Mexico’s Velasquez ready to inspire #ProudParalympians
Alpine skier Arly Velasquez will be one of the athlete leaders at the relaunch of Proud Paralympian at Rio 2016.
A statement from the Australian Paralympic Committee
Para cyclist Michael Gallagher has been sent home after an out-of-competition drug test in July.
Rio 2016 preview: Women’s 400m freestyle S6
Ukraine’s Yelyzaveta Mereshko and Great Britain’s Eleanor Simmonds will fight in the race for the title.
Hug targets elusive first Paralympic gold at Rio 2016
At his fourth Paralympic Games, the Swiss wheelchair racer hopes to finally top the podium
Paralympics New Zealand initiative wins marketing award
Paralympics New Zealand took out top honours at the 2016 TVNZ New Zealand Marketing Awards, the country’s most prestigious national industry awards.
Algeria name delegation to Rio 2016
Mouloud Noura is among those to watch at the Paralympics Games.
Foundation for Global Sports Development expands support
The organisation has already played a major part in the development of Para sports and will now support education programmes for the next five years.
Para equestrian: Q&A with Emma Booth
Get to know the Australian grade II rider ahead of Rio 2016.
Training Thursdays: Greece’s Pavlos Mamalos
Aiming for a first Paralympic medal Mamalos shares his training schedule and nutrition.
First athletes arrive at Rio 2016 Paralympic Village
Athletes from Cuba, Canada, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands and China happy to move in and eager to start competing.
Monthly preview: September 2016
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the world’s biggest Para sport competition, will headline this month’s events.
Eight top Para athletics teens at Rio 2016
We pick out eight talented youngsters who could light up the Olympic Stadium at the Paralympic Games.
The IPC not to allow individual Russian athletes to participate at Rio 2016
The decision was taken after more than 175 Russian athletes wrote letters to the IPC asking to compete as neutral athletes.
Rio 2016 preview: Women’s 50m freestyle S5
Brazil’s Joana Maria Silva and Spain’s Teresa Perales will continue their rivalry in the Rio pool.
Tom Kierey seeks ‘perfect race’ in Rio
After three World Championship gold medals, the German canoeist is ready for a new experience at the Paralympics.
Rio 2016 Preview: Men’s up to 107kg
The gold can end up in the hands of either Pavlos Mamalos of Greece or Azerbaijan’s Elshan Huseynov.
Teixeira gets another chance to wow Brazilians
Lucia Teixeira, who appeared in the 'Mindchanger Workout' video, will be in action on 9 September.
Spain’s Alvaro Valera adapts to changes
The Spanish Para table tennis player last won Paralympic gold 16 years ago. He is determined to reclaim his title at Rio 2016.
Rio 2016 Preview: Men’s up to 97kg
Rivals Abdulazeez Ibrahim of Nigeria and Egypt’s Mohamed Eldib are the ones to watch for in this event.
Para sport in review: August 2016
Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during August.
