Paralympians Libby Kosmala and Natalie Smith are among the six to represent Australia in September’s Games.
Triathlon
Australian Bill Chaffey and Canadian Stefan Daniel won their respective classes at the World Para triathlon Event, showing strong form ahead of Rio 2016.
Swimming
Big names such as Eleanor Simmonds and triple European champion Ollie Hynd highlight the squad of 31 for the coming Paralympic Games.
Athletics
The British team for the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Italy features 49 athletes.
Swimming
Teenager Hamish McLean will join the likes of Sophie Pascoe and Mary Fisher on the plane to Brazil in September.
Shooting
Mike Tagliapietra, McKenna Dahl, army marksman John Joss, Jazmin Almlie-Ryan and Tammy Delano will all make their Paralympic debuts at Rio 2016.
Boccia
The Carioca Arena 2 will also host judo and wrestling competitions during the Olympic Games.
Athletics
There are 10 eligible impairment types in athletics: eight physical impairments as well as visual impairment and intellectual impairment.
Athletics
The 30-year-old is hoping to defend his 200m T11 Paralympic title in September as part of the Brazilian team.
Canoe
The 2014 World champion and reigning European champion is among those to watch in Duisburg, Germany.
Athletics
The 19-year-old, who will compete at this week’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Rio, changed coaches in February.
Equestrian
The Belgian and Dutch riders swept their events at the three-star competition in Mannheim, Germany.
Rio 2016
The Rio 2016 Organising Committee launched the uniforms staff and volunteers will be wearing at this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Swimming
The popular swimwear brand will provide swimsuits for the US team for the next two years.
Wheelchair Basketball
The next crop of wheelchair basketball talent from 12 nations are set to battle in Canada.
Athletics
Here are the basics about the most popular sport on the Paralympic programme.
Athletics
The US athlete threw 63.61m at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Arizona.
The World Anti-Doing Agency’s Sir Craig Reedie believes broadcasters and sponsors should consider funding clean sport.
Spain
The Spanish National Paralympic Committee received the distinction during a ceremony held at the Congress Palace in Albacete.
Blind Football
When he is not training for Rio 2016, Brazil´s football 5 star likes playing “the guitar, the piano and a little bit of violin.”