PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Nicole Roundy: My three heroes
Three women from the worlds of popular culture and sport inspire US snowboarder Nicole Roundy.
Portuguese national trials to decide team for Euros
Portugal’s top para-swimmers will try for selection for the national team that will compete at their home European Championships in Funchal.
![Two wheelchair fencers cross swords in empty arena, some people watching from behind](/sites/default/files/images/160303150426012_Youth%2BArena%2BRio%2B2016.jpg)
Two more Rio 2016 Games venues unveiled in Deodoro Olympic Park
Venue for football 7-a-side inaugurated alongside arena that will stage wheelchair fencing.
![A picture of a man with one arm cycling during pursuit race.](/sites/default/files/images/130111114034892_LON_3108_4199.jpg)
Monthly preview: March 2016
World Championships in track cycling and boccia headline this month in para-sport.
![Marc Evers and Scott Quin competing in the Men's 100m Breaststroke SB14 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow](/sites/default/files/images/150714110331957_2015%2BIPC%2BSwimming%2BWorld%2BChampionships_20150713_Luc%2BPercival_1519_HD.jpg)
Van den Brink reflects on Evers’ chances at Rio 2016
Team Manager assesses what the 100m backstroke champion needs to do to retain his Paralympic title.
![Ottobock provides technical and welding services at the International Wheelchair Rugby Championship, also a test event for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160303102019163_FotorCreated.jpg)
Ottobock provides wheelchair rugby services ahead of Rio 2016
The mobility solutions supplier has provided technical and welding services at the International Wheelchair Rugby Championship and Test Event.
![Chris Sharp, Andrew May and Richard Dodson aboard their boat during the New Zealand 2016 Summer Paralympic Team Selection Announcement at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron on March 3, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand.](/sites/default/files/images/160303103244865_sailing.jpg)
New Zealand names sailing team for Rio 2016
The National Paralympic Committee also announced partnerships with Maersk Line and Oceanbridge.
![Kurt Oatway, Mac Marcoux, Anna-Lena Forster and Markus Salcher are all overall winners thanks to their performances in Aspen, USA.](/sites/default/files/images/160303111933665_FotorCreated.jpg)
German, Canadian, Austrian skiers seal downhill globes
Kurt Oatway, Mac Marcoux, Anna-Lena Forster and Markus Salcher are all overall winners thanks to their performances in Aspen, USA.
![Female wheelchair tennis player in action on a blue court](/sites/default/files/images/121203113534829_108332258.jpg)
Griffioen aiming for more than Paralympic gold
Prior to the Games in Rio, the Dutchwoman is also seeking two Grand Slam titles.
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Great Britain name sailing team for Rio 2016
The British complete their team by announcing their SKUD 18 and sonar teams for the upcoming Paralympics.