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 ...

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 ...

The Rio 2016 Paralympic Torch will be lit up virtually by internet users around the world by sending hashtags related to the Paralympic and Rio 2016 values ©Getty Images All of the hashtags used will ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Powerlifting continued to increase Nigeria’s medal haul at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil as Lucy Ejike set a new world and Paralympic record after lifting 142kg in the women’s -61kg.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...