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10-16 March

Nagano 2013 - Media Centre

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Shooting

In 30 years the programme has evolved rapidly and produced some of Para sports most recognisable faces.

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Rio 2016

Coach Bob Foth, an Olympic silver medallist, will lead the largest US shooting team in history to September’s Paralympic Games.

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Athletics

The Dutch T43 sprinter shares the experiences of her career so far.

World champions Brazil won the Rio 2016 goalball test event.
Rio 2016

The final goalball schedule for September´s Paralympic Games has been published.

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Rio 2016

Check out 10 athletes that will headline Mexico’s delegation.

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Wheelchair Tennis

Top seeds Stephane Houdet and Jiske Griffionen face tough draws, but still aim to win inaugural Wimbledon singles titles.

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Rio 2016

The Dutch swimming world champion seeks to win gold in the 100m breaststroke at September’s Paralympic Games.

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Athletics

The multi world and Paralympic champion who will be lining up for this third Paralympics in September tells us about his training regime.

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Rio 2016

Argentina’s athletics and Canada’s shooting and wheelchair tennis teams for September’s Paralympic Games have been announced.

Jason Smyth
Rio 2016

The team includes three reigning world champions and two London 2012 gold medallists.

Sophie Christiansen
Equestrian

As the last three-star equestrian dressage event in Europe before Rio 2016, competition will be fierce.

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Rio 2016

The Slovakian Paralympic champion from Beijing 2008 on converting her training scores to competition success.

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Rio 2016

After a successful comeback from injury, the British 100m backstroke S14 Paralympic champion is training hard towards September’s Paralympic Games.

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Alpine Skiing

Seven experienced coaches will be available to the wider coaching community to answer questions on alpine skiing.

Renske van Beek
Snowboard

Find out who inspires the 2015-16 IPC Snowboard World Cup winner on her road to PyeongChang 2018.

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Athletics

The German T44 sprinter reveals his three favourite musical choices.

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Rio 2016

The Ukrainian goalkeeper takes inspiration from his son as he heads towards the Rio 2016 football 7-a-side competition.

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Shooting
Rio 2016

A test of body and mind – quite often with conflict between the two – shooting is the ultimate demonstration of accuracy and skill.

Jessica Long of the USA competes in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB7 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.
Rio 2016

Rudy Garcia-Tolson and Cody Bureau will also enter their fourth Paralympic Games in September, as 31 athletes in total complete the roster.

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Cross-Country Skiing

The German biathlete assures he has improved since competing at Sochi 2014 and is aiming for his best performances in Finsterau.