PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

View of the construction site of the Carioca Arena 1,2 and 3

Carioca Arena 1, home of wheelchair basketball and rugby during this summer’s Paralympic Games is the largest in Barra Olympic Park and will host first test event this week.

Roman Rabl of Austria competes at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games.

Austrian Roman Rabl is hoping to build on his first podium performances from the 2015 World Championships with World Cup success.

Stanislav Chokhlaev, Damien Seguin, Joachim Gerard, Tyler McGregor and Bethany Firth

The public has until 21 January to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.

George Kingston

With the support of the Agitos Foundation, IPC Ice Sledge Hockey and the Slovakian National Paralympic Committee will run the camp to train young athletes.

Finland's Petri Posio and Erkki Miinala block the ball during their gold-medal match at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. After winning Paralympic gold, the Finnish squad will now host the 2014 World Championships.

With a new year and the Rio 2016 Games approaching, here are some of the big goalball questions.

Georg Kreiter of Germany competes in Men's Downhill Sitting at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games

The German double world champion sit skier looks towards the future ahead of the first World Cup of the season.

Laurentia Tan

The athletes to look out for at September’s Paralympic Games include five riders and six goalball players.

Canada and South Korea's ice sledge hockey teams

The world and Paralympic champions will begin their season against Canada, South Korea and Russia on 17 January.

Oksana Masters

The double Paralympic and World Championships medallist in Nordic skiing is also hoping to make the US cycling team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Jonnie Peacock and David Weir

Olympic and Paralympic stars set for London Anniversary Games on Saturday 23 July 2016.