PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Simon Patmore

Australian snowboarder Simon Patmore believes his medal winning skills from sprinting will be useful for his new ventures on the snow.

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Here are four athletes battling for the first ever Paralympic gold medals at Rio 2016.

the upper body of a female playing table tennis and wearing a pink polo shirt

In the months leading up to the Paralympic Games, the No. 1 table tennis player first had to obtain her university degree.

Sarah Storey

The multiple cycling Paralympic champion is heading into her seventh Games three years after giving birth to her first daughter Louisa.

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Aruba and the Dominican Republic also announced their delegations for the Paralympic Games.

Women in swim suite leaving the water.

The former Canadian triathlete knows the feeling her athletes will get when they compete in their first Games.

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The Austrian outfit, designed by Erima, includes 60 different items, whilst ParalympicsGB unveiled ASOS formal wear.

Aspring para-athletes have been helped by the Agitos Foundation

#TeamAgitos grows larger as more Para sport development projects are funded via the 2016 Grant Support Programme.

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The press conference will be held in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday 7 August at 12:00 BRT.

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Ahead of her Paralympic debut at Rio 2016, the US thrower talks about her career highs and lows.