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Boccia - Dirceu Jose Pinto and Eliseu Dos Santos
Rio 2016

A record 278-strong delegation will represent the host country at September’s Paralympic Games.

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Rio 2016

A total of 114 Spanish and 45 South African athletes will compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Photo of a wheelchair racer celebrating with text: My best moment: Winning my first Paralympic medals at Athens 2004 My worst moment:My injury before this year’s European Championships
Athletics

The T54 wheelchair race is preparing to defend his 100m Paralympic title at Rio 2016.

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Based on research findings, the two partners say more can be done to help people with impairments practice sports.

Man in wheelchair on the podium
Swimming

China’s Yang Yang will defend two Paralympic titles in September and aims to repeat his performances from London 2012.

Shaun Norris competes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Brad Scott

The Australian men’s wheelchair basketball team, and Canada’s boccia and sailing teams for September’s Paralympic Games have been announced.

International Goalball Tournament "Vilnius Vytautas Magnus Lions Club Cup”, held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 14-17 July 2016.
Lithuania

Lithuania 2 claimed gold at the Vilnius Vytautas Magnus Lions Club Cup, ahead of Lithuania 1 and European champions Turkey.

Two wheelchair fencers cross swords in empty arena, some people watching from behind
Wheelchair Fencing

Competitions can be watched at the new Youth Arena during the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

A visually impaired athlete runs with her guide on the track of a stadium.
Athletics

The Brazilian sprinting legend talks about how she is preparing for her fourth Paralympic Games.

Aerial view on stadium
Rio 2016

Tickets are still available for events where records are likely to fall, legends will be born and memories created.

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With 50 days to go until the Paralympics, here are the accounts you should be following on social media.

The PyeongChang 2018 full-sized mascots appear on stage in front of a crowd.
PyeongChang 2018

The white tiger Soohorang and the Asiatic black bear Bandabi, the official mascots for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, will make a nationwide promotional tour.

A wheelchair racer leads a line of competitors on a red track.
Rio 2016

A one-hour special will document the making of the 2016 US Paralympic Team that will compete in Rio.

Jonnie Peacock, Hannah Cockroft and David Weir.
Athletics

Headliners at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix final include home favourites David Weir, Hannah Cockroft and Jonnie Peacock

A picture of a man on a podium with a medal around his neck
Powerlifting

Aiming for a new world record at Rio 2016, China’s Liu talks training and preparation.

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair Fencing

This Para sport is one of the closest you can get to medieval combat.

Ernst van Dyk
Cycling

Bilbao, Spain, hosted the third and final leg between 15 and 17 July.

The initiative ‘Paralympian Recognition Programme’ aims to recognise every Irish athlete since the first Paralympic Games in Rome, in 1960.
Ireland

The initiative aims to recognise every Irish athlete since the first Paralympic Games in Rome, in 1960.

Rachel Morrison
Athletics

A former cello player, Morrison enjoys unwinding to classical music.