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![Jonnie Peacock](/sites/default/files/images/120906224717397_Jonnie%2BPeacock_0.jpg)
IPC President praises British government’s investment in child running blades
Sir Philip Craven says the announcement made by Chancellor George Osbourne is the London 2012 Paralympic legacy in action.
Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai
As more than 600 athletes prepare for the second Grand Prix of the season, here are nine events to look out for.
Denysiuk doubles-up at IPC Shooting World Cup
Ukraine also collected another win in Bangkok, Thailand thanks to Andrii Doroshenko.
![Patrik Hetmer of Czech Republic](/sites/default/files/images/151217120927214_Patrik%2BHetmer.jpg)
Hetmer pulls slim super-G win in Europa Cup Finals
The Czech Republic skier won the men’s visually impaired by a split second on day one in Obersaxen.
![Matti Suur-Hamari](/sites/default/files/images/140213114021971_12484664984_9d1ebaafb0_z_0.jpg)
Shea, Suur-Hamari tie with one race remaining
The men’s snowboard cross SB-LL2 World Cup title will be decided between USA’s Mike Shea and Finland’s Matti Suur-Hamari.
![Group of ice sledge hockey players](/sites/default/files/images/150428014047003_web%2B20150427_RUS%2Bv%2BITA_0051.jpg)
Lisov hopes to return as Russia’s top goal scorer
Team captain Dmitrii Lisov hopes that he can ‘let go’ enough to reach the same heights as 2013 sledge hockey World Championships.
![Manuel Pozzerle competes at the 2015 IPC Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.](/sites/default/files/images/150925084921911_pozzerle.jpg)
Snowboard season to reach climax in Trentino
Snowboarders from around the world will try and claim overall World Cup globes in banked slalom and snowboard-cross.
![Swimmer Keiichi Kimura of Japan carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160315090605461_japan_0.jpg)
Sky PerfecTV! to launch dedicated Rio 2016 Paralympic channel
The Japanese broadcaster will provide around-the-clock coverage between 7-18 September.
Lysova secures overall biathlon World Cup
Ukraine’s Shyshkova also keeps hopes of a top three finish alive with win in Vuokatti, Finland.
![Australia's men's Wheelchair Basketball team](/sites/default/files/images/120617103022869_82839626.jpg)
Sport Week: Classification in wheelchair basketball
Before the athletes take the courts in Rio 2016, learn how they are assigned to their sport classes.
![A man wearing a navy shirt playing table tennis](/sites/default/files/images/160112104306634_will%2Bbayley%2Bmorten%2Bolsen.jpg)
British para-table tennis team named
Twelve will represent Great Britain at the Rio 2016 Paralympics Games.
![two men running, one with red clothes, one with a yellow t shirt saying guide](/sites/default/files/images/160512104845778_dfs.jpg)
Training Tuesday with US sprinter David Brown
The US world champion sprinter talks us through an average day at the US Olympic Training Centre.
![Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.](/sites/default/files/images/150330200214040_Veronika%2BVadovicova%2B2015%2BIPC%2BShooting%2BWorld%2BCup_0.jpg)
Vadovicova breaks world record at shooting World Cup
Ukraine’s Oleksii Densysiuk also continued his run of form with a win over European champion Korhan Yamac in Bangkok, Thailand.
![a male wearing black and a helmet racing in a wheelchair](/sites/default/files/images/160115111833668_Marcel%2BHug%2Bgetty.jpg)
Hug hungry for Paralympic gold after Doha disappointment
The Swiss wheelchair racer will start his 2016 season at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai
![Performers on stage during Gold Coast 2018 flag handover during the Closing Ceremony for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, United Kingdom.](/sites/default/files/images/160311110432382_Commonwealth%2BGames.jpg)
Gold Coast 2018 to host largest Commonwealth para-sport programme
The Commonwealth Games in 2018 will feature 38 medal events across a record seven sports.
![Italian athletes Giacomo Poli and Federica Maspero.](/sites/default/files/images/160314112531671_grosseto%2BFede.jpg)
Poli and Maspero celebrate three months-to-go to Grosseto 2016
The IPC Athletics European Championships will take place between 10-16 June, attracting 700 athletes.
![The Brazilian sprinter gives his three favourite songs: •Campeao Vencedor- Jamily; Pontes Indestrutiveis - Charlie Brown; Hotline Bling – Drake](/sites/default/files/images/160314112132888_14%2Bmar%2B2016.jpg)
Music Monday with Brazil’s Yohansson Nascimento
The Brazilian sprinter gives his three favourite songs.
![Paralympic Sports A-Z: Wheelchair basketball](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/1rpMgUX2Kl3QpewRO7gWjZUGD01zxsgYMp9eb3ltdD4.jpg?itok=KXMmAcWF)
Sport Week: Intro to wheelchair basketball
Find out more about wheelchair basketball ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
![Martin Wuerz of Austria](/sites/default/files/images/140314160126053_478611727_0.jpg)
Skiers to go for overall Europa Cup wins in Obersaxen
Points are on offer in the giant slalom, super combined and super-G in the final high-level races of the season in Switzerland.
![A picture of a man with one prosthesis running and crossing a finish line](/sites/default/files/images/161205153036013_Mark-Barr.jpg)
Para-triathletes secure Rio points at Continental Championships
Championships were held in the USA and South Africa.