To coincide with one year to go, British athletes Stef Reid and Vanessa Daobry have taken up key positions with the Organising Committee.
Para Ice Hockey
USA Hockey also confirmed the support staff and the dates of the national team try-outs.
Rio 2016
The broadcaster has continued its commitment to on and off screen diversity by recruiting the largest number of presenters with an impairment ever seen on British television.
Athletics
Roger Getzmann, Competition Director of the Nottwil Grand Prix explains how to organise a major Para athletics event.
Sailing
Sailing has been contested at every Paralympic Games since its introduction as a demonstration event at Atlanta 1996.
Athletics
The T13 South African will be aiming for consistency over one lap this weekend as she targets double Paralympic gold this September.
Cross-Country Skiing
1984 was a great year for the Finnish athlete, who won five golds between the Summer and Winter Paralympics.
Argentina
Wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez, the football 5 team and swimmer Nadia Baez spearhead the 82-strong delegation for September’s Paralympics.
Rio 2016
Canada announced their Paralympic triathlon and table tennis teams, whilst France nominated five triathletes for September’s Paralympic Games.
Goalball
10 men´s teams will face-off in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 14-17 July, as they enter the final stage of preparations for Rio 2016.
Athletics
The US T11 sprinter reflects on career highs and lows.
Rio 2016
The joint initiative between the Olympic Information Service (OIS) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will spread the colour, passion and excitement of the Paralympics.
Rio 2016
A total of 24 athletes will compete for Brazil in the Rio 2016 Paralympics.
Rio 2016
The newly named terminal is an accessible transport hub linking the Transolimpica BRT with the existing Transoeste BRT corridor.
Table Tennis
The ITTF released a YouTube video documenting the project’s launch, as it aims to support children with impairments in Nepal.
Rio 2016
The Rio 2016 Paralympic sailing event will be contested in Marina da Gloria between 12-17 September.
Rio 2016
The Australian 18-year-old swimmer seeks to make his country “proud” as he prepares to compete at Rio 2016.
Sailing
The sailors compete on their own or in crews of two and three, and are assigned to seven different sport classes.
Taekwondo
Athletes from Costa Rica, Brazil and Mexico entered the top-10 rankings following the Pan American Para Taekwondo Championships in June.
Swimming
The swimming world record holder will carry Singapore’s flag at the Opening Ceremony of September’s Paralympic Games.