RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS NEWS

Ade Orogbemi shoots for GB

Competition tips off on 8 September, with games held in the Rio Olympic Arena and Carioca Arena 1.

Wheelchair fencing

Brazil’s top wheelchair fencer aims to delight home crowd at Americas Championships.

Tickets for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tickets will now start to be distributed to fans around the world

View on an empty stadium with a blue track

The sport will be contested in the Olympic Stadium during September’s Paralympic Games.

Wheelchair athlete from the USA behind the flag barer during the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships Suhl, Germany

The US shooter has been nominated to the team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and describes the most memorable times of her career so far.

View on an empty stadium with a blue track

The event in the Rio 2016 Olympic Stadium will double up as a Test Event for September’s Paralympic Games.

Rio uniforms

The Rio 2016 Organising Committee launched the uniforms staff and volunteers will be wearing at this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Ukraine football 7-a-side team - London 2012

Ukraine highlights Group A, while reigning World and Paralympic champions Russia are in Group B.

a male from Germany wearing red and black clothes competing in the long jump

Germany’s Paralympic, world and European champion Markus Rehm explains what it takes to jump over eight metres.

Two judoka on the mat

The 33-year-old judoka will become the first Uruguayan athlete to compete at three different Paralympic Games.

Biondi Misasi

The 100m T12 and long jump T12 athlete is confident he will compete at Rio 2016 and win his country's first Paralympic medal.

A picture of a man celebrates the victory after crossing the line

The T38 sprinter won two golds at London 2012 and will aim to win more at Rio 2016.

Group of young people pose for photo

The new outfits from Adidas and Sioux will be worn during September’s Paralympic Games

Paralympic Sport A-Z: Sitting volleyball

The pool stages in the men’s and women’s competitions will see repeat fixtures from the London 2012 gold medal matches.

US sprinter Jarryd Wallace wins the men's 200m T44 World Championships race.

The US T44 sprinter thinks Richard Browne’s mark of 10.61 seconds could be lowered before September’s Paralympic Games.

Finland's Petri Posio and Erkki Miinala block the ball during their gold-medal match at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. After winning Paralympic gold, the Finnish squad will now host the 2014 World Championships.

Reigning men’s Paralympic champions Finland will face European title winner Turkey, women’s champions Japan drawn with world gold medallists USA.