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7-18 September

RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS NEWS

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Rio 2016

Reigning 400m freestyle world and Paralympic champion Silverman provisionally shaves 0.15 seconds off SM10 world record at national competition in Richmond, USA.

IPC Shooting and ISSF visit to Rio
Rio 2016

Delegation in charge of visit to site of 2016 Paralympic Games leaves comfortable with progress.

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Rio 2016

More than 30 million items will need to be delivered to Rio for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Carlos Nuzman
Rio 2016

With 65 Olympic and Paralympic sports being contested, find out how much money Rio 2016 are devoting to hosting the Games.

A view onto the Rio 2016 venues
Rio 2016

Find out how athletes can qualify for one of the 22 sports that will be contested at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and where to find the latest news and information.

Yannick Bourseaux
Sochi 2014

Find out why the French athlete – still in search of his first Paralympic medal – chose not to participate in the Sochi 2014 Games.

NHK becomes a rights holder of the 2014 and 2016 Paralympic Games
Sochi 2014

NHK to broadcast more Paralympic coverage than ever before in Japan

Jose Roberto Ferreira de Oliveira (L) and Filippe Santos Silvestre of Brazil dive in front of the goal during the Men's Group A Goalball match between Finland and Brazil on day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Rio 2016

Preparations for the goalball events at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games took a big step forward in December with a visit to Brazil from Kari Rasanen, the Goalball Sport Director for the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA).

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Sochi 2014

NBC, Channel 4, EBU and Canadian broadcast partners have committed to showcasing the Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Brazilian Paralympic Training Centre
Rio 2016

The start of construction for Brazil’s new Paralympic Training Centre highlighted a host of events this year in the lead-up to the Rio 2016 Games.

Closing ceremony
London 2012

As part of the International Paralympic Committee’s current Strategic Review of the Paralympic Games, individuals and organisations are being invited to have their say on the future of the Games.

Rio 2016 sport pictograms
Rio 2016

Individual pictograms have been launched for all Paralympic sports that will be part of the Rio 2016 Games programme.

Members of the IPC and PyeongChang2018 Organising Committee celebrate the signing of the 2018 Excellence Programme
Rio 2016

Agreement to make sure knowledge and expertise is transferred between Organising Commitees of Paralympic Games and will mean Games are constantly improving.

A picture of a man in the pool sitting on the swimming line with his hand up
Rio 2016

• Rio 2016 to feature 152 swimming events, four more than London 2012• 80 men’s, 71 women’s and new mixed relay make up the competition schedule

Hannah Cockroft set a new Paralympic record in the women's 100m - T34 at the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Rio 2016

48 athletes and relay team with potential to medal at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to receive support from governing body in 2013-14.

U.S athletes Tatyana McFadden and Alexi Salamone
Rio 2016

NBC and NBCSN to provide unprecedented 116 hours of coverage for next two Paralympic Games