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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair Basketball

Find out more about wheelchair basketball ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Martin Wuerz of Austria
Alpine Skiing

Points are on offer in the giant slalom, super combined and super-G in the final high-level races of the season in Switzerland.

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

Championships were held in the USA and South Africa.

Mark Arendz competes at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
Cross-Country Skiing

Athletes will also try to secure overall World Cup titles in Vuokatti, Finland.

Snowboarder on a slope
Snowboard

The Canadian snowboarder has achieved his best ever results on the World Cup circuit this season.

Ilka Tuomisto
Cross-Country Skiing

Standing skier Ilkka Tuomisto and Sini Pyy are looking forward to competing at home at the IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country World Cup Finals in Vuokatti.

Beatrice Vio
Wheelchair Fencing

The young Italian fencer is learning how to cope with the pressure of being the one to beat at Rio 2016.

Poland's Meciej Lepiato and Great Britain's Jonathan Broom-Edwards high jump T44 Swansea
Athletics

Great Britain’s world and European silver medallist talks us through exactly what it takes to master the high jump.

Fernando Fernandes
Canoe

Here are possible storylines to follow ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Colin Lynch
Cycling

2015 world champion Eogan Clifford looks to defend his title in the scratch race.

A para-athlete throws a javelin
Athletics

Seventeen gold medals will be decided on the final day of competition (Saturday, 12 March) at the IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships in Dubai, UAE.

Ben Tudhope
Snowboard

The up-and-coming rider explains how at first, snowboarding did not come naturally.

Teresa Perales with her gold medal after success at Glasgow 2015.
Spain

Rafael Nadal, Vincente del Bosque and Xavi Hernandez amongst 11 sportspeople to show their support for swimmer Teresa Perales to receive the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award.

Kendall Gretsch
Triathlon

Two Continental Championships take place, with opportunities to grab points for Rio 2016.

Austria's Mendy Swoboda won his second world title in the para-canoe K1 men’s 200m TA event.
Canoe

Here are seven athletes vying for the sport’s first Paralympic gold medals.

Matti Suur-Hamari glides down the course in the Men's Para Snowboarding Cross - Standing
Snowboard

Chris Vos extends his lead at the top of the World Cup rankings in Formigueres, France, and an exciting tie between Matti-Suur Hamari and Michael Shea develops with one race to go.

A man crossses the finish line in celebration.
Athletics

At the end of the first IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships, Iran finished with a total of 23 golds.

IPC President Sir Philip Craven met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York on 11 March.

The two leaders discussed their excitement for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and the role of the IPC and Agitos Foundation in developing global para-sport.

Man in canoe in triumphant pose
Canoe

Andrea King has helped develop para-canoe in Australia.

Medals unveiled for IPC Swimming Euros
Swimming

Stunning design reflects the mountainous landscape of Madeira, where the city of Funchal will play host to the competition between 30 April - 7 May.