2016 Summer Paralympics
summer paralympics portuguese jogos paralímpicos de verão de th summer paralympic game major international multisport event athlete disability governed international paralympic committee held rio de janeiro brazil september game marked first time latin american south american city hosted event second southern hemisphere city nation first one summer paralympics sydney also first time lusophone portuguesespeaking country hosted event game saw introduction two new sport paralympic program canoeing paratriathlon leadup paralympics met financial shortcoming attributed tepid sponsor interest ticket sale resulted cut volunteer staffing transport relocation event partial deconstruction deodoro venue cluster however ticket sale began increase game drew nearer two million ticket sold total—overtaking beijing secondmostattended paralympic game record refugee paralympic team hosted first time featuring two refugee iran syria respectively fourth consecutive summer paralympics china topped medal table winning gold medal followed great britain ukraine georgia kazakhstan malaysia uzbekistan vietnam first ever paralympic gold medal first time paralympic history first time olympics paralympics since athlete—iranian cyclist bahman golbarnezhad—died competition part formal agreement international paralympic committee international olympic committee first established winner bid summer olympics also host summer paralympics following third final round voting st ioc session copenhagen october right host summer olympics paralympics awarded rio de janeiro pan american game parapan american game rio de janeiro marked first time pan game parapan game hosted parallel event host city rio organization two event helped provide city experience hosting multisport event paralympic sporting event andrew parson president brazilian paralympic committee remarked organizing team responsible olympics paralympics maintaining good relationship speaking language relation organizational duty parson praised wellorganized summer paralympics felt team learned lesson london could applied rio common practice since olympics paralympics began formally share host city paralympics venue shared summer olympics barra da tijuca hosted venue remainder located copacabana beach maracanã deodoro barra da tijuca also housed athlete village barra cluster carioca arena – wheelchair basketball wheelchair rugby carioca arena – boccia carioca arena – judo wheelchair fencing future arena – goalball olympic aquatic stadium – swimming olympic tennis centre – aside 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 national shooting center – shooting national equestrian center – equestrian deodoro stadium – aside football maracanã cluster maracanã stadium – opening closing ceremony estádio olímpico joão havelange – athletics track field sambadrome marquês de sapucaí – archery copacabana cluster fort copacabana – athletics triathlon road cycling marina da glória – sailing lagoa rodrigo de freitas – canoeing rowing medal design olympics paralympics unveiled june produced casa da moeda brasil bronze silver medal contain recycled material gold medal produced using gold mined extracted using mean met series sustainability criterion extracted without use mercury obverse paralympic medal feature paralympic emblem inscription braille medal contains differing number metal ball allow visually impaired audibly distinguish color shaking accompanied wooden carrying box plush toy paralympic mascot tom hair leaf match medal color initial financial shortcoming paralympics primarily attributed slow ticket sale poor public interest despite cheapest ticket costing roughly quarter olympics olympics organizer stated original target million ticket sold early september half ticket medal event sold august greg nugent head marketing summer olympics summer paralympics began campaign twitter known filltheseats encouraging user donate money supply local youth people disability ticket paralympics nugent began campaign noticing large number empty seat competition venue summer olympics following endorsement campaign prominent figure british band coldplay performed closing ceremony raised u august august ipc rio organizing committee announced would officially back filltheseats campaign set new goal —which ipc said could used fund distribution ticket along food transport opening ceremony brazilian scholar disabled people part revised ticketing strategy organizer set new target million ticket cheapest ticket costing r u ticketing director donovan ferreti told guardian lastminute demand ticket begun develop final day opening ceremony explained ticket really affordable cheaper going see movie would allow spectator great time highperformance competition great day olympic park low cost ticket helped attract attendee paralympics—especially family athlete praised large energetic crowd resulted third day game ipc announced least million ticket sold—surpassing million summer paralympics beijing secondlargest paralympics term ticket sale next day barra olympic park total attendance marking largest overall attendance across single day competition either olympics paralympics olympics reached peak around september ipc announced sale exceeded million paralympic torch relay began five individual flame relayed city five region brazil flame well sixth flame lit stoke mandeville great britain united form single paralympic flame relayed rio september en route lighting maracanã opening ceremony official emblem summer paralympics designed brazilian agency tatíl design unveiled november christmas tree lighting lagoa rodrigo de freitas consists heart incorporating infinity symbol representing beating heart infinite energy overcome obstacle ipc president philip craven described emblem symbolizing heart athlete heart paralympic movement olympic emblem paralympic emblem designed could also rendered two threedimensional version sculpture used unveiling official mascot summer olympics paralympics unveiled november respective name vinicius tom chosen via public vote whose result announced december paralympic mascot tom named brazilian musician tom jobim represents brazilian flora always growing overcoming obstacle mascot fictional backstories state born joy brazilian announced rio would host game brand director beth lula stated mascot intended reflect diversity brazil culture people opening ceremony summer paralympics took place evening september maracanã stadium also brazilian independence day theme todo mundo tem um coração everybody heart artistic portion ceremony featured sequence themed around inclusivity culture brazil segment beyond vision created computation artist designer marcelo coelho projection muti randolph parade nation belarusian official carried russian flag alongside delegation solidarity towards ipcs decision ban russia game wake ongoing protest political instability brazil spectator also booed organizing committee head carlos arthur nuzman thanked local government role organizing game president michel temer whilst opened game response recent impeachment former president dilma rousseff opening speech ipc president philip craven invited viewer see true meaning sport true definition ability explaining country faced major challenge late paralympians switch focus perceived limitation world full possibility endless opportunity surprise inspire excite change paralympic cauldron lit legendary brazilian paraswimmer clodoaldo silva athlete representing national paralympic committee competed rio number athlete sent nation shown beside name also first summer paralympics event russia participating owing doping allegation aruba congo malawi são tomé príncipe somalia togo made debut summer paralympics ipc unanimously voted ban russian athlete summer paralympics response discovery statesponsored doping program august ipc announced would field team refugee athlete known independent paralympic athlete team competed paralympic flag summer olympics similarly featured team refugee athlete august ipc announced two member refugee team swimmer ibrahim al hussein syria metre freestyle shahrad nasajpour iran f discus number athlete national paralympic committee highest lowest event sport contested summer paralympics canoeing paratriathlon made paralympic debut rio closing ceremony summer paralympics took place evening september maracanã stadium cultural program ceremony concert featuring performance array mainstream brazilian musician headlined ivete sangalo gaby amarantos british singer calum scott joined sangalo perform transformar official promotional song game also featured cultural presentation tokyo host summer paralympics ipc president philip craven led moment silence iranian cyclist bahman golbarnezhad killed day road cycling accident stating death affected u left whole paralympic movement united grief craven went praise brazil reception game overall performance athlete stating people awe could forgot believed could showed world positive attitude human body human heart mind know limit absolutely anything possible craven also announced would bestow paralympic order—the ipcs highest honour people brazil rio de janeiro outstanding support paralympics date brasília time utc– host nation brazil august ipc announced dailymotion would serve official online streaming partner summer paralympics offering englishlanguage streaming channel full broadcast athletics cycling football judo powerlifting sitting volleyball swimming table tennis wheelchair basketball wheelchair fencing wheelchair rugby wheelchair tennis event well ceremony highlight event news programme original content total ipc stated around hour content would streamed day event least hour perday television right also sold individual country grupo globo held right brazil coverage shown rede globo sportv globo also sublicensed overtheair right public network tv brasil united kingdom channel broadcast game second summer paralympics promising hour coverage followup meet superhumans trailer paralympics channel produced trailer entitled superhumans would win cannes lion grand prix film australia seven network held right complementing new longterm right deal olympics seven plan broadcast hour perday coverage television coverage primarily broadcast digital channel two seven digital platform well paralympicsspecific app canada cbc sportsnet one amitv held broadcast right promoting hour coverage total television cbc sport website cbc television aired ceremony nightly recap show afternoon evening coverage block weekend latin america except brazil claro sport espn fox sport held right broadcast summer paralympics nbc acquired right paralympics september nbc planned extensive coverage game capitalizing newly acquired status official paralympic broadcaster united state sweden state broadcaster svt broadcast game planning hour coverage television digital platform well nightly highlight show poland state broadcaster tvp broadcast game first time new zealand attitude picture television new zealand partnered broadcast hour live delayed television coverage plus ondemand highlight respective digital platform budget summer paralympics faced several round cut although rio organizing committee provide specific detail deficit midaugust reported rio organizing committee failed timely deliver u million travel grant intended paid end july without grant national paralympic committee may cover larger share cost transporting athlete game particularly african asian region might able afford sending athlete rio august spokesperson organizing committee credited financial issue political climate making harder reach sponsorship deal well ticket sale expectation however spokesperson noted ongoing olympics helping attract interest potential sponsor roc stated planned deliver money end month intention compromise paralympic experience mayor rio eduardo paes offered provide u million funding game address shortcoming federal court blocked provision public funding roc pending inspection financial record ipc president philip craven stated although situation pretty precarious rumour game may go ahead sport may cut totally unfounded true aim right bring additional funding resource order deliver game service level expected stakeholder importantly athlete funding available organising committee additional cut start impact service offered athlete dedicated year life reach compete game last thing want august ipc stated organising committee made infrastructural reduction game budgetary measure including reducing amount transport service number medium centre moving wheelchair fencing event youth arena carioca arena well closing dismantling deodoro olympic park remaining venue cluster act three standalone venue dedicated transport hub public party gathering related game also cancelled change craven stated paralympic dna see obstacle opportunity thing differently thats problem solver nature fight believe iterated fully confident rio best game ever term athletic performance craven explained want full participation want eligible country send athlete game athlete deserve athlete want year training dedication injunction lifted august resulting paes offering r million public money fund game r million worth sponsorship deal also reached federal government via staterun enterprise funding eventually delivered ensuring delegation would able attend game september men c road cycling event iranian cyclist bahman golbarnejhad crashed mountainous stretch circuit grumari treated site head injury experienced cardiac arrest ambulance transport golbarnejhad died unimed rio hospital another cardiac arrest marked first instance death paralympic competition first death olympic paralympic competition since danish cyclist knud enemark jensen time trial summer olympics union cycliste internationale uci announced would investigate incident r iran national paralympic committee requested report incident ipc ipc president philip craven expressed condolence golbarnezhad stating paralympic family united grief horrendous tragedy cast shadow great paralympic game rio iranian paralympic flag athlete village flown halfmast well paralympic flag riocentro moment silence observed closing ceremony parapan american game summer olympics rising phoenix documentary paralympic movement cover financial difficulty paralympic game rio de janeiro official homepage rio de janeiro international paralympic committee result record