PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Rchard Browne poses with Rio 2016 Paralympic Games mascot Tom.

US amputee sprinter back in city to help celebrate one year to Games with unprecedented race against athletes in other Paralympic classes.

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IPC Powerlifting referee Verdonck began his involvement with the sport in the 1990s.

Erik Horrie competes at the 2015 World Rowing Championships is held in Aiguebelette, France.

The Australian won his third AS men’s single sculls title, just one of Australia’s two gold medals.

Powerlifter Luciano Dantas, visually impaired judoka Lucia Teixeira and sprinter Vinicius Rodrigues.

Amputee sprinter, blind judoka and powerlifter amazed Brazilian gym regulars, as part of Rio 2016 ticket promotion campaign.

Stefan Daniel of Canada competes in the cycling portion of the men's PT4 class during the Aquece Rio Paratriathlon at Copacabana beach on August 1, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Canadian is one to watch in the men’s PT4, especially with the World Championships just weeks away.

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The Turkish and Germans made their cases for spots in the gold medal game in day seven of the European Championships.

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The long-time high performance coach will be one of the keynote speakers at the inaugural conference this December in Colorado Springs, USA.

The 2015 World Rowing Championships is held in Aiguebelette, France.

Norway’s Birgit Skarstein and Australia’s Erik Horrie won the AS women and men’s single sculls semi-finals, respectively, moving closer to defending their world titles.

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Workshop with around 50 journalists, designers, programmers and students kicks off celebrations for one year to Rio 2016.

Man in a sledge, playing hockey on the ice

Fresh from silver-medal success in wheelchair basketball at Toronto 2015, Liam Hickey is hoping to make his Team Canada dreams a reality again.