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 ...

The Seven Network has secured a deal with the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) that will see it broadcasting rio 2016 across the nation. The network, which also has the rights to broadcast the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...