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 ...

The 2016 Paralympics, starting in Rio on Wednesday, includes canoe-kayak and triathlon for the first time among the 22 sports ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – To rousing cheers and a standing ovation, two para-athletes who faced the additional challenge of being displaced from their homeland made history on Wednesday leading the ...

Following her gold medal win at the ITU World Paratriathlon Event in Japan, visually impaired triathlete Amy Dixon is one step closer to qualifying for the Rio 2016 Paralympics with the help of ...

Channel 4 has secured the rights to screen the Paralympic Games in 2014 and 2016. The broadcaster has confirmed that it will show over 45 hours from the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and 500 hours ...