PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Aerial view of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio, Brazil, which will host rowing and canoe events during the 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/150905132330226_GettyImages-483164258.jpg)
Dancers audition for Rio 2016 ceremonies cast
Search begins for volunteers to bring the Opening and Closing ceremonies to life
![Man in wheelchair throwing a boccia ball](/sites/default/files/images/170224155832289_Boccia-test-event.jpg)
Volunteers praised as Rio 2016 boccia test event concludes
Wheelchair athletes from five nations competed at the Riocentro venue.
![Graphic with wheelchair dance couple dancing](/sites/default/files/images/151116110007936_46%2Blandscape.jpg)
No. 46 Mexico, Philippines shine at World Championships
IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport has also developed the competition calendar in 2015, a year in which its World Championships were held in Rome, Italy.
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Can Roybal, McKee power Blackhawks to Sled Classic win?
Chicago will be one of 20 NHL-affiliated teams taking part in the USA Hockey Sled Classic.
![Members of the IPC Governing Board sit at the 2015 IPC General Assembly in Mexico City.](/sites/default/files/images/151116012038444_025.jpg)
IPC General Assembly concludes in Mexico City
The 2015 IPC Athlete Classification Code was one of a number of motions approved by the IPC Membership.
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No. 47 Uzbekistan’s judoka open season with bang
In the first World Cup of the year, Uzbekistan made themselves a force to be reckoned with ahead of Rio 2016.
![An athlete from the Korean Wheelchair Curling Team celebrates a point on Day 4 of the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championships](/sites/default/files/images/120222162259911_Korea%2Bat%2BCurling%2BWorld%2BChamps_richardgray.jpg)
South Korea, Norway qualify for curling World Champs
Semi-finals wins at the qualification event in Lohja, Finland, see the two teams progress to the 2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championships.
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Salcher vows to come back from Worlds performance
The Austrian Paralympic champion lost his world titles in 2015 but will use the coming World Cup season to made amends.
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No. 48 Underdogs Turkey take double gold in goalball
Both the men and women’s teams took the European titles, making it the first time both will appear at a Paralympic Games together.