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12-18 October

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Matt Skelhon
Rio 2016

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

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Shooting

Find out what Great Britain’s world champion Matt Skelhon makes of his career so far.

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Ukraine’s Oleksii Denysiuk also performed exceptionally once again to take his third gold on the final day of competition in Bangkok, Thailand.

Competitors raise their pistols during the Mixed P4-50m Pistol-SH1 competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Shooting

Irina Liakhu secured gold and there were two more bronze medals for Ukrainian shooters in Bangkok, Thailand.

Oleksii Denysiuk
Shooting

Ukraine also collected another win in Bangkok, Thailand thanks to Andrii Doroshenko.

Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.
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Ukraine’s Oleksii Densysiuk also continued his run of form with a win over European champion Korhan Yamac in Bangkok, Thailand.

Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.
Shooting

More than 100 athletes from nearly 30 countries are hoping to impress to gain selection to their national teams for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

A picture of a man with one arm cycling during pursuit race.
Boccia

World Championships in track cycling and boccia headline this month in para-sport.

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Shooting

Swedish world champion shooter reflects on his three World Cup bronze medals on his return from a shoulder injury, just in time for Rio 2016.

Three para-sport shooters celebrate their medals
Shooting

The UAE shooter captured two gold medals at the first World Cup of 2016.

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Shooting

Izumi Takehi and Toshio Moriwaki believe that by the time of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, awareness of shooting para-sport in Japan will have reached new levels.

Representatives of the International Paralympic Committee, IPC Shooting and the Italian Shotgun Shooting Federation met in Rome, Italy, on 21 January, to discuss the continued development of para-clay target shooting towards becoming an IPC Shooting recognised discipline.
Shooting

Further meetings were held in January to discuss classification research.

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Sailing

The public has until 9 February to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.

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Wheelchair Tennis

Catch up on what happened in the first month of the Paralympic year.

Podium with three teams
Shooting

Ryan Cockbill, James Bevis and Tim Jefferey clinch team rifle gold on concluding day of IPC Shooting World Cup in Al Ain, UAE.

Man in wheelchair targeting
Shooting

Great Britain claim team gold in R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Man in wheelchair on a podium, celebrating
Shooting

A second gold for Abdulla Sultan Alaryani and a win for Abdulla Alahbabi highlight day three of the IPC Shooting World Cup.

Three para-sport shooters celebrate their medals
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Australian Natalie Smith also completed a stunning win over Slovakia’s Veronika Vadovicova in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Three para-sport shooters claimed medals in Al Ain, UAE.
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Germany’s Natascha Hiltrop also claimed victory on the rifle range in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates on Saturday (23 January).

Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.
Shooting

More than 100 athletes from 27 countries will begin the Paralympic year in the United Arab Emirates.