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Lagoa Stadium, at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, is located in the heart of the city with a spectacular backdrop of mountains, Tijuca National Forest and Christ the Redeemer.
Rowing

Sport Week: Rowing venue at Rio 2016

Competitions will be held in the Lagoa Stadium from 9-11 September.

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Australia

Australia mourns loss of legend Daphne Hilton

Hilton won 14 medals across five sports and was Australia’s only female competitor in the first Paralympics in 1960.

Woman in rowing boat celebrating
Rowing

Sport Week: Classification in rowing

Rowers are allocated to three sport classes and compete across four different events.

Australian Rugby Team
Wheelchair Rugby

Australia name wheelchair rugby team for Rio

Eight athletes are returning from the team that won gold at London 2012.

Kevin Paul of South Africa competing in the Men's 100m Breaststroke SB9 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.
Swimming

Paul ‘confident’ of reaching golden goal at Rio 2016

The South African swimmer is determined to reclaim his 100m breaststroke SB9 title.

A general view of the Arena Carioca 1 at the Olympic Park.
Wheelchair Rugby

Wheelchair rugby schedule released for Rio 2016

Defending Paralympic champion Australia will play Great Britain in the tournament’s opening match.

Inbal Pezaro of Israel competing in the Women's 200m Freestyle S5 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.
Israel

Israel, Lithuania delegations announced for Rio 2016

30 athletes will compete for Israel and Lithuania will send 13 to September’s Paralympic Games.

Spain Football 5-a-Side team
Spain

Spain to host 2018 blind football World Championships

Madrid, Spain, has been selected as host city for the blind football World Championships, in 2018.

Alex Zanardi
Italy

Italy, Iran name Rio 2016 Paralympic delegations

Alex Zanardi and Beatrice Vio are among the favourites for Italy, while Siamand Rahman and Zahra Nemati will look to bring gold home for Iran.

Martin Schulz of Germany emerges from the water in the swim portion of the men's PT4 class during the Aquece Rio Paratriathlon at Copacabana beach.
Triathlon

Schulz regains world gold in Rotterdam

After surrendering his title in 2015, the German Para triathlete had a dominant finish in this year’s World Championships.

Paralympic Sports A-Z: Rowing
Rowing

Sport Week: Introduction to rowing

The sport will make its third Paralympic appearance in September.

The Paralympian 02/2016 - cover
Rio 2016

Part II of The Paralympian’s special Rio 2016 edition now out

Following on the last edition, the IPC’s magazine profiles several of the athletes competing for gold at Rio 2016.

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Athletics

Music Monday with Great Britain’s Sophie Hahn

The British T38 world champion and world record holder reveals her musical taste.

Football 7-a-side - Iran in action
Football 7-a-side

Football 7 Worlds qualification to kick off

Thirteen teams will compete for qualification slots for the 2017 World Championships.

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PyeongChang 2018

Norwegian wheelchair curling seeks first Paralympic medal

After moving up from the B-Pool, Norway found themselves battling for World gold and hopefully Paralympic gold in two years’ time.

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Wheelchair Fencing

Sport week: Five wheelchair fencing storylines

The hottest rivalries, a teenager’s search for gold, a nation’s winning drought – here are the storylines to follow at Rio 2016.

Stephane Houdet
France

French and Swiss Rio 2016 delegations announced

A total of 126 French and 21 Swiss athletes will compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Paralympic archer Matt Stutzman
Archery

Para sport explained: How the Armless Archer shoots

US Paralympic silver medallist Matt Stutzman explains how he shoots a bow and arrow without any arms.

Great Britain's Richard Whitehead celebrates after setting a new world record in the men's 200m T42 at the 2016 IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final at The Stadium - Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Athletics

Two world records fall at Grand Prix final

On home soil, Great Britain’s Richard Whitehead and Libby Clegg rewrote the record books.

A picture of 2 men in wheelchairs fencing.
Wheelchair Fencing

Sport Week: Wheelchair fencers to watch for

Here are 13 fencers to follow when swords are drawn at Rio 2016.

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