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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Daniel Dias of Brazil at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain, in the mixed zone.
Swimming

The Brazilian swimmer stands to become one of the most decorated Paralympians of all time – if he wins all his events at Rio 2016.

Fireworks explode during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium
Rio 2016

The Maracana stadium hosted a spectacular Opening Ceremony for the Paralympics on Wednesday (September 8).

The Ukrainian Football 7-a-side team at the Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) Pre-Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain.
Football 7-a-side

After winning silver at London 2012, world No.1 Ukraine will be the strong favourite to reclaim in Rio the Paralympic title they won at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.

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

The 29 table tennis medal events will be contested at the Riocentro Pavilion 3 venue on 8-17 September.

Ibrahim Al Hussein
Rio 2016

The swimmer, who lost his leg in a bombing in Syria, will be the first athlete to enter the Maracana Stadium at the Opening Ceremony.

Lin Ma
Rio 2016

Three-time Paralympic gold medallist Ma Lin admits he has not had the best preparation leading up to the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Shaun Norris competes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Rio 2016

Who will come out on top at Rio 2016? Here’s our look ahead to all the wheelchair basketball action at the Paralympic Games.

Rio Olympic Velodrome
Cycling

Get the lowdown on a series of brilliant races and all the breath-taking action set for the Rio Olympic Velodrome between 15 and 18 September.

Samsung logo
Arnaud Assoumani

In addition to creating standard-format Samsung Paralympic Blogs with a Samsung Galaxy S7, 30 of the world’s top Paralympians at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will give an exclusive behind-the-scenes insight into their lives with 360 vlogs.

General view of the Future Arena.
Goalball

Men’s world champions Brazil will begin their quest for Paralympic gold v Sweden, whilst women’s London 2012 gold medallists Japan will make their debut v Israel.

Cuba’s Yunidis Castillo and Omara Durand
Rio 2016

With the release of the final road to Rio 2016 athlete stories, the IPC’s development arm is confident Rio 2016 will be a landmark Paralympics for Para sport development.

Omara Durand of Cuba
Athletics

The world’s fastest female Paralympian is a strong contender for three titles at Rio 2016 – but her focus is on her preparation.

#TeamAgitos - Meet Brazilian swimmer Cecilia de Araujo
Rio 2016

Supported by the Agitos Foundation, the 17-year-old swimmer is on the way to accomplish her biggest dream.

shooter holding gun
Rio 2016

Nearly 150 athletes from more than 40 countries are in Brazil to vie for gold medals at the Olympic Shooting Centre.

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Rio 2016

IPC President promises Rio 2016 will “surprise, inspire and excite” as he hails the start of the ‘People’s Games’ at Maracana extravaganza.

A wheelchair racer leads a line of competitors on a red track.
Rio 2016

With just a day to go until the Para athletics action gets underway at the Olympic stadium we pose three more questions to our Prediction Panel.

Sir Philip Craven - Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony
Rio 2016

7 September – Sir Philip Craven, IPC President

Samsung logo

Major new initiative by IPC partner will highlight the importance of meaningful innovation and accessibility for everyone.

Aerial view on equestrian stadium
Equestrian

Get to know the Uruguayan grade IV rider ahead of Rio 2016.

Ekrem Gundogdu
Rio 2016

The Turkish goalball player led his team to a strong showing at the Malmo Men Intercup ahead of the Paralympic Games.