PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Argentina's Para canoeist Lucas Diaz Aspiroz competing.

The Argentinian Para canoeist says he will give his best at Rio 2016 and try to reach the Paralympic podium.

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More than 80 individual files of athlete classifications have also been reviewed across six different sports in the last 12 months.

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Frederico Nantes, the Chief International Technical Official at September’s Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Two men playing wheelchair rugby collide their chairs.

After three Paralympic appearances, Japan might have just the team this year to break onto the podium at Rio 2016.

Canadian swimmer Michael Edgson stands next to the pool after competing at Barcelona 1992.

Canada’s most decorated Para athlete recalls his outstanding performance at Seoul 1988, where he won an unprecedented nine swimming gold medals.

Colombia’s Nelson Crispin competes in the Men's 50m Butterfly S6 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain

The 24-year-old swimmer aims to claim Colombia’s second Paralympic gold in history, at Rio 2016.

Man ridings on a white horse.

Brazil’s Chef D’Equipe hopes her riders and horses can put on performances that draw national interest in the sport.

Are you a Proud Paralympian?

Former wheelchair tennis player Samanta Bullock will be one of the leaders at the relaunch of Proud Paralympian at Rio 2016.

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.