PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man being filmed by a smartphone

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during August.

The Rio 2016 Paralympic Village will host around4,350 athletes.

About 4,350 Paralympians will be calling the village home, along with support staff and sports officials

Olympic champion Serginho Santos

Brazil’s two-time volleyball Olympic champion visited the men’s national sitting volleyball team and gave Para sport a try.

Men’s 200m freestyle S14

Iceland’s returning champion Jon Margeir Sverisson will face stiff competition on his way to defend his title.

Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the 800m race during the ParAthletics Grand Prix 2015 in Nottwil, Switzerland

The 24 year-old is almost a veteran against her teenage rivals at the Paralympic Games.

International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS)

The sports science conference gathers sports medicine professionals from around the world, this time on the theme: ‘Saying Yes to Diversity in Sport.’

Aerial view of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio, Brazil, which will host rowing and canoe events during the 2016 Paralympic Games.

Global campaign backed by Coldplay to buy Paralympic tickets for Brazilian children reached its target in just 72 hours. Up to 10,000 tickets now available.

Para-Shooter Michael Johnson

From winning gold at Athens 2004 to a car accident just before the World Championships in 2006, Johnson relives his career.

Sophie Wells

Get to know the British grade IV rider ahead of Rio 2016.

Woman sits in chair and throws discus

The discus world champion talks us through how she is preparing for Rio 2016.