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PARA ARCHERY NEWS

Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the 800m race during the ParAthletics Grand Prix 2015 in Nottwil, Switzerland
Rio 2016

Thirteen track and field athletes and 10 archers named to ParalympicsGB squad for September’s Paralympic Games.

Bennett Eric
Rio 2016

Men’s recurve world champion Eric Bennett came back to win gold in the last international tournament before September’s Games.

Karen Van Nest
Archery

World champion Eric Bennett took home silver in preps for Rio 2016.

Swimmer in the water, doing breaststroke
Athletics

The 17-year-old broke the 100m breaststroke SB7 world record.

Collage of five images of athletes in action
Archery

The public has until May 11 to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.

Two women in jerseys smiling and raising her arms
Goalball

Check out all the events that will headline this month in para-sport.

David Drahoninsky
Archery

Here are the top storylines in the sport leading up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Man archer holds bow and arrows
Archery

Here are some of the para-archers to keep an eye on as they focus on the target at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Prince Harry poses with the USA's Tatanya Mcfadden and Switzerland's Marcel Hug after both won the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon.
Triathlon

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during April.

Paralympic archer Matt Stutzman
Archery

Paralympic silver medallist Matt Stutzman is one of the most popular archers to watch heading into Rio 2016.

Archery - Fact of the week
Archery

Find out more about the sport that paved the way for the Paralympic Games.

Aerial view of a big stadium in a city
Rio 2016

The competition will take place in one of Rio’s iconic, cultural venues.

Argentina's Ferderico Paolorossi in action in para-archery.
Archery

Archers can compete either standing or in a wheelchair.

Paralympic Sport A-Z: Archery
Rio 2016

Here is a brief overview of the sport that has appeared in every Paralympics.

Three female archers posing
Archery

Nine quota places for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were assigned in total.

Athletes competing in the Women's 400m Freestyle S9 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.
Archery

Rio 2016 qualification events in wheelchair rugby and rowing, plus European Championships in swimming have major implications.

Shot from the back, woman doing archery
Archery

The German women’s compound team is looking to defend their 2014 title.

David Drahoninsky
Archery

The Championships bring the top European para-archers to France, where nine Paralympic spots are available.

Woman targetting with a bow
Archery

The Italian won the world title in the women’s compound, and hopes to build upon that at Rio 2016.

Two snowboarders race on a slope
Archery

Many sports in the Rio 2016 Paralympic programme are back in action for the first time this year.