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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

There will be no Russian athletes at the 2016 Paralympic Games after CAS dismissed an appeal against their blanket ban from the IPC. ___5410354___https:_____static ...