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2016 Summer Paralympics

multi-parasport event insyd Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

De 2016 Summer Paralympics (Portuguese: Jogos Paralímpicos de Verão de 2016), de 15th Summer Paralympic Games, na ebe major international multi-sport event give athletes plus disabilities govern by de International Paralympic Committee, dem hold insyd Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.[1][2] De Games mark de first time a Latin American den South American city host de event, de second Southern Hemisphere city den nation, de first one be de 2000 Summer Paralympics insyd Sydney, wey e sanso be de first time a Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country host de event.[3] Dese Games see de introduction of two fresh sports to de Paralympic program: canoeing den de paratriathlon.

2016 Summer Paralympics
Summer Paralympic Games
Sportparasport Edit
CountryBrazil Edit
Ein locationRio de Janeiro Edit
Coordinate location22°54′40″S 43°12′20″W Edit
Followed by2020 Summer Paralympics Edit
Edition number15 Edit
Point for tym insydSeptember 2016 Edit
Tym dem start7 September 2016 Edit
End tym18 September 2016 Edit
Significant event2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony, 2016 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony Edit
MascotVinicius and Tom Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016 Edit
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Na de lead-up to dese Paralympics be met plus financial shortcomings dem attribute to tepid sponsor interest den ticket sales, wich result insyd cuts to volunteer staffing den transport, de re-location of events den de partial deconstruction of de Deodoro venue cluster. However, ticket sales begin dey increase as de Games draw nearer, wey na dem sell over two million tickets for total—wey overtake Beijing 2008 as de second-most-attended Paralympic Games for record top.

Na dem host refugee Paralympic team for de first time, dey feature two refugees from Iran den Syria respectively. For de fourth consecutive Summer Paralympics, China top de medal table, wey win 107 gold medals, follow by Great Britain den Ukraine, while Georgia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, den Vietnam win dema first ever Paralympic gold medals. For de first time insyd Paralympic history, den de first time insyd de Olympics anaa Paralympics since 1960, athlete—Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad—die during competition.

Bidding process

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As part of formal agreement between de International Paralympic Committee den de International Olympic Committee dem first establish insyd 2001, na de winner of de bid give de 2016 Summer Olympics sanso go be de host of 2016 Summer Paralympics.[4] Dey follow de third den final round of voting for de 121st IOC Session insyd Copenhagen for 2 October 2009, na dem award de right to host de 2016 Summer Olympics den Paralympics to Rio de Janeiro.[5]

2016 Summer Olympics bidding results
City NOC/NPC Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Rio de Janeiro Brazil 26 46 66
Madrid Spain 28 29 32
Tokyo Japan 22 20 —
Chicago USA 18 — —

Development den preparation

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De 2007 Pan American Games den Parapan American Games insyd Rio de Janeiro mark de first time wey dem host de Pan Am Games den Parapan Am Games as parallel events insyd de same host city; Rio ein organization of de two events help provide de city plus experience make dem dey host multi-sport events, den Paralympic sporting events. Andrew Parsons, presido of de Brazilian Paralympic Committee, remark say na de organizing teams responsible for de Olympics den Paralympics dey maintain good relationship den "speaking the same language" for relation to dema organizational duties. Parsons praise how na well-organized de 2012 Summer Paralympics be, wey he feel say na ein team learn lessons from London wey dem fi be apply insyd Rio.[6]

Venues

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Map of Rio de Janeiro dey show de competition venues give de 2016 Summer Olympics.
 
Press conference for de 2016 Rio Paralympics plus Mario Andrada, Sir Philip Craven den Craig Spence
 
Wheelchair repair. During de games Ottobock technicians repair 2,745 wheelchairs, 438 prosthetics den 178 orthotics give 1,162 athletes.[7]
 
De Tennis Arena during de Paralympics competitions.

As na ebe common practice since de Olympics den Paralympics begin make dem formally share host cities, na dem share de Paralympics dema venues plus those of de 2016 Summer Olympics.[6] Barra da Tijuca host chaw of de venues, plus de remainder locate insyd Copacabana Beach, Maracanã den Deodoro. Barra da Tijuca sanso house de athletes' village.[8]

Barra cluster

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  • Carioca Arena 1 – Wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby
  • Carioca Arena 2 – Boccia
  • Carioca Arena 3 – Judo, wheelchair fencing
  • Future Arena – Goalball
  • Olympic Aquatics Stadium – Swimming
  • Olympic Tennis Centre – 5-a-side football, wheelchair tennis
  • Pontal Beach – Road cycling
  • Riocentro – Powerlifting, Sitting volleyball, table tennis
  • Rio Olympic Arena – Wheelchair basketball
  • Rio Olympic Velodrome – Track cycling

Deodoro cluster

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  • National Shooting Center – shooting
  • National Equestrian Center – equestrian
  • Deodoro Stadium – 7-a-side football

Maracanã cluster

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  • Maracanã Stadium – opening den closing ceremonies
  • Estádio Olímpico João Havelange – athletics (track den field)
  • Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí – archery

Copacabana cluster

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  • Fort Copacabana – Athletics, Triathlon den Road Cycling
  • Marina da Glória – sailing
  • Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas – canoeing den rowing

Medals

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Paralympic medals den de mascot Tom.

Na dem unveil de medal design give de 2016 Olympics den Paralympics were for 14 June 2016; na de Casa da Moeda do Brasil produce dem. De bronze den silver medals contain 30% recycled materials, while na dem produce de gold medals dem use gold wey na dem mined den dem extract using means wey meet series of sustainability criteria, such as dem extract am widout de use of mercury. De obverse of de Paralympic medals dey feature de Paralympic emblem den inscription insyd braille, while each medal dey contain differing numbers of metal balls make e allow de visually impaired make dem audibly distinguish dema color by shaking dem. Dem be accompanied by wooden carrying box, den plush toy of Paralympic mascot Tom plus hair leaves wey dey match de medal's color.[9][10][11][12]

Ticketing

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Na de initial financial shortcomings of de 2016 Paralympics be primarily attributed to slow ticket sales den poor public interest, despite de cheapest tickets dey cost roughly quarter per of those give de Olympics.[13] During de Olympics, organizers state say na 12% per of original target of 3.3 million tickets dem sell.[14] By early September, na dem sell half per of de tickets to medal events.[13]

For 23 August 2016, Greg Nugent, wey he be head of marketing of de 2012 Summer Olympics den 2012 Summer Paralympics, begin campaign for Twitter top dem know as "#FillTheSeats", wey dey encourage users make dem donate money to supply local youth den people plus disabilities plus tickets to de Paralympics. Nugent begin de campaign after he notice de large number of empty seats for competition venues during de 2016 Summer Olympics. Dey follow endorsements of de campaign by prominent figures, such as British band Coldplay (wich perform de closing ceremony insyd 2012), e raise over US$15,000 by 30 August. For 31 August 2016, de IPC den de Rio 2016 Organizing Committee announce say e go officially back de #FillTheSeats campaign, den set fresh goal of $300,000—wich de IPC say dem fi use am make dem fund de distribution of 10,000 tickets, along plus chow den tranpo, give de opening ceremony to Brazilian scholars den disabled peoples.[15]

As part of revised ticketing strategy, de organizers set fresh target of 2.4 million tickets,[13] plus de cheapest tickets dey cost R$10 (US$3) each.[16] Ticketing director Donovan Ferreti tell The Guardian say "last-minute" demand for tickets begin dey develop insyd de final days before de opening ceremony. He explain say na de tickets be "really affordable" den "cheaper than going to see a movie", wey go allow spectators make dem "have a great time with high-performance competition and have a great day out in the Olympic Park."[13][17] De low cost of tickets help make e attract attendees to de Paralympics—especially families, while athletes praise de large den energetic crowds wey result.[13][17][18][19]

For de third day of de Games, de IPC announce say at least dem sell 1.8 million tickets—dey surpass de 1.7 million of de 2008 Summer Paralympics insyd Beijing as de second-largest Paralympics in terms of ticket sales.[20] De next day, Barra Olympic Park get total attendance of 167,675, wey dey mark ein largest overall attendance across single day of competition during either de Olympics anaa Paralympics (de Olympics per reach peak of around 157,000).[17] For 14 September, de IPC announce say sales exceed 2 million.[21]

Torch relay

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De Paralympic torch relay begin plus five individual flames dem relay to city insyd each of de five regions of Brazil. Dese flames, as well as sixth flame dem light insyd Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain, na dem unite an make e form single Paralympic flame, wich na dem relay thru Rio for 6 den 7 September 2016 en route to ein lighting for de Maracanã during de opening ceremony.[22]

Route

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De Games

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Opening ceremony

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Participating nations

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Participating National Paralympic Committees
  • Afghanistan (1)
  • Algeria (60)
  • Angola (4)
  • Argentina (84)
  • Armenia (2)
  • Aruba (1)
  • Australia (177)
  • Austria (27)
  • Azerbaijan (25)
  • Bahrain (2)
  • Belarus (20)
  • Belgium (29)
  • Benin (1)
  • Bermuda (2)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (14)
  • Botswana (1)
  • Brazil (285)
  • Bulgaria (7)
  • Burkina Faso (1)
  • Burundi (1)
  • Cambodia (1)
  • Cameroon (1)
  • Canada (153)
  • Cape Verde (2)
  • Central African Republic (1)
  • Chile (15)
  • China (308)
  • Colombia (39)
  • Comoros (1)
  • Republic of the Congo (1)
  • Costa Rica (3)
  • Croatia (19)
  • Cuba (22)
  • Cyprus (2)
  • Czech Republic (37)
  • Denmark (21)
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo (2)
  • Dominican Republic (2)
  • Ecuador (5)
  • Egypt (45)
  • El Salvador (1)
  • Estonia (6)
  • Ethiopia (5)
  • Faroe Islands (1)
  • Fiji (2)
  • Finland (26)
  • France (123)
  • Gabon (1)
  • The Gambia (1)
  • Georgia (5)
  • Germany (155)
  • Ghana (3)
  • Great Britain (264)
  • Greece (60)
  • Guatemala (1)
  • Guinea (1)
  • Guinea-Bissau (1)
  • Haiti (1)
  • Honduras (2)
  • Hong Kong (24)
  • Hungary (43)
  • Iceland (5)
  • India (19)
  • Indonesia (9)
  • Individual Paralympic Athletes (2)
  • Iran (110)
  • Iraq (14)
  • Ireland (44)
  • Israel (33)
  • Italy (101)
  • Ivory Coast (5)
  • Jamaica (3)
  • Japan (132)
  • Jordan (10)
  • Kazakhstan (11)
  • Kenya (19)
  • Kuwait (6)
  • Kyrgyzstan (3)
  • Laos (1)
  • Latvia (11)
  • Lesotho (2)
  • Libya (3)
  • Lithuania (13)
  • Luxembourg (3)
  • Macau (1)
  • Macedonia (2)
  • Madagascar (1)
  • Malawi (1)
  • Malaysia (19)
  • Mali (2)
  • Malta (1)
  • Mauritius (2)
  • Mexico (71)
  • Moldova (3)
  • Mongolia (8)
  • Montenegro (2)
  • Morocco (26)
  • Mozambique (1)
  • Myanmar (2)
  • Namibia (10)
  • Nepal (2)
  • Netherlands (120)
  • New Zealand (31)
  • Nicaragua (3)
  • Niger (2)
  • Nigeria (23)
  • North Korea (2)
  • Norway (25)
  • Oman (2)
  • Pakistan (1)
  • Palestine (1)
  • Panama (2)
  • Papua New Guinea (2)
  • Peru (6)
  • Philippines (5)
  • Poland (90)
  • Portugal (37)
  • Puerto Rico (4)
  • Qatar (3)
  • Romania (12)
  • Rwanda (13)
  • Samoa (2)
  • São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
  • Saudi Arabia (3)
  • Senegal (2)
  • Serbia (16)
  • Seychelles (1)
  • Sierra Leone (1)
  • Singapore (13)
  • Slovakia (28)
  • Slovenia (8)
  • Somalia (1)
  • South Africa (44)
  • South Korea (82)
  • Spain (113)
  • Sri Lanka (9)
  • Suriname (1)
  • Sweden (58)
  • Switzerland (24)
  • Syria (2)
  • Chinese Taipei (13)
  • Tajikistan (1)
  • Tanzania (1)
  • Thailand (45)
  • East Timor (2)
  • Togo (1)
  • Tonga (2)
  • Trinidad and Tobago (3)
  • Tunisia (31)
  • Turkey (81)
  • Turkmenistan (2)
  • Uganda (1)
  • Ukraine (168)
  • United Arab Emirates (18)
  • United States (279)
  • Uruguay (4)
  • Uzbekistan (32)
  • Venezuela (23)
  • Vietnam (11)
  • Virgin Islands (1)
  • Zimbabwe (6)

Number of athletes by National Paralympic Committees (by highest to lowest)

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IPC Country Athletes
CHN China 308
BRA Brazil 285
USA United States 279
GBR Great Britain 264
RUS Russia 322
AUS Australia 177
UKR Ukraine 168
GER Germany 155
CAN Canada 153
JPN Japan 132
FRA France 126
NED Netherlands 120
ESP Spain 113
IRI Iran 110
ITA Italy 101
POL Poland 90
ARG Argentina 84
KOR South Korea 82
TUR Turkey 81
MEX Mexico 71
ALG Algeria 60
SWE Sweden 58
RSA South Africa 44
EGY Egypt 45
THA Thailand 45
IRL Ireland 44
HUN Hungary 43
COL Colombia 39
CZE Czech Republic 37
POR Portugal 37
ISR Israel 33
UZB Uzbekistan 32
NZL New Zealand 31
TUN Tunisia 31
BEL Belgium 29
SVK Slovakia 28
AUT Austria 27
FIN Finland 26
MAR Morocco 26
AZE Azerbaijan 25
NOR Norway 25
HKG Hong Kong 24
SUI Switzerland 24
VEN Venezuela 23
CUB Cuba 22
DEN Denmark 21
BLR Belarus 20
CRO Croatia 19
IND India 19
KEN Kenya 19
MAS Malaysia 19
UAE United Arab Emirates 18
SRB Serbia 16
CHI Chile 15
BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina 14
IRQ Iraq 14
LTU Lithuania 13
RWA Rwanda 13
SIN Singapore 13
TPE Chinese Taipei 13
ROU Romania 12
KAZ Kazakhstan 11
LAT Latvia 11
VIE Vietnam 11
JOR Jordan 10
NAM Namibia 10
SRI Sri Lanka 9
INA Indonesia 9
PUR Puerto Rico 9
MGL Mongolia 8
SLO Slovenia 8
BUL Bulgaria 7
EST Estonia 6
KUW Kuwait 6
PER Peru 6
ZIM Zimbabwe 6
ECU Ecuador 5
ETH Ethiopia 5
GEO Georgia 5
ISL Iceland 5
CIV Ivory Coast 5
PHI Philippines 5
ANG Angola 4
URU Uruguay 4
CRC Costa Rica 3
GHA Ghana 3
JAM Jamaica 3
KGZ Kyrgyzstan 3
LBA Libya 3
LUX Luxembourg 3
MDA Moldova 3
QAT Qatar 3
KSA Saudi Arabia 3
TRI Trinidad and Tobago 3
ARM Armenia 2
BRN Bahrain 2
BER Bermuda 2
CPV Cape Verde 2
CYP Cyprus 2
COD Democratic Republic of the Congo 2
DOM Dominican Republic 2
FIJ Fiji 2
HON Honduras 2
IPA Individual Paralympic Athletes 2
LES Lesotho 2
MLI Mali 2
MRI Mauritius 2
MNE Montenegro 2
MYA Myanmar 2
NEP Nepal 2
NCA Nicaragua 2
NIG Niger 2
NGE Madagascar 2
PRK North Korea 2
OMA Oman 2
PAN Panama 2
PNG Papua New Guinea 2
SAM Samoa 2
SEN Senegal 2
SYR Syria 2
TLS East Timor 2
TGA Tonga 2
TKM Turkmenistan 2
MKD Macedonia 1
AFG Afghanistan 1
ARU Aruba 1
BEN Benin 1
BOT Botswana 1
BUR Burkina Faso 1
BDI Burundi 1
CAM Cambodia 1
CMR Cameroon 1
CAF Central African Republic 1
CGO Republic of the Congo 1
ESA El Salvador 1
FRO Faroe Islands 1
GAB Gabon 1
GAM The Gambia 1
GUA Guatemala 1
GUI Guinea 1
GBS Guinea-Bissau 1
HAI Haiti 1
LAO Laos 1
MAC Macau 1
MAD Madagascar 1
MAW Malawi 1
MLT Malta 1
MOZ Mozambique 1
PAK Pakistan 1
PLE Palestine 1
STP São Tomé and Príncipe 1
SEY Seychelles 1
SLE Sierra Leone 1
SOM Somalia 1
SUR Suriname 1
TJK Tajikistan 1
TAN Tanzania 1
TOG Togo 1
UGA Uganda 1
ISV Virgin Islands 1
Total 4,342

Sports

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Na dem contest events insyd 22 sports for de 2016 Summer Paralympics. Canoeing den paratriathlon make dema Paralympic debut insyd Rio.

  • Archery
  • Athletics
  • Boccia
  • Paracanoe
  • Cycling
    • Road
    • Track
  • Equestrian
  • Football 5-a-side
  • Football 7-a-side
  • Goalball
  • Judo
  • Paratriathlon
  • Powerlifting
  • Rowing
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Swimming
  • Table tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Wheelchair basketball
  • Wheelchair fencing
  • Wheelchair rugby
  • Wheelchair tennis

Closing ceremony

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Calendar

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All dates be Brasília Time (UTC–3)

OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Gold medal events CC Closing ceremony
 
September 7
Wed 		8
Thu 		9
Fri 		10
Sat 		11
Sun 		12
Mon 		13
Tue 		14
Wed 		15
Thu 		16
Fri 		17
Sat 		18
Sun 		Events
  Ceremonies OC CC —
  Archery ● 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 9
  Athletics 10 20 16 19 14 19 14 19 16 25 5 177
  Boccia ● ● 3 ● ● ● 4 7
  Paracanoe ● 6 6
Cycling   Road 8 8 8 9 50
  Track 4 5 5 3
 Equestrian (dressage) ● ● 1 2 2 6 11
Football   5-a-side ● ● ● ● 1 2
  7-a-side ● ● ● ● 1
  Goalball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
  Judo 4 4 5 13
  Powerlifting 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 20
  Rowing ● ● 4 4
  Sailing ● ● ● ● ● 3 3
  Shooting 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 12
  Sitting volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
  Swimming 16 16 14 15 16 15 15 14 16 15 152
  Table tennis ● ● ● 5 8 8 ● ● 4 4 29
  Paratriathlon 3 3 6
  Wheelchair basketball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
  Wheelchair fencing 2 4 4 2 2 14
  Wheelchair rugby ● ● ● ● 1 1
  Wheelchair tennis ● ● ● ● 1 1 2 2 6
Daily medal events 0 38 50 48 54 48 54 50 54 65 61 6 528
Cumulative total 0 38 88 136 190 238 292 342 396 461 522 528
September 7
Wed 		8
Thu 		9
Fri 		10
Sat 		11
Sun 		12
Mon 		13
Tue 		14
Wed 		15
Thu 		16
Fri 		17
Sat 		18
Sun 		Events

Medal table

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 *   Host nation (Brazil)

2016 Summer Paralympics medal table
Rank NPC Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China (CHN) 107 81 51 239
2 Great Britain (GBR) 64 39 44 147
3 Ukraine (UKR) 41 37 39 117
4 United States (USA) 40 44 31 115
5 Australia (AUS) 22 30 29 81
6 Germany (GER) 18 25 14 57
7 Netherlands (NED) 17 19 26 62
8 Brazil (BRA)* 14 29 29 72
9 Italy (ITA) 10 14 15 39
10 Poland (POL) 9 18 12 39
11–83 Dey remain 187 193 249 629
Totals (83 entries) 529 529 539 1,597

Podium Sweeps

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Date Sport Event NOC Gold Silver Bronze
11 September Swimming Men's 200 metre individual medley SM10 Ukraine Denys Dubrov Maksym Krypak Dmytro Vanzenko
11 September Paratriathlon Women's PT2 United States Allysa Seely Hailey Danisewicz Melissa Stockwell
13 September Athletics Women's 1500 metres T54 United States Tatyana McFadden Amanda McGrory Chelsea McClammer
17 September Archery Women's individual compound W1 Great Britain Jessica Stretton Jo Frith Vicky Jenkins

References

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