Paralympics

The China team enters the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The games feature more than 4,300 athletes from 161 countries.

Paralympics Open in Rio Under A Financial Cloud

8:54pm September 07, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The games featuring disabled athletes required last-minute help from the Brazilian government and a surge of ticket sales to ensure the event's financial viability.

Jennifer Schuble trains at the velodrome in Atlanta this summer before the Paralympics, which begin Sept. 7 in Rio de Janeiro.

A Paralympian Cyclist Gears Up For Rio

3:41pm September 01, 2016

by Esther Ciammachilli

Nearly 300 Americans are heading to Rio de Janiero to compete in the Paralympics that begin Sept. 7. For Jennifer Schuble, it's her third time and the cyclist hopes to win gold yet again.

International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven, speaking at a news conference in Rio on Friday, said there would be cutbacks to next month's Paralympic Games in Brazil. Up to 10 countries may not be able to participate, he said.

Paralympic Games Face Cutbacks Due To Brazil's Financial Woes

4:01pm August 19, 2016

by Greg Myre

The Paralympics Committee says up to 10 countries may not be able to send athletes as planned. The committee is working with the Brazilian government to secure more money before the games next month.

Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee, speaks during a presentation last year of the Rio 2016 Olympic Handball and Rio 2016 Paralympic Goalball venue in Rio de Janeiro.

Paralympic Games Struggle With Budget Crisis, Just Weeks From Opening

10:50am August 16, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The games are scheduled to begin on Sept. 7. But travel grants from the organizing committee, due to be sent in July, haven't come through — and ticket sales have been weak.

Sir Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee, announces Sunday that the entire Russian Paralympic team will be barred from next month's games in Rio de Janeiro. "The anti-doping system in Russia is broken," he said.

Russia's Entire Paralympic Team Is Banned In Doping Scandal

2:00pm August 07, 2016

by Greg Myre

Russia's para-athletes were caught up in the same scandal as the country's Olympic team. "The anti-doping system in Russia is broken," says the head of the International Paralympic Committee.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (front and center in dark suit) meets the country's Paralympic team in Moscow after it returned from the London Paralympic Games in 2012. The International Paralympic Committee plans to announce Sunday whether Russia's par

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Will Russia's Paralympic Team Be Banned In Doping Scandal?

4:13pm August 06, 2016

by Greg Myre

The International Paralympic Committee will announce its decision Sunday. Some media reports say that the entire Russian squad is likely to be barred.

Runners compete in the marathon at the 2012 Paralympics in London. The International Paralympic Committee said Friday it is investigating reports of widespread doping among Russia's disabled athletes and is considering banning the entire Russian team from

Now Russia's Paralympic Athletes May Be Banned Amid Signs Of Doping

6:12pm July 22, 2016

by Greg Myre

The Paralympic Committee said it's investigating 35 "disappearing positive samples" among disabled Russian athletes. The committee plans to announce by Aug. 1 whether it will ban Russia.

Rio has hosted competitions that include athletes with physical impairments (above: the open water swim at Copacobana beach for the Rei e Rainha do Mar). But there's never been an event on the scale of the Paralympics.

On A Scale Of 1 To 10, Brazil Gets A Zero For Disability Access

6:23pm April 08, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Brazil is hosting not just the Olympics in 2016 but also the Paralympics. And activists for the disabled say Rio de Janeiro has a long and potholed road ahead of it to get ready for the games.

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