Para sport & Paralympic News
- Casinos Sierra aims to win his fifth Paralympic gold 10.09.2016 Four is not enough for the Spanish athlete who will compete in the men’s discus throw F11 at Rio Games.
- Uzbekistan tops judo medals table 10.09.2016 Adiljan Tuledibaev secures Uzbekistan’s third judo gold, the nation’s 10th medal in the sport at Rio 2016.
- Top seeds shine as crowds flock to wheelchair tennis 10.09.2016 There is Dutch delight on court two as three Netherlands players progress on a day of high-quality action at Rio 2016.
- Biggest crowds of the Games roar on powerlifters to gold glory 10.09.2016 Three champions are crowned as Paralympians thank supporters for pushing them on during cracking day of competition at Riocentro.
- Vadovicova earns second shooting gold of Games 10.09.2016 Women hold their nerve to get the job done on day of mixed competition at the Olympic Shooting Centre.
- World records continue to fall at Olympic Stadium 10.09.2016 Seven gold medals were decided on Saturday (10 September) morning in a thrilling session of athletics action.
- Sophie Pascoe ready to defend Paralympic titles 10.09.2016 The New Zealand swimmer will go for gold in three events but is aware of the competition ahead of her.
- Colombia’s Serrano breaks world record for fifth time 10.09.2016 A further three world records were set in the swimming heats at the Aquatics Centre on Saturday (10 September).
- Rio 2016 preview: Para equestrian dressage 10.09.2016 A guide to all the Para equestrian dressage action, which begins 11 September at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro.
- Ottobock, IPC extend partnership until the end of 2020 10.09.2016 The IPC and Ottobock will continue seeking ways to improve sports equipment and technical services available for people with impairments worldwide.
- Nepalese athletes aim to learn from Rio 2016 10.09.2016 Swimmer Kunwar Laxmi and track and field athlete Bikram Rana are Nepal’s two representatives at Latin America’s first Paralympic Games.
- Cape Verde wins first Paralympic medal in history 10.09.2016 Gracelino Tavares Barbosa captured bronze in the men’s 400m T20 at Rio 2016 and said he “had never imagined this would happen”.
- Algeria’s Khemgani helps make African history 10.09.2016 Wheelchair basketball’s Djamila Khemgani helps a continent make Paralympic history.
- Powerlifting: Day three preview 10.09.2016 Soloviova carries Ukraine’s Paralympic gold medal hopes in the up to 50kg event at the Riocentro Pavilion 2
- Two defending champions set for Olympic Stadium action 10.09.2016 Ray Martin and Hannah Cockroft take centre stage, but the day’s biggest cheer could be at the judo for Brazil’s Antonio Tenorio.
- Shooting: Day three preview 10.09.2016 Can New Zealand’s Michael Johnson hit the target in the R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) event?
- Rio 2016 preview: Triathlon 10.09.2016 The sport will make its Paralympic debut at Rio 2016 and will be contested at Fort Copacabana between 10 and 11 September.
- Judo: Day three preview 10.09.2016 Carioca crowd favourite Antonio Tenorio is going for his fifth judo gold in his final Paralympics.
- Athletics: Day three preview 10.09.2016 Ray Martin and Hannah Cockroft are among the stars lining up for battle on another day of keenly-fought competition on the track and in the field.
- Glory for China and Britain on day two in the velodrome 10.09.2016 Zhangyu Li notches another gold for China as he breaks world record in retaining Paralympic crown in individual pursuit competition.