Rio 2016

Here are eight athletes to watch for over the 11 sport classes during September’s Paralympic Games.

Cross-Country Skiing

Hosch will compete in Finsterau as a World Championships bronze medallist and top three finisher from the IPC Biathlon World Cup.

Table Tennis

It has been a while since the Danish Para table tennis star last won a singles gold on the international stage.

Swimming

Brazil’s 23-year-old swimmer is hoping to climb onto the Paralympic podium in the 100m and the 400m freestyle S11, this September.

Triathlon

The sixth and last event of the World Para Triathlon series will take place in Besancon, France, on 19 June.

PyeongChang 2018

Koreans exchange 10 million emoticons every day to express their feelings.

Rowing

World champions Erik Horrie, Moran Samuel are among those to watch in Poland.

Cross-Country Skiing

The French biathlete and cross-country skier was amongst the top cross-country skiers in the 2015-16 World Cup.

Football 7-a-side

The Netherlands, Ukraine and the USA will face off before they meet again in September’s Games.

Four National Paralympic Committees successfully applied for seed funding to promote Para sport ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.