PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Rio uniforms](/sites/default/files/images/160515115219328_rio%2Buniform.jpg)
Rio 2016 uniforms unveiled
The Rio 2016 Organising Committee launched the uniforms staff and volunteers will be wearing at this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.
![Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long](/sites/default/files/images/160513093247141_jessica%2Blong.jpg)
US Paralympics names Arena as official supplier for swimming team
The popular swimwear brand will provide swimsuits for the US team for the next two years.
![The Canadian Parapan Am Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team](/sites/default/files/images/160513092505719_canada%2Bw%2Bbasketball.jpg)
Toronto to host 2017 Men’s U23 World Championships
The next crop of wheelchair basketball talent from 12 nations are set to battle in Canada.
![Paralympic Sports A-Z: Athletics](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/86ZPfR45wE7CFggBqfEsvBIVa3SpdmNYtnEz6fN2euM.jpg?itok=TGfZ5_kl)
Sport week: Intro to athletics
Here are the basics about the most popular sport on the Paralympic programme.
![The USA's David Blair in action during the men's discus F44 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.](/sites/default/files/images/160515113008818_GettyImages-493754872.jpg)
Blair smashes discus F44 world record in USA
The US athlete threw 63.61m at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Arizona.
![WADA President Sir Craig Reedie](/sites/default/files/images/160510080529909_Sir%2BCraig%2BReedie.jpg)
WADA President Sir Craig Reedie: Expanding funding for clean sport
The World Anti-Doing Agency’s Sir Craig Reedie believes broadcasters and sponsors should consider funding clean sport.
![The Spanish National Paralympic Committee was awarded the Red Cross Gold Medal, the institution’s highest distinction, by Queen Letizia of Spain.](/sites/default/files/images/160513091430311_Cruz.jpg)
Queen Letizia awards NPC Spain with the Red Cross Gold Medal
The Spanish National Paralympic Committee received the distinction during a ceremony held at the Congress Palace in Albacete.
Sport week: Football 5 star Ricardinho talks music and his love of The Beatles
When he is not training for Rio 2016, Brazil´s football 5 star likes playing “the guitar, the piano and a little bit of violin.”
![A picture of a Wheelchair Fencer celebrating her victory](/sites/default/files/images/121130094658831_151462671.jpg)
Hungary’s Krajnyak out to retain European title
The wheelchair fencing veteran views the European Championships as a stepping stone toward her first Paralympic gold.
![Alistair Donohoe](/sites/default/files/images/160513091213927_Alistair%2BDonohoe.jpg)
Faces of the future: Australia’s Alistair Donohoe
The two-time C5 road world champion targets Paralympics success whilst he dreams of competing in the Tour de France.