PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Jonato Santos Machado of Brazil and Pablo Molina Lopez of Argentina during the Gold Medal match at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Argentina were drawn in Group A with the Netherlands and the USA, whilst world No.1 Ukraine were pitted against Brazil, Ireland and Great Britain in Group A.

Rio 2016 preview: P2 (women’s 10m air pistol SH1)

Iran’s Sareh Javanmardidodmani will go for Iran’s first gold medal in shooting since Sydney 2000.

Richard Whitehead

The reigning world and Paralympic champion smashed his own 200m T42 world record.

Adecco Way to Work Programme

The Adecco Group Global SVP for the IOC and IPC Athlete Career Programmes shares his views on inclusivity in the sports world and more.

Colombian athlete Dixon Hooker poses on the podium with his gold medal next to the silver and bronze medallists.

Colombia´s athletics world champion aims to top the podium at September´s Paralympic Games.

Fifteen Danish Para athletes pose for a photo wearing the red and white Danish colours.

Denmark will send 15 Para athletes to the Games; Haiti, US Virgin Islands name one athlete each.

Mariela Almada of Argentina

The South American country will promote Para sports and strengthen their place in #TeamAgitos.

Yao Yongquan and Cai Changgu at Beijing

The Beijing 2008 goalball champion talks jetlag, training, maturing since the 2012 Paralympics and video games ahead of Rio 2016.

Canadian boccia player Alison Levine focused whilst training.

Canada’s 26-year-old boccia player is looking forward to having her first Paralympic experience at Rio 2016.

Girl swimming in the pool with swimcap and goggles on.

Most people are familiar with the big names to look out for, but who could also win a medal for their country?