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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Rio 2016 preview: women’s up to 50kg
Rio 2016

Ukraine’s Lidiia Soloviova and China’s Shanshan Shi may be battling for the gold.

Rio 2016 preview: R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2)
Rio 2016

Shooting veteran Michael Johnson is no stranger to the big stage, but he will face stiff competition.

Stephane Houdet of France won his first British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships men’s singles title.
Wheelchair Tennis

Stephane Houdet, the current men’s single No. 1, does not want to get lost in all the Paralympic hype.

Wheelchair racer after finishing his race
Athletics

Canada will send 24 athletes to Rio 2016, and Guatemala will be sending one.

Patricia Valle
Swimming

Mexico´s four-time swimming Paralympic champion aims to win a medal at a fifth successive Paralympic Games, this September.

Rio 2016 preview: men’s up to 54kg
Rio 2016

A new champion will be crowned at Rio 2016 and the competition is wide open.

Two wheelchair racers on the track after their race
Rio 2016

After swapping wheelchair rugby for wheelchair racing, the T51 racer is hoping to add Paralympic gold to his world and European titles.

Yu Hong SHENG - Sitting Volleyball - London 2012 Paralympic Games
Sitting Volleyball

The reigning Paralympic and world champions are learning from their loss to rivals the USA back in March.

Woman in wheelchair tries out arm exercise machine
Kazakhstan

In preparations for Rio 2016, Kazakhstan got to train in the same sports facilities as US Olympic and Paralympic athletes in Colorado.

A Para sport pistol shooter takes aim
Shooting

The Brazilian pistol shooter, who recently set a new national record, talks about moments of pure bliss but also utter disappointment at Fort Benning, USA.

Man in wheelchair raises both arms as he crosses a finishline.
Triathlon

After competing in cross-country sit-skiing at Sochi 2014, Fernando Aranha is transferring those skills to Para triathlon at Rio 2016.

Chilean powerlifter Juan Carlos Garrido is on the bench and raises his hands celebrating his win.
Powerlifting

Chile’s powerlifting Parapan American champion will compete at his second Paralympic Games 16 years after making his debut at Sydney 2000.

Book cover with images of Paralympic athletes and their coaches

The handbook complements the internationally acclaimed edition 'The Paralympic Athlete.’

Three women and two men sitting on the podium during a podium discussion at Vista 2015.

VISTA is the world’s number one sport science conference for Para sport.

Agitos
Athletics

Aleksei Lesnykh tested positive for two substances during an in-competition test at March’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai, UAE.

A young boy throwing a javelin
Mexico

#TeamAgitos coach dreams of seeing one of his pupils winning a Paralympic gold.

Woman with French flag celebrating in a stadium
Rio 2016

After winning a hat-trick of medals at London 2012, what is in store for the T44 athlete at Rio 2016?

Agitos

Izzettin Kanat tested positive during an in-competition test at February’s 7th FAZZA IPC Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, UAE.

Naomi Soazo
Judo

Venezuela’s 27-year-old judoka is confident she can give her country the second Paralympic gold medal in history at Rio 2016.

Rio 2016 preview: R3 (mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1)
Rio 2016

Featuring all three podium finishers from the 2014 World Championships and London 2012 Paralympic Games, this event is not to be missed.