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20-23 September

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Sandra Paovic of Croatia
Table Tennis

The table tennis class 6 world champion is preparing to add Paralympic champion to her resume.

Portrait picture of a women in Team USA uniform in front of a landscape
USA

With under a year until the Rio 2016 Paralympics, athletes will be busy travelling, and maintaining a healthy nutrition becomes more challenging.

A picture of a Wheelchair Fencer celebrating her victory
Wheelchair Fencing

In her fifth Games, the Hungarian wheelchair fencer hopes to finally win that elusive gold medal.

A picture of a man running
Athletics

Australia will field their biggest athletics Worlds roster for October’s event, led by five-time Paralympic champion Evan O’Hanlon.

Man in wheelchair talking, people listening to him, applauding
Summer Sports

Sir Philip Craven was joined by IPC Vice President and President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons at the centre in Sao Paulo.

Woman in running clothes
Athletics

Heinrich Popow, Vanessa Low among the standouts on Germany’s roster for the IPC Athletics World Championships.

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 announced 18 members who will represent their country in October’s IPC Athletics World Championships.

A man paddles in a canoe.
Canoe

The Austrian para-canoeist is coming off another KL2 win but knows competition will be stiffer in Rio 2016.

My Incredible Story by Terezinha Guilhermina [English Subtitles]
Athletics

The first of five films about the athletes competing was released to coincide with the tickets sales for the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Woman holding medals
Badminton

Wang Ping looks to represent her country with a podium finish in the women’s WH1 class.

Chantal Petitclerc of Canada<
Canada

The five-time Paralympian will visit 10 cities around the country to promote Rio 2016.

Joany Badenhorst on a snowboard at a snowboard-cross event.
Snowboard

Australian snowboarder has a new prosthetic leg and keeps her determination to continue her rise to the top.

David Wagner
Wheelchair Tennis

The quads division has only two Grand Slam events, and the American wants to close 2015 with at least one.

Team photo of a celebrating group of men sitting in wheelchairs, showing Canadian flags
Wheelchair Rugby

The wheelchair rugby player went from not making the team’s Worlds roster to becoming a starter at Toronto 2015.

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

The “Flying Finn” guides us through the training regime that has made him the world’s best 100m wheelchair racer.

A picture of a man with one prosthesis running and crossing a finish line
Triathlon

The PT2 athlete can use his Paralympic swimming background as an advantage to reach the Rio 2016 podium.

Two wheelchair rugby players tackeling each other
Wheelchair Rugby

The wheelchair rugby player was key in Canada’s thrilling gold-medal victory at Toronto 2015.

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

The mayor, Brazilian goalball team and Rio 2016 mascot Tom showcased their athletic abilities at the new venue in Barra Olympic Park.

Stefan Daniel of Canada competes in the cycling portion of the men's PT4 class during the Aquece Rio Paratriathlon at Copacabana beach on August 1, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Triathlon

The 18-year-old para-triathlete won the men’s PT4 event at the World Para-Triathlon Event in Edmonton.

Face of a man sitting in a Formula 1 car.
America

The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) announced on Wednesday (September 9) the Formula 1 three-times world champion Ayrton Senna as its in memoriam ambassador.