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Para sport in review: August 2016
Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during August.
![The Rio 2016 Paralympic Village will host around4,350 athletes.](/sites/default/files/images/160831064215636_Rio%2Bvillage.jpg)
Rio 2016 Paralympic Village to welcome world's best Para athletes from Wednesday
About 4,350 Paralympians will be calling the village home, along with support staff and sports officials
![Olympic champion Serginho Santos](/sites/default/files/images/160831065119921_Serginho%2BSantos.jpg)
Olympic champion Serginho tries out sitting volleyball
Brazil’s two-time volleyball Olympic champion visited the men’s national sitting volleyball team and gave Para sport a try.
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Rio 2016 preview: Men’s 200m freestyle S14
Iceland’s returning champion Jon Margeir Sverisson will face stiff competition on his way to defend his title.
![Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the 800m race during the ParAthletics Grand Prix 2015 in Nottwil, Switzerland](/sites/default/files/images/160203081757629_Hannah%2BCockroft%2Bof%2BGreat%2BBritain.jpg)
Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft targets medal haul at Rio 2016
The 24 year-old is almost a veteran against her teenage rivals at the Paralympic Games.
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ICSEMIS set to begin ahead of Rio 2016
The sports science conference gathers sports medicine professionals from around the world, this time on the theme: ‘Saying Yes to Diversity in Sport.’
![Aerial view of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio, Brazil, which will host rowing and canoe events during the 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/150905132330226_GettyImages-483164258.jpg)
The IPC and Rio 2016 back public led #FillTheSeats campaign for Rio 2016 Paralympics
Global campaign backed by Coldplay to buy Paralympic tickets for Brazilian children reached its target in just 72 hours. Up to 10,000 tickets now available.
Michael Johnson: Best and worst moments
From winning gold at Athens 2004 to a car accident just before the World Championships in 2006, Johnson relives his career.
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Para equestrian: Q&A with Sophie Wells
Get to know the British grade IV rider ahead of Rio 2016.
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Training Tuesday with the USA’s Rachael Morrison
The discus world champion talks us through how she is preparing for Rio 2016.
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Para equestrian: Q&A with Helen Kearney
Get to know the Irish grade 1a rider ahead of Rio 2016.
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Panasonic announces finalists for KWN global contest
Seven school finalists were named for the Kid Witness News, with the winners to be named during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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Paralympic Torch to be lit up by internet users
Hashtags related to the Paralympic and Rio 2016 values and sent by social media users around the world will be used to 'light' the flame virtually.
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Rio 2016 preview: Men’s 400m freestyle S11
USA’s Bradley Snyder will aim to defend his title from London 2012.
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Rio 2016 Preview: Women’s up to 86kg
Egypt’s reigning world champion Randa Mahmoud is the one to watch.
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Rio 2016 preview: P3 (mixed 25m pistol SH1)
Norberg, known as “the hot shot,” can live up to his nickname at Rio 2016.
![Four Para athletes have been shortlisted for the Allianz Athlete of the Month poll for August 2016: Ekrem Gundogdu, Hannah Cockroft, Mehdi Jemali and Heinrich Popow.](/sites/default/files/images/160901070415215_AOTM.jpg)
Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – August 2016
The public has until 6 September to vote for their favourite from the four candidates.
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Ticket sales for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games pass one million mark
Surge in interest after success of Olympic Games continues, with nearly 100 sessions sold out.
![The USA's David Blair in action during the men's discus F44 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.](/sites/default/files/images/160515113008818_GettyImages-493754872.jpg)
Blair targets Paralympic gold after over a decade away from sport
The world record holder will make his Paralympic debut at the age of 41 years.
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#TeamAgitos: Kerguelen, a life devoted to Para sports
The Colombian aims to raise awareness of Para sports in his country and is hoping to see one of his pupils qualifying for the Paralympic Games one day.