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20-23 September

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The Belgium team celebrate after their victory during the Men's Group B Goalball match between Belgium and Canada at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

With Rio 2016 fast approaching the Belgium men’s goalball team have two chances to qualify this year.

European Para Youth Games 2015 logo

The event between 16-19 July 2015 will feature competition in athletics, boccia, swimming, table tennis and sitting volleyball

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The public has until Thursday 9 April to vote for their favourite from the six candidates.

Helene Ripa

An insight into the mind of the Swedish cross-country skiing Paralympic champion who had a former career as a swimmer.

Mexico City logo square

Media are advised that accreditation is now open at www.paralympic.org/mexico-city-2015/media.

A picture of a woman in the pool with her head and hands above the surface

A 25-strong contingent of Paralympians and new talent will compete at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Taras Dutko

The European champions finished the first international football 7-a-side competition of the season undefeated.

South Korea struck gold on Saturday (21 March) at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool by beating Sweden, 4-2

Catch-up on an extremely busy month for para-sport with events taking place in both winter and summer sports.

Pepo Puch

Austrian para-equestrian rider plays down his rivalry with Great Britain’s Lee Pearson.

Tanguy De La Forest, Vasyl Kovalchuk and Ryan Cockbill at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain

Great Britain’s Matt Skelhon also wins gold in an exciting day two of the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville.

Luke McDermott

The newest member of USA’s Bravo Delta Line is gearing up for the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, New York, USA.

A picture of a man with a medal around his neck

The US Paralympic and world discus champion guides us through his average training day on the road to Doha 2015.

Ukraine's Vasyl Kovalchuk took gold ahead of Finnish world champion Minna Leinonen at a 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup.

Ukrainian Vasyl Kovalchuk just edges Finland’s world champion Minna Leinonen in the final competition of the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain.

Michael Jeremiasz

France’s Michael Jeremiasz wins his first singles title since May 2013.

Boccia balls are seen as Great Britain take on Greece in Boccia during the National Paralympic Day at the Olympic Park on September 7, 2013 in London, Engla

Slovakian hopes his team can improve on their efforts at last year’s World Championships.

Vadym Kubov of Ukraine competes at the 2015 Para Table Tennis Lignano Master Open

Ukraine’s para table tennis players win six gold medals to top the medals table at the Lignano Master Open.

An artist's impression of how the Tokyo 2020 national stadium will look

Commission will provide the organising committee with crucial insights and assist it in its preparations to host an inspiring Culture and Education Programme

A picture of a woman swimming

The last day of the 2015 British Para-Swimming International Meet featured podiums for Great Britain, Norway, Canada, Israel, Italy, Singapore, Iceland and Spain.

Joseph Chambers of United States reaches for the ball during the bronze medal Wheelchair Basketball match between United States and Great Britain at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

In a warm-up for Toronto 2015, the USA’s men’s wheelchair basketball team won all five of their games in the four team tournament

A picture of a woman with a gold medal around her neck

Eighteen world class swimmers with a host of Worlds and Paralympic titles between them will compete at their home Worlds in Glasgow, Great Britain, from 13-19 July.