PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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Rio 2016 wheelchair rugby draws revealed
No. 1 Canada leads Pool A, while the USA will headline Pool B.
![Judoka Priscilla Gagne in training for the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170202113009559_Priscilla-Gagne.jpg)
Strong international entry for judo Grand Prix
Competitors from 19 countries will take part in this event, staged in Walsall, England, between 4 and 5 June.
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Sport week: Six judo storylines for Rio 2016
Six potential storylines to follow heading into September’s Paralympic Games.
![Athletes in a judo competition Beijing 2008.](/sites/default/files/images/120111104040434_Beijing_Judo_Credit%2BLieven%2BCoudenys.jpg)
Sport week: History of judo
The sport was introduced to the Paralympic programme at Seoul 1988 with six men’s events, whilst women made their debut at Athens 2004.
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Grand Slams before Games for Van Koot
The Dutch wheelchair tennis player wants Rio 2016 gold, but she first wants to get past two Grand Slams.
![Tyler McGregor races after the puck in Canada's preliminary round game against Norway at Buffalo 2015.](/sites/default/files/images/150427222151077_web%2B20150427_CAN%2Bv%2BNOR_0455.jpg)
Tyler McGregor: My first time in a sledge
Find out how McGregor became one of Canada’s most valuable players after taking up ice sledge hockey in 2011.
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PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic mascot is launched
“Bandabi” the Asiatic Black Bear mascot is joined by “Soohorang” a white tiger which will be the mascot of the Olympic Winter Games.
![Shingo Kunieda of Japan](/sites/default/files/images/160602111451059_Shingo%2BKunieda.jpg)
Monthly preview: June 2016
Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.
Dutch dominate home competition in Roosendaal
One surprise result came in the grade II competition, with Vermeulen upsetting Van der Horst in the Para equestrian event.
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US men’s wheelchair basketball team for Rio named
Twelve players will represent Team USA in September’s Paralympic Games.