Irishman, the fastest para-athlete of all time, in Brazil to help celebrate one year until the Games.
Rio 2016
Unprecedented race will bring together runners with different types of disability in celebration of one year until the Paralympic Games.
Athletics
The T34 wheelchair racer talks about the influence of Kurt Fearnley and how he is aiming to win his first world title this October.
Rio 2016
The two-day festival will include a race to define the world’s fastest sprinter, plus a rival football match between Brazil and Argentina.
Summer Sports
Five World Championships events in para-sport will be scattered throughout this month, along with four regional Championships.
Archery
The public has until 9 September to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.
Cross-Country Skiing
Inclusion of marathon distance for the first time, as six biathlon and cross-country World Cups are confirmed.
Wheelchair Basketball
The women’s basketball team continued their campaign toward a consecutive European Championship crown, while the Turkish and German men stay undefeated.
Rio 2016
The ‘Heritage Flame’ will merge with the Brazilian Regional Flames in the lead up to the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony.
Athletics
Many of the world’s fastest para-athletes will race over 100m to mark one year to go until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
