PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Brazil's Number 10 Ricardinho

When he is not training for Rio 2016, Brazil´s football 5 star likes playing “the guitar, the piano and a little bit of violin.”

A picture of a Wheelchair Fencer celebrating her victory

The wheelchair fencing veteran views the European Championships as a stepping stone toward her first Paralympic gold.

Alistair Donohoe

The two-time C5 road world champion targets Paralympics success whilst he dreams of competing in the Tour de France.

football 5-a-side match

Five potential storylines to follow heading into September’s Paralympic Games.

Great Britain's Aled Davies poses with his gold medal at the medal ceremony for the men's shot put F42 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Great Britain's Aled Davies shows he is in great form for Rio 2016 with a distance of 16.13m.

International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS)

Both deadlines for the sports science convention that takes place in Brazil before Rio 2016 have been moved to 31 May.

The Olympic Tennis Centre hosted the first competition in Barra Olympic Park.

The sport will be contested in the Olympic Tennis Centre during the Paralympic Games.

wheelchair rugby players

Eleven players from the 2015 European Championship team were selected to compete in September’s Paralympic Games.

Tarvisio, Italy, will host the 2017 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships

The event was launched at a fashion show in the bay of Portopiccolo in Sistiana and is a major part of the build-up for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

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The inaugural 2016 Canadian Sledge Hockey Championship will be held 13-15 May.