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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Anne Dickins
Canoe

The 2014 World champion and reigning European champion is among those to watch in Duisburg, Germany.

Veronica Hipolito of Brazil set World Record over 100m T38 at the IPC Athletics World Championships.
Athletics

The 19-year-old, who will compete at this week’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Rio, changed coaches in February.

Nicole Den Dulk
Equestrian

The Belgian and Dutch riders swept their events at the three-star competition in Mannheim, Germany.

Rio uniforms
Rio 2016

The Rio 2016 Organising Committee launched the uniforms staff and volunteers will be wearing at this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long
Swimming

The popular swimwear brand will provide swimsuits for the US team for the next two years.

The Canadian Parapan Am Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team
Wheelchair Basketball

The next crop of wheelchair basketball talent from 12 nations are set to battle in Canada.

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Athletics
Athletics

Here are the basics about the most popular sport on the Paralympic programme.

The USA's David Blair in action during the men's discus F44 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Athletics

The US athlete threw 63.61m at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Arizona.

WADA President Sir Craig Reedie

The World Anti-Doing Agency’s Sir Craig Reedie believes broadcasters and sponsors should consider funding clean sport.

The Spanish National Paralympic Committee was awarded the Red Cross Gold Medal, the institution’s highest distinction, by Queen Letizia of Spain.
Spain

The Spanish National Paralympic Committee received the distinction during a ceremony held at the Congress Palace in Albacete.

Brazil's Number 10 Ricardinho
Blind Football

When he is not training for Rio 2016, Brazil´s football 5 star likes playing “the guitar, the piano and a little bit of violin.”

A picture of a Wheelchair Fencer celebrating her victory
Wheelchair Fencing

The wheelchair fencing veteran views the European Championships as a stepping stone toward her first Paralympic gold.

Alistair Donohoe
Cycling

The two-time C5 road world champion targets Paralympics success whilst he dreams of competing in the Tour de France.

football 5-a-side match
Blind Football

Five potential storylines to follow heading into September’s Paralympic Games.

Great Britain's Aled Davies poses with his gold medal at the medal ceremony for the men's shot put F42 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Athletics

Great Britain's Aled Davies shows he is in great form for Rio 2016 with a distance of 16.13m.

International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport (ICSEMIS)
Brazil

Both deadlines for the sports science convention that takes place in Brazil before Rio 2016 have been moved to 31 May.

The Olympic Tennis Centre hosted the first competition in Barra Olympic Park.
Blind Football

The sport will be contested in the Olympic Tennis Centre during the Paralympic Games.

wheelchair rugby players
Wheelchair Rugby

Eleven players from the 2015 European Championship team were selected to compete in September’s Paralympic Games.

Tarvisio, Italy, will host the 2017 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Alpine Skiing

The event was launched at a fashion show in the bay of Portopiccolo in Sistiana and is a major part of the build-up for the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

poster
Para Ice Hockey

The inaugural 2016 Canadian Sledge Hockey Championship will be held 13-15 May.