Daniel Dias will also be going for his sixth gold medal at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships
Swimming
Brazil’s Daniel Dias, the USA’s Jessica Long, Norway’s Sarah-Louise Rung and Belarusian Ihar Boki all qualified fastest at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships.
Cycling
Coming off a World Cup victory in Switzerland, the C2 cyclist is preparing for the Road Worlds later in July.
Iraq
The athlete tested positive for a prohibited substance after competing at March’s FAZZA Powerlifting Championships.
Sitting Volleyball
The competition is the sport’s last qualifying event for Rio 2016.
Wheelchair Tennis
The Australian Paralympic champion will be joined by two other tennis legends to receive the highest honor in the sport.
Sochi 2014
With Brazil passing a new law that will transform the lives of millions of people with an impairment, are the Paralympics now the world’s number one sporting event for delivering societal change?
Swimming
Friday’s (17 July) finals could prove to be the most successful yet for the hosts.
Canada
The Paralympic host country expects to field the largest delegation at August’s Parapan American Games.
Judo
European countries can obtain ranking points toward allocation slots to Rio 2016.