RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS NEWS

Aerial view on equestrian stadium

The sport will be contested in the Deodoro cluster, located northwest of Rio de Janeiro.

Cockroft visited the Rio 2016 headquarters during a trip to the Paralympic Games host city

Multiple world and Paralympic champion will compete in racing wheelchair named after friend who passed away last year

Man on horse riding in a stadium

Sport Week: Classification in para-equestrian

Matt Skelhon

Great Britain’s world champion "expecting" to become a double Paralympic champion at Rio 2016.

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Equestrian

Get to know how a rider and his/her horse connect to compete for Paralympic medals.

Woman crossing a finish line, celebrating

Lauren Steadman and Alison Patrick reached their national qualifying criteria at the World Para-Triathlon Event in South Africa.

Group picture of many people in blue shirts, shot from above

Five table tennis players, a judoka, wheelchair tennis player, swimmers, shooters and equestrian athletes will represent their country this September.

Joseph Chambers of United States reaches for the ball during the bronze medal Wheelchair Basketball match between United States and Great Britain at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Here are three storylines to follow in the men’s, and three from the women’s sides.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair shooting between two defenders during a wheelchair basketball match.

Here are nine players who are expected to make an impact at the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Abdi Jama

The Great British player hopes to lift his team from London 2012 disappointment.

Daniel Dias of Brazil poses with his seven gold medal he won at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Daniel Dias, arguably the world’s best Paralympic swimmers, is one of the stars of the campaign which emphasises the warrior spirit of Paralympians.

A general view of the Arena Carioca 1 at the Olympic Park.

The sport will be contested in the Barra Olympic Park cluster.

Alyda Norbruis once more drew the Apeldoorn velodrome’s crowd to its feet with her thrilling win in the C2-3 Scratch Race.

Track World Championships is the last occasion for riders to stake a claim in the Paralympic selection process.

Australia's men's Wheelchair Basketball team

Before the athletes take the courts in Rio 2016, learn how they are assigned to their sport classes.

A man wearing a navy shirt playing table tennis

Twelve will represent Great Britain at the Rio 2016 Paralympics Games.

two men running, one with red clothes, one with a yellow t shirt saying guide

The US world champion sprinter talks us through an average day at the US Olympic Training Centre.