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20-23 September

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Logo ITTF European Championships Vejle Denmark
Table Tennis

Ticket sales have opened for the event, which will feature more than 200 athletes across the region competing for European titles.

Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) logo
Australia

The Australian Paralympic Committee also appointed four new directors to their Board.

Paralympian Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil runs with Usain Bolt of Jamaica as her guide during an exhibition in preparation for the Mano a Mano Athletics Challenge in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2011, she was elected to the APC Executive Committee at the Guadalajara Parapan American Games.
Athletics

The Brazilian sprinter is to set to dazzle Doha 2015 with her world class sprinting and colourful blindfolds.

Seyed Erfan Hosseini Liravi
Athletics

Iran will look to make noise in the field events with defending Paralympic champions highlighting the 19-person roster.

Medal ceremony at the Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in Eger Hungary.
Wheelchair Fencing

Russia’s Alexander Lugotenko adds the foil category C title to his collection from the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championships.

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

Ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, close to USD 1 million will be spent making many major tourist attractions accessible for all.

An wheelchair racer shouts out after crossing the finish line in first place.
Athletics

The Flying Finn is the man to beat over 100m at Doha 2015

Four athletes at the medal ceremony.
Wheelchair Fencing

China’s Xu Feng Zou followed up her epee win with gold in the sabre at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championships.

The Great Britain team celebrate after winning the wheelchair rugby final match between Great Britain and Sweden at the 2015 European Championship in Pajulahti, Finland.
Wheelchair Rugby

Sweden were unable to defend their title, as the British took a one-point victory.

The Netherlands’ Frank Hosmar
Equestrian

The Netherlands top European powerhouse Great Britain in the medals tables at the Championships.

A general view of the Cross-country skiing course at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
Cross-Country Skiing

IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard and IPC Cross-Country Skiing and Biathlon are looking for bidders for the 2019 and 2021 World Championships.

Podium with three men
Triathlon

Canada’s Stefan Daniel ended the winning streak of Germany’s Martin Schulz in the men’s PT4 category.

Esther Oyema
Powerlifting

Nigeria and Egypt all leave the first Paralympic ranking competition in Africa with world bests.

A picture of a woman in the wheelchair on a track celebrating with her hand up
Rio 2016

Top male and female wheelchair racers will be closer to securing a spot on Team USA for Rio 2016.

Two men practising judo
London 2012

Although ranked third in the world in his category, the Ukrainian judoka believes he can defend his London 2012 Paralympic title.

Australia’s 100m T42 world champion, Scott Reardon
Athletics

Australia’s premier T42 sprinter offers an insight into who motivates and inspires him.

The National Paralympic Committees of Brazil and Sweden agreed a five-year co-operation agreement in 2015.
Sweden

The two National Paralympic Committees agree to help each other develop para-sport in their countries.

Ruyi Ye (L) of China on his way to winning gold against Yijun Chen (R) of China during the men's individual foil category A final of the wheelchair fencing at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Wheelchair Fencing

The Beijing 2008 Paralympic hosts won three out of four titles in Saturday’s events in Eger, Hungary.

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

The Dutch blade runner is aiming to defend her 100m and 200m world titles at October’s IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Canada ice sledge hockey team
Para Ice Hockey

Annual event, which features four countries, will take place in Nova Scotia for the first time.