The 50m freestyle world champion was among the country’s athletes to receive the honour.
Blind Football
Having both secured spots for Rio 2016, it took one goal for Turkey to beat Russia at the Blind Football European Championships.
Rio 2016
The app will include breaking news, livestreams and more in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Athletics
The British wheelchair racer won four gold medal at London 2012 and will be looking to add to his medal collection at October’s World Championships.
Cross-Country Skiing
Canada’s Paralympic cross-country skiing gold medallist will spend more time in Asia acclimatising ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
Para dance sport
Organisers are also invited to come forward for the 2016 European Championships and to register their competitions for approval.
America
Athletes from different sports and backgrounds shared their thoughts on living the Paralympic values.
Table Tennis
The programme was aimed to make table tennis an inclusive sport for both able-bodied and para-athletes, especially in Kiribati.
Athletics
The Swiss world champion passed on his knowledge and experience to a group of enthusiastic wheelchair racers.
Rowing
Moran Samuel is coming off a big World Cup win and hopes to ride that into a world title in the AS women's single sculls.