PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Day One preview: your guide to what’s happening
The first day of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games is packed with sporting action and includes the Games’ first medals.

Athlete content during Rio 2016 showcased on Facebook and Instagram
Behind the scenes, 360 video, live Q&As and select events from the 2016 Paralympic Games will be available on Facebook and Instagram

Rio 2016 Para Athletics Prediction Panel – part three
The Games have arrived – athletics action starts today (Thursday 8 September) at the Olympic Stadium. It’s time for one last chat with our experts.

BP, IPC extend partnership until end of 2020
The oil and gas company will continue to support the Paralympic Movement through another Paralympic cycle.

Perfect day as Martinet secures judo gold
France’s Sandrine Martinet puts injury woes firmly behind her with judo gold on opening day of competition at Rio Paralympics.

Day one preview: Para Athletics
It’s a busy start at the Olympic Stadium with some of the fastest Paralympians on the planet making their first appearances on the track.

Ibrahim Hamadtou: from internet sensation to Paralympian
Egyptian Hamadtou set for his Paralympic debut after starring in the Nothing is Impossible YouTube video.

Records tumble on opening day of powerlifting
There are first medals of the Paralympic Games for Vietnam and Hungary as athletes raise the bar at the start of competition at Riocentro.

Brazil seek to maintain 100 per cent Paralympic record
Brazil have won every gold medal since the introduction of blind football to the Paralympic Games. Can they top the podium in Rio?

Yunidis Castillo seeks quadruple gold
Cuba’s five-time Paralympic champion is aiming for four more golds at her third Paralympics Games.