Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Woman riding a horse

Get to know the South African rider ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

NPC Australia and NPC USA - logo

Australia received nine extra spots, whilst 22 athletes were added to USA’s team at September’s Paralympic Games.

Rio 2016 preview: Men’s 200m freestyle S5

Home favourite Daniel Dias will go for his first gold medal at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

Rio 2016 preview: Men’s up to 88kg

This may be one of the tightest battles for gold.

The Netherlands’ Frank Hosmar

Get to know Dutch rider Frank Hosmar ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1)

Cuiping Zhang has plenty of momentum entering the Paralympics.

Man in green shirt holding an Irish flag and smiling to the camera

Rio 2016 will be the middle distance runners third Games and so far he has won three Paralympic titles.

 Rio 2016 preview: Women’s up to 79kg

Expect Bose Omolayo and Lili Xu pushing each other to their very limits.

Per-Johan UHLMANN - Wheelchair Rugby - London 2012 Paralympic Games

The event will take place in Nottwil, Switzerland, from 3-10 October 2016.

Rio 2016 preview: Women’s up to 73kg

There is a big wedge between world-record holder Souhad Ghazouani and the rest of the field.

Screenshot of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation's new website

The IWBF’s newly-structure website provides more user-friendly wheelchair basketball information ahead of the Paralympics.

A Paralympian celebrates winning an award

Reigning sitting volleyball Parapan Am champion Renato Oliveira Leite will help promote a new initiative.

2015 IPC Powerlifting European Open Championships

Seven World Cups join the world and regional Championships already confirmed for 2017-2020.

Man with amputated leg sitting close to swimming pool

Syrian refugee who lost his leg will compete as part of Independent Paralympic Athletes Team at Rio 2016.

Ibrahim Al Hussein

The full team, including Chef de Mission, coaching and support staff, will travel to Rio 2016 under the Paralympic flag.

Sir Philip Craven

The President of the International Paralympic Committee has written an open letter encouraging athletes to get involved in a new venture at Rio 2016.

Rio 2016 preview: Men’s up to 80kg

World champion Xiao Fei Gu has a chance to upgrade his Paralympic silver to gold.

R7 (men’s 50m rifle three positions SH1)

Swedish sharp shooter Jonas Jacobsson enters as the defending Paralympic and world champion.

Woman sits in chair and throws discus

The rivalry between Morrison and Great Britain’s Jo Butterfield could be a highlight of September’s Paralympic Games.

Tickets for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

So far, about 800,000 tickets have been sold of the total 2.5 million tickets available.