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7-18 September

RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS NEWS

Goalball - Asya Miller
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The sport’s leading superpower has already qualified men’s and women’s teams for the first Paralympic Games in South America

Athlete practicing para-canoe
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There will be three men’s and three women’s events in kayak when the sport makes its Paralympic debut.

Channel 4 presenters
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Britain’s award winning Paralympic broadcasters aims to recruit 24 trainees with the potential to work on the next Paralympic Games

A spectacular view of with Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Ben Lucas impressed by the scale of work around the city as South America prepares to stage its first Paralympic Games.

Dartanyon Crockett
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In 2014, 271 Paralympic places were decided for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in 10 sports.

A yellow mascots and blue mascot with green leaves as hair stand on top of Rio's Sugar Loaf mountain.
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New venues, test events, ticket sales are just some of the milestones coming up for the organisers of South America’s first Paralympic Games

Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft on her way to a new 200m T34 world record in Nottwil, Switzerland in May 2014.
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British wheelchair racing ace is hoping to win the 100m, 200m and 800m T34 at October’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

The Rio 2016 Pioneer Volunteers group photographed during the filming of the campaign.
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More than 240,000 people applied for 70,000 positions, with strong interest from the USA, Russia, China and Great Britain.

Denis Toomey with Catherine Walsh
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President of Cycling Ireland will spearhead the Irish team at Rio 2016

A yellow mascots and blue mascot with green leaves as hair stand on top of Rio's Sugar Loaf mountain.
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Nearly 325,000 people took part in the public vote to decide the name of the Rio 2016 Paralympic mascot.

Women preparing a boat
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Tracy Schmitt sold her home and everything she could not fit into her car to try realise her Rio 2016 dream.

A yellow mascots and blue mascot with green leaves as hair stand on top of Rio's Sugar Loaf mountain.
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The public have until Sunday 14 December to vote for their favourite names for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic mascots.

Matt Formston and Michael Curran
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Invercargill, New Zealand, stages its first ever UCI Para-Cycling C1 Track event

Man in canoe in triumphant pose
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After winning many accolades in his debut season, Curtis McGrath is now looking ahead to Rio 2016

A picture of a man without his right leg preparing himself to a swimming race
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Events will be held in all five continents next year as the sport gears up for its Paralympic debut at Rio 2016.

Women with headscarfs lined up
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The Iranian women’s sitting volleyball team qualified for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games for the very first time, after reaching the final at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games.