the athletes to look out for.

World Anti Doping Agency's Logo.

The Prohibited List details substances and methods banned in sports in-and out-of-competition.

Rwanda vs Iran during their Pool B preliminary round of the Sitting Volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The course will take place Cape Town between 7-11 January.

Jessica Gallagher, Australia edges show as she carves the corner into thrid place.

Australia’s head coach Christian Geiger believes his team will have medal prospects at PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022.

McKenna Dahl of USA

The IPC continues its rundown of athletes to look out for at Rio 2016 with a look at sailing and shooting.

Jerry Tonello

Tonello led Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team to Paralympic gold at London 2012.

Yijun Chen

The Japan Wheelchair Fencing Association held its first integrated event in December.

The Supercharge ParalympicsGB

British Paralympic Association kicks off 2016 with launch as athletes enter last crucial stage of journey ahead of Rio Paralympics.

Rio logo

Tourists from USA, Canada, Australia and Japan added to list of nationalities that will be able to travel freely to Brazil between June and September.