Rio 2016

Reigning sitting volleyball Parapan Am champion Renato Oliveira Leite will help promote a new initiative.

Powerlifting

Seven World Cups join the world and regional Championships already confirmed for 2017-2020.

Rio 2016

Syrian refugee who lost his leg will compete as part of Independent Paralympic Athletes Team at Rio 2016.

Rio 2016

The full team, including Chef de Mission, coaching and support staff, will travel to Rio 2016 under the Paralympic flag.

The President of the International Paralympic Committee has written an open letter encouraging athletes to get involved in a new venture at Rio 2016.

Rio 2016

World champion Xiao Fei Gu has a chance to upgrade his Paralympic silver to gold.

Shooting

Swedish sharp shooter Jonas Jacobsson enters as the defending Paralympic and world champion.

Athletics

The rivalry between Morrison and Great Britain’s Jo Butterfield could be a highlight of September’s Paralympic Games.

Rio 2016

So far, about 800,000 tickets have been sold of the total 2.5 million tickets available.

Rio 2016

The Paralympic torch relay will begin on 1 September and will visit five cities around Brazil on its way to Rio de Janeiro.