PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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.

Algeria name delegation to Rio 2016
Mouloud Noura is among those to watch at the Paralympics Games.

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.

Rio 2016 Paralympic Village to welcome world's best Para athletes from Wednesday
About 4,350 Paralympians will be calling the village home, along with support staff and sports officials

Olympic champion Serginho tries out sitting volleyball
Brazil’s two-time volleyball Olympic champion visited the men’s national sitting volleyball team and gave Para sport a try.

Rio 2016 preview: Men’s 200m freestyle S14
Iceland’s returning champion Jon Margeir Sverisson will face stiff competition on his way to defend his title.

Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft targets medal haul at Rio 2016
The 24 year-old is almost a veteran against her teenage rivals at the Paralympic Games.