2016 Summer Paralympics
The 2016 Summer Paralympics (Portuguese: Jogos Paralímpicos de Verão de 2016), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
| Host city | Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
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| Motto | A new world (Portuguese: Um mundo novo) | ||
| Nations | 159 | ||
| Athletes | 4,342 | ||
| Events | 528 in 22 sports | ||
| Opening | 7 September | ||
| Closing | 18 September | ||
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| Stadium | Maracanã Estádio Olímpico | ||
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The Games was the first time a Latin American and South American city hosted the event, the second Southern Hemisphere city and nation, the first one being the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney.[1] These Games saw the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program: canoeing and the paratriathlon.
2016 Summer Paralympics Media
Map of Rio de Janeiro showing the competition venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Press conference at the 2016 Rio Paralympics with Mario Andrada, Sir Philip Craven and Craig Spence
Wheelchair repair. During the games Ottobock technicians repaired 2,745 wheelchairs, 438 prosthetics and 178 orthotics for 1,162 athletes.
The Tennis Arena during the Paralympics competitions.
Paralympic medals and the mascot Tom.
Commemorative R$1 coins honouring the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
A group forms the flag of Brazil during the Brazilian national anthem at the opening ceremony.
Maracanã Stadium minutes before the start of the closing ceremony.
Bahman Golbarnezhad, hours before death
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References
- ↑ "Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games". BBC News. 2 October 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/8282518.stm. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
