2016 Summer Paralympics
multi-parasport event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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.
References
change- ↑ "Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games". BBC News. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
