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Yannick Bourseaux

Canada announced their Paralympic triathlon and table tennis teams, whilst France nominated five triathletes for September’s Paralympic Games.

Blindfolded man on a field of play throwing a ball

10 men´s teams will face-off in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 14-17 July, as they enter the final stage of preparations for Rio 2016.

Two men sprinting on a track

The US T11 sprinter reflects on career highs and lows.

Aerial view on stadium

The joint initiative between the Olympic Information Service (OIS) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will spread the colour, passion and excitement of the Paralympics.

women in wheelchair saves the basketball

A total of 24 athletes will compete for Brazil in the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

A spectacular view of with Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The newly named terminal is an accessible transport hub linking the Transolimpica BRT with the existing Transoeste BRT corridor.

Melissa Tapper

The ITTF released a YouTube video documenting the project’s launch, as it aims to support children with impairments in Nepal.

General view of the newly renovated Marina da Gloria which will host the sailing competitions of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Rio 2016 Paralympic sailing event will be contested in Marina da Gloria between 12-17 September.

Swimmer jumping from the block into the water

The Australian 18-year-old swimmer seeks to make his country “proud” as he prepares to compete at Rio 2016.

Competitors at the 2015 Para World Sailing Championships out of Williamstown's Royal Yacht Club of Victoria.

The sailors compete on their own or in crews of two and three, and are assigned to seven different sport classes.

Two athletes doing taekwondo

Athletes from Costa Rica, Brazil and Mexico entered the top-10 rankings following the Pan American Para Taekwondo Championships in June.

Yip Pin Xiu of Singapore

The swimming world record holder will carry Singapore’s flag at the Opening Ceremony of September’s Paralympic Games.

Nikko Landeros

Find out how the right sledge hockey equipment has helped this US athlete get to the highest level in his sport.

A picture of a woman with a prosthesis wearing an American flag to celebrate her victory

The final 17 athletes, including the USA’s Melissa Stockwell, have been selected via the Bipartite Selection Panel.

Short statued man stand behind a board

The Irishman seeks a return to the top, aiming for a European three-peat.

A picture of a man on a podium with a medal around his neck

Days after setting a new mark of 6.72m, the German T42 athlete believes the world record could fall again at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Woman riding on a black and white horse

The Para equestrian event was the last competition for athletes to impress ahead of the team selection.

Jonnie Peacock

The Paralympic and European champion over 100m shares his musical tastes.

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Sailing

Ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic sailing event here is a brief insight into how the competition will develop.

Blade Boy Rio is the first in the UK and Ireland to be fitted by Dorset Orthopaedic with Ottobock’s junior running blade

Eight-year-old Rio Woolf is the first in Great Britain and Ireland to be fitted with the new 1E93 Runner junior, a running blade made by Ottobock.