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![Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina](/sites/default/files/images/150721092308354_12.jpg)
Casco and Ledesma prove Argentina’s strength in depth in wheelchair tennis
Even if Gustavo Fernandez steals the spotlight, Casco and Ledesma aim to rise to the challenge of September’s Paralympic Games.
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Sport Week: Rio 2016 venue for football 7-a-side
Spectators can catch all the action in the Deodoro Stadium during September’s Paralympic Games.
![Three women in a track, running](/sites/default/files/images/160525070552952_Sophie%2BHahn.jpg)
My best and worst moments with Great Britain’s Sophie Hahn
The 100m T38 world record holders shares her high and lows which both come from last year’s World Championships.
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USA’s Sides making strides in snowboard
After his first podium finish, the US Marine veteran is looking to build on that success toward PyeongChang 2018.
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Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil
More than 380 athletes from 50 countries will compete in a meeting that traditionally delivers fast times and world records.
![Man and woman in wheelchairs dancing](/sites/default/files/images/160525085658354_Lin%2BHsin%2BYu%2B-%2BChinese%2BTaipei.jpg)
Hsin-Yu Lin hopes to dance for Chinese Taipei at first Asian Champs
Following her performance at the season opener, Lin looks to improve ahead of Asia’s inaugural Championships in November.
Wheelchair basketball schedule confirmed for Rio 2016
Competition tips off on 8 September, with games held in the Rio Olympic Arena and Carioca Arena 1.
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US fencing trio target Rio 2016 qualification
The Americas Championships will be the last chance for automatic Rio 2016 qualification.
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Guissone not complacent despite ticket to Rio
Brazil’s top wheelchair fencer aims to delight home crowd at Americas Championships.
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Carol Cooke talks World Multiple Sclerosis Day
Australia’s cycling Paralympic champion Carol Cooke says she would not change her multiple sclerosis diagnosis because it has made her the person she is today.
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One month to go until Global ID Sports Week
The Global ID Sports Week is a week-long celebration of sport for athletes with intellectual disability.
![Jonato Santos Machado of Brazil and Pablo Molina Lopez of Argentina during the Gold Medal match at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.](/sites/default/files/images/150817111916355_DSC_8952.jpg)
Sport Week: Classification in football 7-a-side
What you need to know about the four sport classes in this Paralympic sport.
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Important topics discussed at sledge hockey forum
Nine countries met with the Sport Technical Committee in Moscow, Russia, to speak about competitions, equipment and officials.
![Women on bench screaming of joy](/sites/default/files/images/141021140144206_Tan%2BYujiao%2BIncheon.jpg)
Yujiao Tan: Me and my coach
Coach of Chinese world champion and Paralympic silver medallist Yujiao Tan believes she has at least 10 years of competition left.
![Tomas Hjert. Both players have been named to the IPC's Ones to Watch list for the next Paralympic cycle.](/sites/default/files/images/130807095631401_Tomas%2BHjert.jpg)
Sweden seek to go deep in Rio 2016
The Swedish wheelchair rugby team, led by Tomas Hjert, look to improve on their sixth-place finish from London 2012.
![Beatrice Vio](/sites/default/files/images/130830144619238_DSC_1618.jpg)
Vio adds European title to golden run
Italian wheelchair fencer wins eleventh consecutive title
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World champion Ballard refuses to rule out world records in Nottwil
The Australian T53 athlete believes last year’s Grand Prix in Nottwil, where she broke the 400m world record, was a turning point in her sporting career.
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Rio 2016 reveals 'look' of tickets for Olympic and Paralympic Games
Tickets will now start to be distributed to fans around the world
![Marlou van Rhijn celebrates after winning the womens 200m T44 final during day three of the IPC Athletics European Championships at Swansea](/sites/default/files/images/150722094317157_76.jpg)
Van Rhijn excited about Nottwil return
The Dutch blade runner has set three worlds at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland in the last two years.
![Paralympic Sports A-Z: Football 7 a Side](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/BSKtbgg3MnGZuuwUNZ8xlRqA8XsIjgYZeOxX4mpEI0A.jpg?itok=-tRvFtdb)
Sport Week: Introduction to football 7-a-side
This Paralympic sport is very similar to its able-bodied version, of course, with some modifications.