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20-23 September

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The National Paralympic Committees have formally been invited to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Rio 2016

Around 170 countries are expected to compete in the biggest Paralympic Games ever next year.

Three men on a podium with medals
Rio 2016

South Korea also dominate the podium in Sydney, Australia, at the second Paralympic qualifier of 2015.

Jordanne Whiley
Wheelchair Tennis

Whiley becomes the first British woman to capture a wheelchair tennis Grand Slam singles win; Kunieda clinches his 20th singles title.

Faye McClelland #26 of Great Britain competes in the cycling portion of the womens PT4 class during the Aquece Rio Paratriathlon at Copacabana beach.
Triathlon

Great Britain’s four-time world champion had her streak snapped last year by compatriot Lauren Steadman. The two are expected to battle again for gold.

Sherif Osman Dubai 2014
Powerlifting

At the first Paralympic ranking competition to take place in the region, nearly 100 athletes from 20 countries will compete for places at the next Paralympic Games.

Woman lying on the floow, celebrating
Badminton

Wang Ping upset Switzerland’s Karin Suter-Erath at the para-badminton World Championships 2015.

shooter holding gun
Rio 2016

The penultimate Paralympic qualification World Cup will see more than 150 shooters from 34 countries try to seal places for their countries from 15 September.

A picture of a man with his hands up
Athletics

The Brazilian sprinter will be one to watch at Doha 2015 so are five interesting facts about the 27-year-old.

Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) logo
Rio 2016

With messages from Paralympic hopefuls, the video rallies excitement for Team Australia ahead of Rio 2016.

Two blindfolded men, one in a suit lying on a field of play, catching a ball
Rio 2016

Brazilian government has provided updates on 18 venues that will be used for the Rio 2016 Games.

Graphic with a photo of a celebrating wheelchair racer
Athletics

The world’s best T52 wheelchair racer reveals the people who inspire him.

Women doing long jump shortly before the landing
Athletics

Learn a little more about the Russian T38 athlete ahead of October’s IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Young canoeist in aciton
Canoe

At just 15 years old, the para-canoeist is already competing at the World Championships in his sport.

The 2015 World Rowing Championships is held in Aiguebelette, France.
Rio 2016

The French rower helped his team qualify for Rio 2016 just about a year until the Paralympic Games begin.

Two men on the podium receiving a medal
Athletics

With less than 40 days to go before the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships begin in Doha, Qatar, it’s time to find out that little bit more about this year’s key contenders.

A Dutch swimmers celebrates winning gold at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
Swimming

The Dutch European, and now world, champion is aiming for the title triple by adding Paralympic gold at Rio 2016.

Finland wheelchair rugby player competing
Wheelchair Rugby

The wheelchair rugby player has played three seasons in the US and hopes that experience can help Finland in the European Championships.

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

New look revealed for Rio's suburban trains, with images of Paralympic stars and phrases by Brazilian literary figures.

Nigeria's Yakubu Adesokan winning gold at London 2012
Powerlifting

World champion hopes to put in ‘outrageous’ performance at the first Paralympic ranking event to take place in the African region.

Andrew Parsons, President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CBP) and International Paralympic Committee Vice President.
Rio 2016

The IPC Vice President says seeing high-performance athletes up close will have ‘extraordinary educational effect.’