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Sport Week: Armless Archer aims high
Paralympic silver medallist Matt Stutzman is one of the most popular archers to watch heading into Rio 2016.
![Rodrigo Luquez of Argentina and Jose Monteiro Guimaraes of Brazil in the football 7-a-side gold medal game at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.](/sites/default/files/images/151022182333926_DSC_8833.jpg)
Pre-Paralympic Tournament gives football 7 teams warm up for Rio
Seven of the qualified teams will face off for the last time before September’s Paralympic Games.
![Man in wheelchair doing a dancing pose](/sites/default/files/images/150730164658489_DSC_8135.jpg)
Wheelchair dance sport season continues with Suomi Open
The men’s singles is one to watch, with Worlds medallists expected to battle for the podium.
Perales: ‘Retirement is a distraction, I aim to win’
In the build-up to her fifth Paralympic Games, Spain’s six-time gold medallist refuses to contemplate hanging up her swimming goggles.
![Brazilian para-athletes attended a workshop initiated by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) in partnership with the ABCD.](/sites/default/files/images/160428082225076_ws.jpg)
Brazilian athletes benefit from ‘whereabouts’ workshop
A successful anti-doping session entitled ‘Paralympic Athletes Play Clean’ helped clarify questions para-athletes had.
![Hannah Russell of Great Britain competes at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.](/sites/default/files/images/150715171400309_2015%2BIPC%2BSwimming%2BWorld%2BChampionships_20150715_Luc%2BPercival_0063_HD.jpg)
National records close British Para-Swimming International Meet
Matt Wylie, Hannah Russell lowered their respective 50m British records, making a push for Rio 2016 selection.
![Hong Kong’s Paralympic Day](/sites/default/files/images/160428065713869_hong%2Bkong.jpg)
First ever Paralympic Day to be held in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Paralympic Day will be held on the 100-days-to-go mark from Rio 2016.
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First two US rowers qualify for Rio 2016 Paralympics
Blake Haxton and Jacqui Kapinowski will represent the USA in Rio after their success in the Team Trials.
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Sport Week: History of para-archery
Find out more about the sport that paved the way for the Paralympic Games.
![Emanuel Goncalves](/sites/default/files/images/160428101353671_DSC_5562.jpg)
Goncalves relishing chance to compete at home Euros
The S10 swimmer is hoping to qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in front of his home crowds.
![Melissa Tapper](/sites/default/files/images/131113121759117_10834035416_d77036101b_c.jpg)
Australia name first five athletes for Rio 2016
Daniela Di Toro and Melissa Tapper headline Australis’s five-strong table tennis team for September’s Paralympics.
![Two blindfolded football players fight for the ball](/sites/default/files/images/150825152015277_Blind%2Bfootball%2Beuros%2Bday%2B3.jpg)
Berlin chosen to host 2017 IBSA Blind Football European Championships
IBSA has confirmed that Germany’s capital city will held the Euros, from 17-27 August 2017.
![A shot of the upper half of two women holding two Paralympic gold medals](/sites/default/files/images/160111094625685_ramona%2Bbrussig%2Bger%2Bcredit%2Bgetty.jpg)
Brussig twins set to repeat London 2012 double judo gold
Ramona and Carmen are hoping to excel hand in hand once again, at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
![Argentina’s Daniela Gimenez and Spain’s Sarai Gascon](/sites/default/files/images/160426092410877_Daniela%2BGimenez%2BSarai%2BGascon.jpg)
Gimenez, Gascon: Friends and rivals
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](/sites/default/files/2023-08/160427134236298_Sambodromo%2BRio%20%282%29.jpg)
Sport Week: Para-archery venue at Rio 2016
The competition will take place in one of Rio’s iconic, cultural venues.
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Wimbledon increases prize money for wheelchair tennis events
With the addition of the first singles events at the Grand Slam, wheelchair tennis prize money totals GBP 200,000.
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British rider Baker returns to form at Waregem
Baker won all three events on the same horse she won double gold on from London 2012.
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British swimmers set world records in Glasgow
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.](/sites/default/files/images/160427070239708_Ray%2BMartin.jpg)
My best and worst moments with the USA’s Raymond Martin
He won his second successive London Marathon last weekend, but now shares his career highs and lows.
Salt on the way to make Canada proud
The Canadian snowboarder is aiming for more podium finishes as she heads towards the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.