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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Triathlon

Both canoe and triathlon will make their Paralympic debut at Rio 2016 and these are the athletes to look out for.

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The Prohibited List details substances and methods banned in sports in-and out-of-competition.

Rwanda vs Iran during their Pool B preliminary round of the Sitting Volleyball tournament at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Sitting Volleyball

The course will take place Cape Town between 7-11 January.

Jessica Gallagher, Australia edges show as she carves the corner into thrid place.
Alpine Skiing

Australia’s head coach Christian Geiger believes his team will have medal prospects at PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022.

McKenna Dahl of USA
Shooting

The IPC continues its rundown of athletes to look out for at Rio 2016 with a look at sailing and shooting.

Jerry Tonello
Canada

Tonello led Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team to Paralympic gold at London 2012.

Yijun Chen
Japan

The Japan Wheelchair Fencing Association held its first integrated event in December.

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Great Britain

British Paralympic Association kicks off 2016 with launch as athletes enter last crucial stage of journey ahead of Rio Paralympics.

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Rio 2016

Tourists from USA, Canada, Australia and Japan added to list of nationalities that will be able to travel freely to Brazil between June and September.

Darlene Hunter of USA
Wheelchair Basketball

Having made it through the US trials for wheelchair basketball, Christina Schwab can almost plan for her fifth Paralympic Games.

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Athletics

The double world champion sprinter has sustained broken ribs and a heavy concussion.

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Swimming

The International Federation for para-swimming will begin a review into the physical and visual impairment classification systems to strengthen compliance with the revised IPC Athlete Classification Code.

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Alpine Skiing

Due to poor snow conditions further changes have been made to the 2016 IPC Alpine Skiing competition calendar.

Silvio Velo
Rio 2016

The four footballers and 11 powerlifters have been earmarked as athletes who could make a big impact on the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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Rio 2016

The announcement comes thanks to an agreement between the Higher Sports Council, NPC Spain, RTVE and LaLiga.

Yu Chui Yee
Wheelchair Fencing

IPC announces the names of eight boccia athletes and six wheelchair fencers who are stars to look out for ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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Rio 2016

With September’s Paralympic Games fast approaching, here are 10 young athletes who could make a big name for themselves on the world’s biggest stage.

British swimmer Stephanie Slater comes up for a breath of air.
Swimming

The event will be held in Funchal, Madeira, between 30 April – 7 May.

Dylan Alcott celebrates winning his quad wheelchair tennis singles match against Great Britain's Andy Lapthorne at the 2014 Australian Open.
Wheelchair Tennis

Former Paralympic wheelchair basketball player Alcott succeeds the USA’s David Wagner.

Opened in January 2016, PyeongChang 2018 house is designed to promote the Games and highlight the environmentally friendly theme of PyeongChang 2018.
PyeongChang 2018

The hospitality venue in Gangneung aims to promote the Games and highlight the environmentally friendly theme of PyeongChang 2018.