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Asiatic woman holding two images of tiger and bear mascot

“Bandabi” the Asiatic Black Bear mascot is joined by “Soohorang” a white tiger which will be the mascot of the Olympic Winter Games.

Shingo Kunieda of Japan

Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.

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One surprise result came in the grade II competition, with Vermeulen upsetting Van der Horst in the Para equestrian event.

USA men's wheelchair basketball team

Twelve players will represent Team USA in September’s Paralympic Games.

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The public has until 9 June to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.

Teresa Perales with her gold medal after success at Glasgow 2015.

Telefonica Foundation has launched a comic series that tells the story of six-time swimming Paralympic champion Teresa Perales.

Jessica Korber gave a presentation to the 16th IAKS Management Conference on Artificial Ice Rinks.

Jessica Korber gave a presentation to the 16th IAKS Management Conference on Artificial Ice Rinks about creating ice hockey venues that are accessible for all.

Blindfolded man on a field of play throwing a ball

The men’s and women’s IBSA European A Goalball Championships will take place in Finland, in September 2017.

Man crossing a finish line on a track, celebrating

The T38 sprinter has won many world and Paralympic titles and will go for more gold at Rio 2016.

Outside view of a venue

The sport will be contested in the Carioca Arena 3.

France's Stephane Houdet, left, defeated Shingo Kunieda for the 2013 Roland Garros men's singles titles, and just hours later partnered with him to win the doubles title.

The wheelchair tennis tournament featured a big rivalry between Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda.

Grosseto 2016 - Official video

All the action from the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships will be available at www.grosseto2016.com

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Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during May.

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Athletes from the two countries will now be able to compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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Americas Paralympic Committee’s social media accounts can now be found @ParalympicsAPC on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Google+ and Flickr.

Brazil football 5-a-side

Eight national teams will take part in the 5th International Challenge, which will serve as preparation for Rio 2016.

Abdi Dini and Erica Gavel

Twelve men and 12 women make up the rosters for Team Canada in September’s Games.

A standing skier retains an aerodynamic position

IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard have agreed a closer working relationship to ensure a standardised approach to rescues on the mountain.

The Netherlands' Marlou van Rhijn on her way to breaking the 100m T43 world record at the 2016 Nottwil Grand Prix.

Find out what four days of competition in Switzerland told us about what we can expect at Rio 2016.

Germany’s Martin Schulz

The two-time German world champion showed his form ahead of September’s Paralympic Games.