Canoe will debut at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games and with that in mind the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have announced their Ones to Watch.

The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, which run from 7-18 September, will see up to 4,350 athletes from around 170 countries compete in 528 medal events across 22 different sports.

In an effort to make it easier for the public and media to understand which athletes to look out for at Rio 2016, the IPC between 4-15 January is announcing Ones to Watch in all 22 sports, revealing athletes in two sports each day.

Here are the Ones to Watch for paracanoe:

Markus Swoboda (AUT, photo centre)

Swoboda made his international debut in 2010 and has dominated his category since.  At the 2015 World Championships he lost his first race in six years, but recovered to win his sixth world title in a close race against Australia’s Curtis McGrath.  He has also won five European golds.

Jeanette Chippington (GBR)

As a S6 swimmer Chippington competed in five Paralympic Games winning 12 medals.  In 2011 she took up canoe and has since won six world and four European titles.

Edina Müller (GER)

A London 2012 gold medallist in wheelchair basketball, Müller is the rising star of canoe. In 2015 she won silver at the World Championships and European Championships in the K1 200m KL1 and will be hoping to win gold for the first time in her new sport at Rio 2016.

Amanda Reynolds (AUS)

Reynolds took up the sport in 2013 and a year later claimed the bronze medal in the K1 200m KL3 at the 2014 World Championships. At the 2015 World Championships, she recovered from a bad start to win gold by 0.02 seconds from Great Britain’s Anne Dickins.

Curtis McGarth (AUS, photo left)

War veteran McGrath took up the sport in December 2013 and originally competed in V1 TA class. In 2014, almost two years after losing his legs, he won the V1 200m TA world title in a world record time.  In 2015 he switched to kayak events in time for Rio 2016 and won silver in the K1 200m KL2 event as well as gold in the V1 200m VL2.

Emma Wiggs (GBR)

A London 2012 Paralympian in sitting volleyball, Wiggs is the 2015 world champion in the women’s K1 200m KL2. She paddles in both kayak and Va’a boats, winning gold medals in both K1 200m KL2 and V1 200m VL2 at the 2014 World Championships.

For more Ones To Watch from the IPC visit the offical website - paralympic.org