The flame was lit at the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement and will be brought together virtually with flames from five Brazilian cities to create the Paralympic Flame.
Equestrian
Get to know the US grade 1b rider ahead of Rio 2016.
Shooting
Iran’s Sareh Javanmardidodmani looks to add the P4 Paralympic title to her resume.
Alpine Skiing
Alpine skier Arly Velasquez will be one of the athlete leaders at the relaunch of Proud Paralympian at Rio 2016.
Canoe
Para cyclist Michael Gallagher has been sent home after an out-of-competition drug test in July.
Swimming
Ukraine’s Yelyzaveta Mereshko and Great Britain’s Eleanor Simmonds will fight in the race for the title.
Rio 2016
Mouloud Noura is among those to watch at the Paralympics Games.
The organisation has already played a major part in the development of Para sports and will now support education programmes for the next five years.
Rio 2016
Get to know the Australian grade II rider ahead of Rio 2016.
Powerlifting
Aiming for a first Paralympic medal Mamalos shares his training schedule and nutrition.
