PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Rio 2016 preview: R8 (women’s 50m rifle three positions SH1)
Cuiping Zhang has plenty of momentum entering the Paralympics.
Ireland’s McKillop enjoys trouble-free build-up – for a change
Rio 2016 will be the middle distance runners third Games and so far he has won three Paralympic titles.

Rio 2016 preview: Women’s up to 73kg
There is a big wedge between world-record holder Souhad Ghazouani and the rest of the field.
IWBF launches new website heading into Rio 2016
The IWBF’s newly-structure website provides more user-friendly wheelchair basketball information ahead of the Paralympics.

Brazil’s Leite ready to be a #ProudParalympian
Reigning sitting volleyball Parapan Am champion Renato Oliveira Leite will help promote a new initiative.
Draw made for 2016 IWRF European Championship Division B
The event will take place in Nottwil, Switzerland, from 3-10 October 2016.

US thrower Rachael Morrison ready to take on her rivals in Rio
The rivalry between Morrison and Great Britain’s Jo Butterfield could be a highlight of September’s Paralympic Games.

Latest Rio 2016 record: 145,000 tickets sold on one day
So far, about 800,000 tickets have been sold of the total 2.5 million tickets available.

Rio 2016 Paralympic torch lit in Brasilia
The Paralympic torch relay will begin on 1 September and will visit five cities around Brazil on its way to Rio de Janeiro.

IPC announces 2016 Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame inductees
Five individuals will join the list of Paralympic legends during the Rio 2016 Games.