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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Two athletes performing in taekwondo
Taekwondo

The MoU aims to bring the sport closer to Pan American Games inclusion.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair playing a forhand during a wheelchair tennis match.
Rio 2016

Dutch tennis players and Brazilian footballers among those who have stayed atop the podium – for a long time.

A picture of a man in an electrical wheelchair talking during a ceremony
Rio 2016

Event planners share their vision and joke they are competing with Olympic organisers to put on the best show.

Aerial view of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio, Brazil, which will host rowing and canoe events during the 2016 Paralympic Games.
Rio 2016

The International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven believes next year’s Games can build on the success of London 2012 and Sochi 2014.

Rchard Browne poses with Rio 2016 Paralympic Games mascot Tom.
Rio 2016

US amputee sprinter back in city to help celebrate one year to Games with unprecedented race against athletes in other Paralympic classes.

Black and white picture showing upper body of a man
Powerlifting

IPC Powerlifting referee Verdonck began his involvement with the sport in the 1990s.

Erik Horrie competes at the 2015 World Rowing Championships is held in Aiguebelette, France.
Rowing

The Australian won his third AS men’s single sculls title, just one of Australia’s two gold medals.

Powerlifter Luciano Dantas, visually impaired judoka Lucia Teixeira and sprinter Vinicius Rodrigues.
Rio 2016

Amputee sprinter, blind judoka and powerlifter amazed Brazilian gym regulars, as part of Rio 2016 ticket promotion campaign.

Stefan Daniel of Canada competes in the cycling portion of the men's PT4 class during the Aquece Rio Paratriathlon at Copacabana beach on August 1, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Triathlon

The Canadian is one to watch in the men’s PT4, especially with the World Championships just weeks away.

Group shot of wheelchair basketball team
Wheelchair Basketball

The Turkish and Germans made their cases for spots in the gold medal game in day seven of the European Championships.

Upper body of man who is giving a speech
Athletics

The long-time high performance coach will be one of the keynote speakers at the inaugural conference this December in Colorado Springs, USA.

The 2015 World Rowing Championships is held in Aiguebelette, France.
Rowing

Norway’s Birgit Skarstein and Australia’s Erik Horrie won the AS women and men’s single sculls semi-finals, respectively, moving closer to defending their world titles.

Group of young people sitting around a table with laptops, discussing
Rio 2016

Workshop with around 50 journalists, designers, programmers and students kicks off celebrations for one year to Rio 2016.

Man in a sledge, playing hockey on the ice
PyeongChang 2018

Fresh from silver-medal success in wheelchair basketball at Toronto 2015, Liam Hickey is hoping to make his Team Canada dreams a reality again.

Mariska Beijer
Wheelchair Basketball

The defending European women’s champions defeated the London 2012 Paralympic champions on day six.

Man in wheelchair doing a dancing pose
Para dance sport

Hungary will enter their first competition being held in St. Petersburg alongside athletes from nearly 20 countries.

Michael McKillop, Stef Reid and Scott Reardon.
Athletics

Find out family connections for Michael McKillop, Scott Reardon and Stef Reid are spurring them on to even greater things.

Jason Smyth, the fastest Paralympic athlete on the planet.
Rio 2016

Irishman, the fastest para-athlete of all time, in Brazil to help celebrate one year until the Games.

David Brown trains with his guide Jerome Avery in Urca.
Rio 2016

Unprecedented race will bring together runners with different types of disability in celebration of one year until the Paralympic Games.

Wheelchair athlete on the track
Athletics

The T34 wheelchair racer talks about the influence of Kurt Fearnley and how he is aiming to win his first world title this October.