PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Paralympics Ireland launched the third instalment of their powerful ‘More Than Sport’ campaign.](/sites/default/files/images/160429072144613_FotorCreated.jpg)
Swimmer Ellen Keane features in Irish awareness campaign
Keane, who will compete in the upcoming European Open Championships stars in the latest video from Paralympics Ireland.
![Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.](/sites/default/files/images/150330200214040_Veronika%2BVadovicova%2B2015%2BIPC%2BShooting%2BWorld%2BCup_0.jpg)
Shooters line up for last World Cup ahead of Rio 2016
Nearly 140 athletes from more than 35 countries will compete in Szczecin, Poland, from 1-4 May.
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Officials look towards swimming Euros
Competition at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships will get underway on Sunday (1 May).
![Paralympic archer Matt Stutzman](/sites/default/files/images/160429103700489_Matt%2BStutzman.jpg)
Sport Week: Armless Archer aims high
Paralympic silver medallist Matt Stutzman is one of the most popular archers to watch heading into Rio 2016.
![Rodrigo Luquez of Argentina and Jose Monteiro Guimaraes of Brazil in the football 7-a-side gold medal game at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.](/sites/default/files/images/151022182333926_DSC_8833.jpg)
Pre-Paralympic Tournament gives football 7 teams warm up for Rio
Seven of the qualified teams will face off for the last time before September’s Paralympic Games.
![Man in wheelchair doing a dancing pose](/sites/default/files/images/150730164658489_DSC_8135.jpg)
Wheelchair dance sport season continues with Suomi Open
The men’s singles is one to watch, with Worlds medallists expected to battle for the podium.
Perales: ‘Retirement is a distraction, I aim to win’
In the build-up to her fifth Paralympic Games, Spain’s six-time gold medallist refuses to contemplate hanging up her swimming goggles.
![Brazilian para-athletes attended a workshop initiated by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) in partnership with the ABCD.](/sites/default/files/images/160428082225076_ws.jpg)
Brazilian athletes benefit from ‘whereabouts’ workshop
A successful anti-doping session entitled ‘Paralympic Athletes Play Clean’ helped clarify questions para-athletes had.
![Hannah Russell of Great Britain competes at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.](/sites/default/files/images/150715171400309_2015%2BIPC%2BSwimming%2BWorld%2BChampionships_20150715_Luc%2BPercival_0063_HD.jpg)
National records close British Para-Swimming International Meet
Matt Wylie, Hannah Russell lowered their respective 50m British records, making a push for Rio 2016 selection.
![Hong Kong’s Paralympic Day](/sites/default/files/images/160428065713869_hong%2Bkong.jpg)
First ever Paralympic Day to be held in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Paralympic Day will be held on the 100-days-to-go mark from Rio 2016.