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Technology at Paralympics sparks advances and controversy

By GARRETT ROSS
Sep 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Here's how good technology for prosthetic running blades has become. Greek runner Michail Seitis set a world record for his division with a time of...
Top US wheelchair racer could go home with 5 golds

By ANNA PITINGOLO
Sep 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Tatyana McFadden came into the Rio Paralympics with a chance to win seven gold medals, from the 100 meters to the marathon, an unprecedented feat f...
Paralympics could help remake Tokyo's narrow roads, doorways

By STEPHEN WADE
Sep 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike expects the 2020 Paralympics to make Japan's capital more accessible to people with disabilities. Narrow roadways and d...
Iranian cyclist dies after crash in Paralympics road race

By STEPHEN WADE
Sep 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - An Iranian cyclist died after crashing in a road race at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Saturday. He was Bahman Golbarnezhad, aged 48, the Inter...
Doping investigator's final Russian report is months away

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Sep 16, 2016 7:00 am - ZURICH (AP) - Doping investigator Richard McLaren's final report on state-backed cheating in Russia is several months from completion, casting fresh doubt on the nation'...
Time to go: Rio volunteers a little sad, a lot tired

By ALLISON GASPARETTI
Sep 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - They've been working since early August, from morning to night, acting as volunteer guides for Olympic and Paralympic athletes' families and specta...
Putin: Russia disapproves of anti-doping hackers

The Associated Press
Sep 16, 2016 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - President Vladimir Putin said Russia disapproves of the hack of medical files of Olympic athletes, though their findings should attract public attention. P...
False clues make it tough to find WADA hackers

By RAPHAEL SATTER
Sep 16, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Medical data from some of the world's leading athletes has been posted to the web and the World Anti-Doping Agency says Russians are to blame. Even the hac...
Valeri Liukin national team coordinator for USA Gymnastics

The Associated Press
Sep 16, 2016 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - USA Gymnastics didn't look far for to find Martha Karolyi's successor as the leader of its powerhouse women's program. Valeri Liukin, a four-time Oly...
Two-man refugee team appreciates Paralympic experience

By SHANNON RYAN
Sep 16, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Of the nearly 4,000 athletes competing in the Rio Paralympics, all but two are doing so for their country. Syrian swimmer Ibrahim Al Hussein and Ir...

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