The International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven believes next year’s Games can build on the success of London 2012 and Sochi 2014.
Rio 2016
US amputee sprinter back in city to help celebrate one year to Games with unprecedented race against athletes in other Paralympic classes.
Powerlifting
IPC Powerlifting referee Verdonck began his involvement with the sport in the 1990s.
Rowing
The Australian won his third AS men’s single sculls title, just one of Australia’s two gold medals.
Rio 2016
Amputee sprinter, blind judoka and powerlifter amazed Brazilian gym regulars, as part of Rio 2016 ticket promotion campaign.
Triathlon
The Canadian is one to watch in the men’s PT4, especially with the World Championships just weeks away.
Wheelchair Basketball
The Turkish and Germans made their cases for spots in the gold medal game in day seven of the European Championships.
Athletics
The long-time high performance coach will be one of the keynote speakers at the inaugural conference this December in Colorado Springs, USA.
Rowing
Norway’s Birgit Skarstein and Australia’s Erik Horrie won the AS women and men’s single sculls semi-finals, respectively, moving closer to defending their world titles.
Rio 2016
Workshop with around 50 journalists, designers, programmers and students kicks off celebrations for one year to Rio 2016.