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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man leading a pack in a wheelchair race

Tunisian track and field stars prepare to defend Paralympic titles this September by competing at IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Woman during a long jump

The 100m T42 world champion talks about one of the worse moments of her career that turned out to also be one of her best.

A picture of a man pushing a smal ball with a metal arm hooked to his head

The defending BC3 Paralympic gold medallist won his second round and looks to advance from his pool.

A picture of a blind person shooting the ball in a football match

The football 5-a-side standout has noticed the sport evolving, and Brazil will feel those effects in the Paralympics.

Two sledge hockey players fighting for the puk

Ice sledge hockey players from Japan will be joined by athletes from the other participating countries at the 2016 Pan Pacifics.

Picture of a man throwing a javelin

The Paralympic medallist was recognised for his project ‘Get started with Branimir Budetic.’

Group of men running on an indoor

Four INAS records were also broken in Ancona, Italy.

Matt Skelhon

Great Britain’s world champion "expecting" to become a double Paralympic champion at Rio 2016.

Cockroft visited the Rio 2016 headquarters during a trip to the Paralympic Games host city

Multiple world and Paralympic champion will compete in racing wheelchair named after friend who passed away last year

Man in wheelchair throwing a ball

Great Britain’s No. 2 David Smith dropped his first round in the BC1.

Man on horse riding in a stadium

Sport Week: Classification in para-equestrian

Two men in white jerseys waving to the crowd

British tandem close 2016 World Championships in style, make case for Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Equestrian

Get to know how a rider and his/her horse connect to compete for Paralympic medals.

Image of a wheelchair racer

The Netherlands’ World and European champion Kenny Van Weeghel leads the way in Dubai as records fall in the field.

Woman targetting with a bow

The Italian won the world title in the women’s compound, and hopes to build upon that at Rio 2016.

A man and a woman in racing wheelchairs, posing and showing an American and a South African flag

South Africa’s Ernst Van Dyk successfully defended his title with a new event record whilst the USA’s Tatyana McFadden was also record-breaking form.

three females running, one wearing green, one blue and one red

Double world champion Isis Holt of Australia provides us with this week’s #MusicMonday.

Woman crossing a finish line, celebrating

Lauren Steadman and Alison Patrick reached their national qualifying criteria at the World Para-Triathlon Event in South Africa.

Elena Remizova

The Russian pairing secured overall cross-country skiing World Cup globes for their classifications in Vuokatti, Finland.

Group picture of many people in blue shirts, shot from above

Five table tennis players, a judoka, wheelchair tennis player, swimmers, shooters and equestrian athletes will represent their country this September.