Sport Week: Wheelchair tennis venue at Rio 2016

Editor’s note: Each sport on the Rio 2016 Paralympic programme will have a dedicated week of featured content published on paralympic.org. Every week a new sport will be featured and the series will run until September’s Games, helping the public understand more about the 22 sports being contested in Rio.

The Olympic Tennis Centre, located in Barra Olympic Park, will host the wheelchair tennis events during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Similar to London 2012 Paralympics, the athletes will play on hard courts.

There will be a centre court which will hold approximately 10,000 spectators, and two temporary courts able to seat 5,000 and 3,000 spectators respectively. There will also be other warm-up courts where approximately 250 spectators will be able to sit and watch.

The main tennis stadium in the Barra Olympic Park will be part of the legacy to the city after the Games, together with seven tennis courts.

Wheelchair tennis will be contested from 8-16 September during the Paralympic Games.

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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.