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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Chris Vos, Reinhold Schett and Mike Schultz
Snowboard

With the start of the snowboard season looming, the Austrian revealed which three people inspire him.

Kit us Out
Rio 2016

Athletes from around the world received powerlifting suits donated by the charity, and competed in them at Rio 2016.

Swimming | Women's 100m Freestyle S13 final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Rio 2016

New countries emerged and Brazil showed their love of Para swimming at the Aquatics Stadium.

Man in wheelchair holds a basketball in the air away from his defender
Wheelchair Basketball

The top two teams will advance to the 2017 U23 men’s World Championships to be held in Toronto.

Beatrice Vio
Rio 2016

From wheelchair fencer Vio thanking her toy mascot for the gold medal to archer Drahoninsky proposing to his girlfriend - check out some of the best reactions at the Paralympic Games.

Two ice sledge hockey players fighting for the puck.
Para Ice Hockey

IPC Ice Sledge Hockey is asking countries wishing to develop the sport to come forward to access free sledges, sticks and protective equipment.

Anne Dunham
Rio 2016

Find out what influence a parrot and tornadoes have on competitions at the Paralympic Games.

Men's standing skier Thomas Walsh of the USA tackles a gate during slalom
Alpine Skiing

The talented youngster is aiming for his first World Championships with the ultimate aim of competing at the winter Paralympics.

Croatian athletes
Croatia

In partnership with Allianz Croatia, the returning Paralympians enjoyed a concert and other festivities.

Gold medalist Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli of Malaysia celebrate on the podium
Rio 2016

From Malaysia claiming their first ever Paralympic golds to the all-British wheelchair tennis final, check out some of the biggest surprises at this year’s Paralympics.

Silvania Costa de Oliveira of Brazil competes in Women's Long Jump
Rio 2016

Find out the best quotes from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The Australian team Kathleen Murdoch AUS, Brock Ingram AUS, Jeremy McGrath AUS, Davinia Lefroy AUS and Josephine Burnard AUS (not shown) winning the LTA Mixed Coxed Four - LTAMix4+ Final B at the Lagoa Stadium

Fans can nominate their favourite Para rowing Crew of the Year

GBR's Basketball team at Rio 2016
Tokyo 2020

Toshiro Muto attended wheelchair basketball competition at Rio 2016 to see how they can make the sport a success at the next Paralympics.

Shingo Kunieda of Japan plays a forehand during the Men's Wheelchair Doubles Final at the Australian Open 2016 Wheelchair Championships.
Wheelchair Tennis

The Australian Open Grand Slam will be the highlight of the first four months of 2017

Two blind footballers fighting for the ball
Blind Football

Top eight teams from 2015 European Championships automatically qualify for 2017 event.

Benjamin Daviet
Biathlon

The Frenchman wants to retain his team’s relay crown as well as claim more medals in Finsterau, Germany.

Canada’s Zak Madell and Australia’s Ryley Batt
Rio 2016

The best reactions from competition at the Paralympics.

Australia's Chris Bond pushes down the court as USA's Josh Brewer reaches for the ball
Wheelchair Rugby

Following their back-to-back Paralympic titles the Steelers sit proudly atop the rankings.

Day 6 evening | Shooting highlights | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Rio 2016

Some epic reactions were recorded from athletes as they stepped off their firing points at the Paralympic Games.

Women in a wheelchair doing para sport shooting
Rio 2016

From retiring athletes to the dominance of women on the world stage, many lessons emerged from the Paralympic Games.