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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man in canoe in triumphant pose
Canoe

Reigning men’s KL2 world champion Curtis McGrath will lead the six-person roster into September’s Games.

Choy Hing Lam and Rignell Fabian
Table Tennis

Para table tennis was one of the original eight Paralympic sports that featured in Rome 1960.

Woman during a shot put
Athletics

The penultimate session of the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships saw a world record in the field.

Dame Sarah Storey of Great Britain races in the women's individual time trial at the 2015 Amgen Tour of California on May 15, 2015 in Valencia, California.
Cycling

Sarah Storey and Jody Cundy will spearhead the 15-strong British Para cycling team at September’s Paralympic Games.

Nick Webborn wears the ParalympicsGB uniform whilst he smiles to the camera.

IPC Medical Committee member Nick Webborn has been awarded an OBE in the British Queen’s birthday honours list.

Four girls with British flag post behind a scoreboard
Athletics

Great Britain’s women’s sprint relay quartet stormed home to a new world record out on the track on the final day of competition at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy (Thursday 16 June).

Man in red jersey celebrating with a Danish flag
Athletics

Some big names will be in action on the penultimate day of the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships.

Image of Rio 2016's slogan 'A New World'
Rio 2016

Rio 2016 motto promotes the concepts of transformation through sport and changing the world for the better.

Paralympics NZ CEO Fiona Allan shakes hands with sponsor Marty Kerr from VISA
New Zealand

The Worldwide Paralympic Partner extends its portfolio of Paralympic rights.

Ecuador's Para athletes competed at their national championships.
Athletics

The event featured athletes from 10 Latin American countries and took place in Guaranda, Ecuador, from 10-12 June.

Woman in a chair with a club in her hands.
Athletics

Great Britain finishes 1-2-3-4 in the women's club throw F31/32/51 in Wednesday's morning session.

A woman holds a ball above her head to simulate a classification
Alpine Skiing

A total of 22 participants took part in three days of training in Nordic skiing, alpine skiing and snowboard.

A look inside a venue where table tennis will be contested. On the court are four tennis tables set up.
Rio 2016

There will be eight competition tables, with 16 other tables for warm-ups, inside the Riocentro Pavillion 3 venue.

View on a stadium tribune
Athletics

Straight from the mixed zone, here is what the athletes had to say at the IPC Athletics European Championships at the end of their event.

Man doing shot put
Athletics

Great Britain and Russia continued their race to the top of the podium on the penultimate day of the IPC Athletics European Championships winning six gold medals each

These are the medals athletes will compete for at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Rio 2016

The medals feature a tiny device which makes a noise when the medal is shaken, allowing visually impaired athletes to know if they are gold, silver or bronze.

Woman lands in the sand pit
Athletics

A total of 25 gold medals will be decided on the fourth day (Tuesday 14 June) of competition at the IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy, with a number of thrilling head-to-heads to look forward to both on the track and in the field.

cross country skier and guide climb up a hill
Biathlon

Four World Cups will also take place between December 2016 and March 2017.

a female wearing a navy and blue shirt playing table tennis
Table Tennis

Athletes are allocated 11 sport classes, and can compete either in a wheelchair or standing.

The Zimbabwean para LTA coxed four training in Gavirate, Italy.
Rowing

In a country where the sport is not popular, Zimbabwe has put together a mixed coxed four team that will compete in Rio 2016.