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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Manuel Pozzerle competes at the 2015 IPC Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.
Snowboard

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.
Japan

The Japanese broadcaster will provide around-the-clock coverage between 7-18 September.

Four people do cross-country skiing on slopes
Cross-Country Skiing

Ukraine’s Shyshkova also keeps hopes of a top three finish alive with win in Vuokatti, Finland.

Australia's men's Wheelchair Basketball team
Rio 2016

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
Rio 2016

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
Rio 2016

The US world champion sprinter talks us through an average day at the US Olympic Training Centre.

Veronika Vadovicova concentrates on her next shot.
Shooting

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
Athletics

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.
Australia

The Commonwealth Games in 2018 will feature 38 medal events across a record seven sports.

Italian athletes Giacomo Poli and Federica Maspero.
Athletics

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
Athletics

The Brazilian sprinter gives his three favourite songs.

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair Basketball

Find out more about wheelchair basketball ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Martin Wuerz of Austria
Alpine Skiing

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
Triathlon

Championships were held in the USA and South Africa.

Mark Arendz competes at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games
Cross-Country Skiing

Athletes will also try to secure overall World Cup titles in Vuokatti, Finland.

Snowboarder on a slope
Snowboard

The Canadian snowboarder has achieved his best ever results on the World Cup circuit this season.

Ilka Tuomisto
Cross-Country Skiing

Standing skier Ilkka Tuomisto and Sini Pyy are looking forward to competing at home at the IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country World Cup Finals in Vuokatti.

Beatrice Vio
Wheelchair Fencing

The young Italian fencer is learning how to cope with the pressure of being the one to beat at Rio 2016.

Poland's Meciej Lepiato and Great Britain's Jonathan Broom-Edwards high jump T44 Swansea
Athletics

Great Britain’s world and European silver medallist talks us through exactly what it takes to master the high jump.

Fernando Fernandes
Canoe

Here are possible storylines to follow ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.