PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games mascot Tom warmed up the crowd at the Paralympic Festival.

Adults and kids enjoy festival alongside Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio.

Tickets prices for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games have been announced and are available for sale beginning 7 September for Brazilians.

Record total of 3.3 million tickets available; overseas fans will be able to buy from authorised vendors in their countries.

2015 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Cup - St. Petersburg

As well as claiming gold with her partner Viacheslav Osipov, Russian European champion Galina Ryzhkova looks great ahead of the Worlds with two singles wins.

Skylie of waterfront city

Doha: A global sports hub

Group of wheelchair athletes at the marathon race of the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Para-athletics classification

Shingo Kunieda

One year from now, the Japanese wheelchair tennis player can add to his reign in the sport at Rio 2016.

Woman riding a black horse

The British rider made a difficult decision to move on from the horse she won three Paralympic golds on.

Archer raises flag

The Czech Republic archer struck his first World Championship gold about one year out from Rio 2016.

Team photo of men sitting in wheelchairs on a basketball court

The German women’s team and British men seal gold medals at the 2015 wheelchair basketball Euros.

Brazil's Petrucio Ferreira, Australia's Evan O'Hanlon, Ireland's Jason Smyth and the USA's Richard Browne will compete in Rio to find the world's fastest para-athlete.

The video gives a glimpse on the work Irish para-athletes have put in to prepare for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.