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20-23 September

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Vinicius and Tom, mascots for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

With 25 more test events, two torch relays and the Olympic and Paralympic Games to deliver, 2016 will be a year to savour for Brazil.

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Stephen Miller, Ian Mirfin and Janice Eaglesham all awarded MBEs by Queen Elizabeth II.

Claudia Loesch competing in Vancouver

A brief update on the status of a number of IPC Alpine Skiing races scheduled for January.

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Sir Philip Craven looks ahead to 2016 and gives an insight into his expectations for the Rio 2016.

The Olympic Tennis Centre hosted the first competition in Barra Olympic Park.

New images of two main venue clusters illustrate strong construction progress after year in which test events began.

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Top 50 moments - No.1

Deal with NHK and Toyota underline the growth of interest in the Paralympic Movement ahead of Tokyo 2020.

Tokyo 2020 Sports Director Koji Murofushi meeting with local junior high school and high school students in Ishinomake.

WADA caught up with the Director of Sport for Tokyo 2020 and got his thoughts on the importance of clean sport.

Two blindfolded men, one in a suit lying on a field of play, catching a ball

Venues built, test events staged, volunteers selected, torches unveiled, preconceptions challenged and much more... it’s been a busy 12 months for organisers of the Rio 2016 Games

Daoliang Hu (L) of China celebrates winning gold against Anton Datsko (R) of Ukraine during the Men's Individual Foil Category B final of the Wheelchair Fencing on day 6 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The year 2015 was action-packed for the world’s elite wheelchair fencers. Here are 10 things we learned about the sport over the past 12 months.

Sandra Paovic of Croatia

After the 2015 season, here are some lingering thoughts heading into the Games year.

PyeongChang 2018 emblem

Organising Committee signs MOU for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games with various Ministries.

Spain's Yon Santacana Maiztegui with guide M Galindo Garces

Two IPC Alpine Skiing Europa Cup events planned for Spain in early January will now take place a month later.

Germany’s Markus Rehm

The German long jumper retained his world title with a performance that would have won him gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Kendall Gretsch

In addition to the seven WPE events, a stand-alone Para-triathlon World Championships will also be held.

Group picture of Rwanda's women sitting volleyball team

For the first time, Africa will send a women’s sitting volleyball team to the Paralympics. That team will be Rwanda.

Alem Mumuni

The London 2012 Paralympian hopes to use his experiences to inspire people with impairments in his country to take up sport.

Sir Philip playing wheelchair basketball in Rio

A record total of 3.3 million tickets are available; overseas fans are able to buy from authorised vendors in their countries.

Logo Swiss Paralympic Committee

The Swiss Paraplegic Foundation (SPS) has been a partner of Swiss Paralympic for 15 years.

Rixt van der Horst

Here are the top takeaways from 2015 in the sport.