RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS NEWS

‘Hurricane Hannah’ has special reason to shine at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Multiple world and Paralympic champion will compete in racing wheelchair named after friend who passed away last year

Sport Week: Classification in para-equestrian
Sport Week: Classification in para-equestrian

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

Sport Week: Introduction to para-equestrian
Get to know how a rider and his/her horse connect to compete for Paralympic medals.

British duo secure Rio qualification in Buffalo City
Lauren Steadman and Alison Patrick reached their national qualifying criteria at the World Para-Triathlon Event in South Africa.

Sweden name 14 more athletes to Rio 2016 team
Five table tennis players, a judoka, wheelchair tennis player, swimmers, shooters and equestrian athletes will represent their country this September.

Sport Week: Six wheelchair basketball storylines
Here are three storylines to follow in the men’s, and three from the women’s sides.

Sport Week: Wheelchair basketball players to watch for
Here are nine players who are expected to make an impact at the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Sport Week: Wheelchair basketball shapes Jama’s attitude
The Great British player hopes to lift his team from London 2012 disappointment.

Brazilian Paralympic Committee launches new campaign towards Rio 2016
Daniel Dias, arguably the world’s best Paralympic swimmers, is one of the stars of the campaign which emphasises the warrior spirit of Paralympians.

Sport week: Wheelchair basketball venue at Rio 2016
The sport will be contested in the Barra Olympic Park cluster.

Para-Cycling Track Worlds: Search of rainbow jerseys before Rio 2016
Track World Championships is the last occasion for riders to stake a claim in the Paralympic selection process.

Sport Week: Classification in wheelchair basketball
Before the athletes take the courts in Rio 2016, learn how they are assigned to their sport classes.

British para-table tennis team named
Twelve will represent Great Britain at the Rio 2016 Paralympics Games.

Training Tuesday with US sprinter David Brown
The US world champion sprinter talks us through an average day at the US Olympic Training Centre.

361° to provide uniforms for the IPC for Rio 2016
Chinese company, who is also an official Rio 2016 Games supplier, will supply uniforms and products to the IPC ahead of September’s Games.