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 ...

They claim the Games, due to take place in the Brazilian city from September 7 to 18, will break all viewing records as they aim to build on the success of the 2012 event in London. The announcement ...

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 ...

It's been an unprecedented run for Brazil, now in the final days of its third mega-event moment. The 2014 World Cup is fading from memory, the August 2016 Olympics crowned a success, and 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 ...

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 ...

The 2016 Paralympics are set to begin Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, featuring 4,300 athletes from all over the world—with the glaring exception of Russia, whose 267 disabled athletes have been barred ...

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 ...

More than 200,000 people gathered to watch the lighting of the tree in what is the third largest annual event in the city behind the Copacabana New Year's Eve celebration and the Rio Carnival. The ...

In this photo released by Rio 2016 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the mascots of Rio 2016 Olympic, left, and Paralympic Games pose for a photo at the Leme Fort, with ...

Kenya's Paralympics squad landed back on Saturday afternoon after a triumphant outing at the ninth Tunis International Meeting in Tunis, Tunisia. The team amassed 11 medals – four gold, four silver ...