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    • Sarai Garcon competes in the Women's 200m Individual Medley SM9 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain. Spanish athletes to be better rewarded for Rio 2016 success 11.01.2016 The General Assembly of the Spanish Paralympic Committee approves to increase the amount of money athletes receive for winning a medal at Rio 2016.
    • Steve Serio of United States competes during the Wheelchair Basketball match between United States and Israel during the 2008 Beijing Paralympics Football 7-a-side and wheelchair basketball Ones to Watch announced 10.01.2016 The IPC names four footballers and seven wheelchair basketball players as athletes to key an eye out for at Rio 2016.
    • The Supercharge ParalympicsGB BPA’s commercial partners commit to new ‘Supercharge’ campaign 09.01.2016 The campaign is a major fundraising campaign to excite Paralympic sport fans and engage the public in Paralympics GB.
    • Rio logo Brazilian government extends visa waiver for Rio 2016 07.01.2016 Tourists from USA, Canada, Australia and Japan added to list of nationalities that will be able to travel freely to Brazil between June and September.
    • Silvio Velo Ones to Watch for football 5-a-side and powerlifting announced 07.01.2016 The four footballers and 11 powerlifters have been earmarked as athletes who could make a big impact on the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
    • A picture of a woman swimming Rio 2016 Paralympics to be shown on TVE in Spain 06.01.2016 The announcement comes thanks to an agreement between the Higher Sports Council, NPC Spain, RTVE and LaLiga.
    • Two young women running on a track, head to head Ten rising stars for Rio 2016 06.01.2016 With September’s Paralympic Games fast approaching, here are 10 young athletes who could make a big name for themselves on the world’s biggest stage.
    • Zak Madell Ones to watch for cycling and wheelchair rugby named 05.01.2016 Find out which athletes are tipped to make a big impact in cycling and wheelchair rugby at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
    • Zahra Nemati Ones to Watch for 2016 named for archery and wheelchair tennis 04.01.2016 The IPC names six archers and eight wheelchair tennis players who it believes could make a huge impact on Paralympic sport in 2016.
    • Vinicius and Tom, mascots for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It’s showtime: Rio de Janeiro ready for a magical 2016 02.01.2016 With 25 more test events, two torch relays and the Olympic and Paralympic Games to deliver, 2016 will be a year to savour for Brazil.
    • The Olympic Tennis Centre hosted the first competition in Barra Olympic Park. Barra Olympic Park, heart of the Rio 2016 Games, 95 per cent complete 01.01.2016 New images of two main venue clusters illustrate strong construction progress after year in which test events began.
    • Two blindfolded men, one in a suit lying on a field of play, catching a ball How preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games entered the home straight in 2015 31.12.2015 Venues built, test events staged, volunteers selected, torches unveiled, preconceptions challenged and much more... it’s been a busy 12 months for organisers of the Rio 2016 Games
    • Alem Mumuni Mumuni uses para-cycling to improve lives in Ghana 28.12.2015 The London 2012 Paralympian hopes to use his experiences to inspire people with impairments in his country to take up sport.
    • Man holding tennis raquet about to hit the ball Brazilian tennis stars turn out for Rio 2016 Test Event 14.12.2015 CPB ambassador Gustavo Kuerten was among the tennis legends checking out the Barra Olympic Park.
    • Rio 2016 Paralympic Torch design is white with red, orange circles. Rio 2016 unveils Paralympic Torch 13.12.2015 With the four Paralympic values inscribed on its side in Braille, the torch will spread the spirit of the Games across Brazil.
    • The Rio 2016 Pioneer Volunteers group photographed during the filming of the campaign. First volunteers for Rio 2016 selected 07.12.2015 Candidates can check if they have been successful online; USA, Great Britain, Russia and China lead non-Brazilians selected.
    • Two men on a stage, on speaking into a microphone Big Interview: Roland Garros champion Gustavo Kuerten 06.12.2015 The IPC caught up with former tennis star Gustavo ‘Guga’ Kuerten, an ambassador for the Brazilian Paralympic Committee.
    • Auditions for Rio 2016 ceremonies Rio 2016 ceremony auditions get street flavour 06.12.2015 Skateboarders, roller skaters and hip-hop dancers strut their stuff as the battle for places intensifies.
    • Aerial view of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio, Brazil, which will host rowing and canoe events during the 2016 Paralympic Games. USOC, CoSport announce Rio 2016 Paralympic Games ticket sales 19.11.2015 Individual tickets, packages are available for US residents exclusively through cosport.com.
    • Man in wheelchair throwing a boccia ball Volunteers praised as Rio 2016 boccia test event concludes 16.11.2015 Wheelchair athletes from five nations competed at the Riocentro venue.
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