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Argentina’s Daniela Gimenez and Spain’s Sarai Gascon

Argentina’s Daniela Gimenez and Spain’s Sarai Gascon Moreno have a special friendship outside the pool as well as an ongoing rivalry in it.

Aerial view of a big stadium in a city

The competition will take place in one of Rio’s iconic, cultural venues.

Two women in wheelchairs look at each other smiling on a grass tennis court.

With the addition of the first singles events at the Grand Slam, wheelchair tennis prize money totals GBP 200,000.

Natasha Baker

Baker won all three events on the same horse she won double gold on from London 2012.

Two women smiling at each other in a swimmig pool after a race

Ellie Simmonds and Bethany Firth showed their intent for Rio 2016 by setting new world marks.

Wheelchar racer celebrates as he crosses a finish line.

He won his second successive London Marathon last weekend, but now shares his career highs and lows.

Michelle Salt on starting gates of

The Canadian snowboarder is aiming for more podium finishes as she heads towards the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

A picture of a powerlifter on a bench competing

Japan will host its first major Para powerlifting Championships just two years before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Brazil's player Jefinho in action

Reigning Paralympic champion Brazil will face European champions Turkey, whilst top-seeded Argentina was drawn with Beijing 2008 silver medallist China.

Argentina's Ferderico Paolorossi in action in para-archery.

Archers can compete either standing or in a wheelchair.

Ellie Robinson

Ellie Robinson twice broke the British national record at the British Para-Swimming International Meet ahead of 2016 Euros.

Hudson’s Bay Company has designed the outfits athletes will wear during the Rio 2016 Games.

Hudson’s Bay Company has designed the outfits athletes will wear during the Rio 2016 Games.

Woman in sailing boat.

The French commune will see world-class sailors meet again in the lead-up to Rio 2016.

Group shot of athletes standing and in wheelchairs at an airport.

Portugal and Brazil have landed in Funchal for the competition which gets underway on 30 April.

Leinier Savon Pineda of Cuba celebrating after the Men's 200M T12 in Toronto at the 2015 Parapan American Games.

The Cuban sprint world champion discloses his training plan ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

coaches using tappers during competition

A project which began in 2014 aims to establish how visual impairments impact swimming performance.

Martina Caironi, winces,

The T42 Paralympic and world champion will carry her country’s flag during the Opening Ceremony.

Marlou van Rhijn shares with us her three favourite tunes.

The 24-year-old is the fastest female blade runner on earth but what sort of music does the Dutch athlete listen to?

Tokyo 2020 emblems

The final design was selected following an open competition.

The 2015 World Rowing Championships is held in Aiguebelette, France.

Australia qualified a boat in the LTA mixed coxed four for the first time, while China dominated the Regatta.