Para sport & Paralympic News
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Rwandan para-sport develops at pace
04.03.2015
Thanks to support received from the Agitos Foundation, Rwanda expect to send an increased number of athletes to Rio 2016.
- World champion Josh George hungry for success at Rio 2016 16.02.2015 US wheelchair racer has put basketball career on backburner to focus on adding to his five Paralympic Games athletics medals in Brazil.
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Brazilian Paralympic Committee celebrates 20th anniversary
10.02.2015
CPB have launched a special commemorative logo to celebrate their anniversary.
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USA goalball players aiming for gold at Rio 2016
04.02.2015
The sport’s leading superpower has already qualified men’s and women’s teams for the first Paralympic Games in South America
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IPC announces Rio 2016 canoe medal events
01.02.2015
There will be three men’s and three women’s events in kayak when the sport makes its Paralympic debut.
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Channel 4 launches talent search for Rio 2016
28.01.2015
Britain’s award winning Paralympic broadcasters aims to recruit 24 trainees with the potential to work on the next Paralympic Games
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New Zealand team Chef de Mission encouraged by progress in Rio
11.01.2015
Ben Lucas impressed by the scale of work around the city as South America prepares to stage its first Paralympic Games.
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Rio 2016: the qualifiers so far
08.01.2015
In 2014, 271 Paralympic places were decided for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in 10 sports.
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Rio 2016 looks ahead to a year of milestones
07.01.2015
New venues, test events, ticket sales are just some of the milestones coming up for the organisers of South America’s first Paralympic Games
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Hannah Cockcroft aiming for triple world gold in 2015
23.12.2014
British wheelchair racing ace is hoping to win the 100m, 200m and 800m T34 at October’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
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Selection process underway for Rio 2016 volunteers
20.12.2014
More than 240,000 people applied for 70,000 positions, with strong interest from the USA, Russia, China and Great Britain.
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Denis Toomey announced as Chef de Mission for 2016 Irish Paralympic Team
18.12.2014
President of Cycling Ireland will spearhead the Irish team at Rio 2016
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Rio 2016 Paralympic mascot named "Tom"
15.12.2014
Nearly 325,000 people took part in the public vote to decide the name of the Rio 2016 Paralympic mascot.
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Canadian sailor’s determination has led her to Melbourne
12.12.2014
Tracy Schmitt sold her home and everything she could not fit into her car to try realise her Rio 2016 dream.
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Just days left to vote for Rio 2016 mascot names
10.12.2014
The public have until Sunday 14 December to vote for their favourite names for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic mascots.
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World champion para-cyclists make their mark at UCI C1 event
08.12.2014
Invercargill, New Zealand, stages its first ever UCI Para-Cycling C1 Track event
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Australian McGrath embarks on second season
05.12.2014
After winning many accolades in his debut season, Curtis McGrath is now looking ahead to Rio 2016
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ITU World Para-triathlon events for 2015 revealed
02.12.2014
Events will be held in all five continents next year as the sport gears up for its Paralympic debut at Rio 2016.
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Meet the Rio 2016 mascots
24.11.2014
Inspired by animals and plants, Rio 2016 has launched its mascots for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Rio 2016 mascot launch edges closer
23.11.2014
Mascots from previous Games, including Mandeville from the London 2012 Paralympics have been visiting Rio ahead of Monday’s mascot launch.
