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Ryan Montgomery

The former Head of IPC Athletics will now oversee activities, operations of the IPC summer sports.

Woman in wheelchair with a basketball and a paddle in her hands

Five Paralympic athletes have been named as part of Team Visa Rio ahead of next year’s Paralympic Games.

Group shot of athletes in Brazilian  team uniforms and some people in suits.

Medallists were welcomed by Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes at the City Palace at an event attended by IPC President Sir Philip Craven.

Two blindfolded men, one in a suit lying on a field of play, catching a ball

Brazilian government has provided updates on 18 venues that will be used for the Rio 2016 Games.

Man in wheelchair talking, people listening to him, applauding

Sir Philip Craven was joined by IPC Vice President and President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons at the centre in Sao Paulo.

Two athletes doing taekwondo

Five World Championships events in para-sport will be scattered throughout this month, along with four regional Championships.

Vinicius and Tom, mascots for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The two-day festival will include a race to define the world’s fastest sprinter, plus a rival football match between Brazil and Argentina.

Group of young girls in Rio 2016 shirts

Initiative to promote Olympic, Paralympic sports expected to reach seven million Brazilian kids and be available in English and Spanish.

Group picture of around 10 people on a stage

Ambassadors include two legendary Brazilian footballers Romario and Ronaldinho.

Logo IPC Academy

The new generic online programme is targeted at qualified coaching looking to transition into training para-athletes.

A view of the skyline of Toronto featuring tall buildings and the CN Tower.

US Team for Toronto 2015 features 98 Paralympian and one Olympian

Five persons with big tickets in their hands pose in front of a big sign with the letters TO

Around 1,600 athletes from 28 countries will be in Canada for the event which features 15 sports.

Two logos with both the Olympic rings and Agitos

The Paralympic emblem is inspired by the = the universal sign of equality.

Graphic showing logos of past Paralympic Games

The emblem will be revealed this Friday together with the one for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Russia football

The midfielder was oustanding in helping the Russian football 7-a-side team capture the world title.

Portrait pictures of two men with two company logos

The Japanese pay TV broadcaster will produce a number of documentaries following the journey of para-athletes ahead of Tokyo 2020.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff

The Inclusion of People with Disabilities Act will change the lives of people with an impairment in Brazil and will lead to increased funding in para-sport.

The 1.3m² model of the under-construction Barra Olympic Park represents a real-life area of 1.18 million m²

Updated video mixes footage of construction with computer-generated images to show how ‘heart of the Games’ will be.

Group shot of around 10 people

More than 150 professionals have already signed up to support next year’s Paralympics.

crowds during the National Paralympic Day at the Olympic Park

Sophie Christiansen, Natasha Baker, Ali Jawad all set to attend the day in London on Sunday 26 July.