Denmark, US Virgin Islands, Haiti name Rio 2016 teams

The National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) of Denmark, US Virgin Islands and Haiti have revealed their athletes heading to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games this September.

Denmark will send 15 athletes to compete across athletics, equestrian, shooting, swimming and table tennis, and will target five medals.

Headlining the Danish roster are Paralympic medal winners Daniel Wagner Jorgensen (athletics) and Peter Rosenmeier (table tennis). Rosenmeir is ranked No. 2 in the men’s class 6 and will look to improve on his bronze medal from the London 2012 Games.

Jorgensen took home three medals from the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar – a silver in the men’s long jump T42 and bronze medals in the 100m and 200m T42.

Fourteen of the Danish athletes previously won medals at European and World Championships, and/or Paralympic Games. This year, the chosen athletes have won a combined 13 medals at the European Championships in athletics and swimming.

“There is so much potential in this team,” said Michael Mollgaard Nielsen, Denmark’s Chef de Mission. “I’m very excited to see our athletes compete in Rio, and we all expect to witness lots of amazing moments in Danish Paralympic history in September.”

The NPC also tapped Para equestrian rider Annika Lykke Dalskov Risum as the nation’s flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony.

“Going to my third Paralympics is huge, and to be chose to lead the Danish team is just indescribable for me,” Risum said. “To be able to carry the flag at the Opening Ceremony is not something many athletes get to experience, and I am extremely honoured, proud and humbled.”

For more on the Danish team can be found on the NPC’s website and Facebook pages. www.paralympic.dk www.facebook.com/danmarktilpl

Haiti and US Virgin Islands

Shot putter Jean Indris Santerre will be Haiti´s sole representative at Rio 2016, whilst Ivan Espinosa, who finished eighth in the 1,500m T38 at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games, will compete for US Virgin Islands.

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Sport fans from around the world can now buy their Paralympic tickets for Rio 2016 from authorised ticket resellers (ATRs)

The IPC’s Global ATR is Jet Set Sports, and Rio 2016 tickets and packages can be purchased on the CoSport website.

Residents of Brazil can buy 2016 Paralympics tickets directly from the Rio 2016 website.

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