The Rio 2016 Paralympics look set to defy expectations after a vibrant opening ceremony that did much to dispel the gloom surrounding the event following its troubled build-up. The Maracana stadium ...

In two years, the 2016 Paralympics will open in Rio de Janeiro, including some 4,350 athletes from 160 nations in 22 sports. The Rio Paralympics will run from Sept. 7-18, beginning 17 days after the ...

Latin America’s first Paralympics will be remembered as the peoples’ Games where the people of Rio turned out in their droves to support athletes of all countries. Rio 2016 arguably did more for the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (CNN) – A poignant and defiant Rio 2016 Paralympics closing ceremony celebrated Brazil, the strength of the human spirit and diversity while stylishly handing the baton over for Tokyo ...

MOSCOW, September 5. /TASS, Yevgeny Ionov/. With less than two days remaining before the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games kick off, the International Paralympics Committee (IPC) guarantees that hosts Rio ...

In the second day of competition on Guanabara Bay, the athletes were postponed ashore until 1400 local, before the Sonar and SKUD-18 classes were able to complete a race, while the 2.4mR contest was ...

Correspondence to Dr Arthur Gustavo Fernandes, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 04021-001, Brazil; arthur_abz{at}yahoo.com.br Objectives To describe the ...

Day three of the Paralympic regatta couldn’t have been more different than the day before. The Rio sea breeze filled in with a purpose, allowing all three classes to complete three full races. The ...

American star Richard Browne has announced he will not compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games as he is not “mentally and physically prepared to compete at the level I am capable of”. Browne, silver ...

Mark and Nancy Miller of Belpre meet USA kayaker Kelly Allen after her race during the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in September. Allen holds a Keating “pirate” shirt, named after ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Paralympics will go ahead next month despite being forced to implement further "major budget cuts" to the games in Rio de Janeiro. Poor ticket sales have compounded existing ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 09: Spectators cheer during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Olymic stadium on September 9, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images for ...