Topic
The 2016 Paralympic games, the fifteenth edition, are a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The Games mark the first time a Latin American and South American city hosts the event. These Games will see the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program: canoeing and the paratriathlon.
TOPIC
The 2016 Paralympic games, the fifteenth edition, are a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The Games mark the first time a Latin American and South American city hosts the event. These Games will see the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program: canoeing and the paratriathlon.
- More than 40 countries now have disabled sailing programmes after the sport was removed from the roster because of a lack of entries
- Rawbone, British sailor Hannah Stodel and Singapore’s Jovin Tan discuss ways to strengthen disabled sailing’s case for the Games
He is almost blind, but photographer Joao Maia has covered the Paralympic Games all over the Rio, using technology and a feel for images to show the world as he sees it.
He is almost blind, but photographer Joao Maia has covered the Paralympic Games all over the Rio, using technology and a feel for images to show the world as he sees it.