Dear Friends,
As you all know that Rio 2016 Paralympic Games 2016 (7-18 September) is over now and this time we have witnessed some of the world record breaking performances by the athletes. The 2020 Summer Paralympics, the 16th edition of the international multi-sports event, will be held in Tokyo, Japan, from 25 August to 6 September 2020
The Paralympic Games is a major international multi-sport event involving athletes with a range of disabilities, including impaired muscle power (e.g. paraplegia and quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy, post-polio syndrome, spina bifida), impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency (e.g. amputation or dysmelia), leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea, are held almost immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Host city | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Motto | A new world |
Nations participating | 159 |
Athletes participating | 4,342 |
Events | 528 in 22 sports |
Opening ceremony | 7 September |
Closing ceremony | 18 September |
Officially opened by | President Michel Temer |
Athlete’s Oath | Phelipe Rodrigues |
Judge’s Oath | Raquel Daffre |
Paralympic torch | Clodoaldo Silva |
Paralympic stadium | Marcana Stadium |
India ranked 43rd in Rio 2016 Paralympic Games 2016 with a tally of 4 medals
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