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Man with an arm amputation crossing a finish line

The event will be held 10-11 September at Fort Copacabana.

Chile's Juan Garrido Acevedo celebrates winning Toronto 2015 powerlifting gold.

The powerlifting Parapan American champion will headline Chile’s delegation at the Opening Ceremony of September’s Paralympic Games, on 7 September.

Graphic with information about a shooting event at Rio 2016

The first shooting medal event of the Paralympic Games will feature a head-to-head between the world champion and world record holder.

Swimmer doing a back start

Paralympic and world champions highlight the teams heading to the Paralympic Games.

A team in colourful clothes

Germany will send 148 athletes to compete at September’s Paralympic Games.

collage of three photos, one with swimmers in open water, one with two cyclists on a tandem, one with a runner with prosthetic leg

Athletes in this sport are grouped into five sport classes.

Man in a canoe in action

Brazil selected five canoeists to compete at September’s Paralympic Games.

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Triathlon

Rio 2016 will feature the first ever competition in Para triathlon.

IPC Inclusion Summit

The Adecco Group will partner the Inclusion Summit and the UK’s Department for International Trade is partnering the Closing Cocktail Reception.

Man in suit being filmed in front of many monitors

Chief Executive Officer of the Olympic Broadcasting Service shares his insight on what to expect from the Olympic Channel’s Paralympic coverage and more.

The Paralympian 02/2016 - cover

Following on the last edition, the IPC’s magazine profiles several of the athletes competing for gold at Rio 2016.

Gold medallist Dan Greaves of England poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's F42/44 Discus at Hampden Park during day five of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

The British discus thrower will go head-to-head this weekend in London with the USA’s world record holder David Blair.

Eliezer Gabriel Buenaventura never stopped dreaming - #TeamAgitos - on the Road to Rio

Mexico’s 18-year-old athlete took part in an Agitos Foundation training camp in 2015, which helped him qualify for September’s Paralympic Games.

Peru's Israel Hilario Rimas celebrates gold at the 2015 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships.

Cyclist Israel Hilario Rimas and sailor John Twomey will carry Peru’s and Ireland’s flags, respectively, at the Opening Ceremony of September’s Paralympic Games.

Uppor body of a man in orange shirt

The team features 12 athletes made up of eight women and four men

Ruyi Ye (L) of China on his way to winning gold against Yijun Chen (R) of China during the men's individual foil category A final of the wheelchair fencing at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Athletes are allocated into two sport classes that depend on their trunk function since all fencers compete from a wheelchair.

Nely Miranda - 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships Glasgow

The two-time swimming Paralympic champion will carry Mexico’s flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympics, on 7 September.

Finland's Petri Posio and Erkki Miinala block the ball during their gold-medal match at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. After winning Paralympic gold, the Finnish squad will now host the 2014 World Championships.

When he is not training for Rio 2016, the Finish goalball player splits his time between his work as a transcriber and his passion for music.

Boccia - Dirceu Jose Pinto and Eliseu Dos Santos

A record 278-strong delegation will represent the host country at September’s Paralympic Games.

A Spanish person playing table tennis

A total of 114 Spanish and 45 South African athletes will compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.