The Paralympic flag is waved by Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes, right, following the hand over by Sir Philip Craven, centre, watched by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson during the closing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The initiative has been organised through the Rio 2016 education programme, Transforma, who were tasked with promoting the Olympic and Paralympic values to seven million young people in Brazil. They ...

There was Aussie elation at the Marina da Gloria on day five as the Rio 2016 Paralympic gold medals were wrapped up in the Two Person (SKUD18) and Three Person Keelboat (Sonar) with a day to spare.

The awards, partnered by Allianz, are due be presented here on Thursday (September 7) during the IPC General Assembly. The five categories are best male, best female, best team, best male debut and ...

When Brazilian design agency Tatil won the brief to create the brand for the Rio 2016 Olympics in 2011 it beat of competition from 139 agencies, all vying to claim the high-profile prize. “The brand ...

There will be no Russian athletes at the 2016 Paralympic Games after CAS dismissed an appeal against their blanket ban from the IPC. Russia was banned from competing by the International Paralympic ...

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement to become an “Official Ceremony Partner” with the Rio 2016 Olympic Organizing Committee of the ...