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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...
Top German court rejects Russians' Paralympics admission bid

The Associated Press
Sep 15, 2016 7:00 am - KARLSRUHE, Germany (AP) - Germany's highest court has thrown out a request from five Russian athletes to force the International Paralympic Committee to allow them to co...
Paralympic Pele: Brazil hails blind soccer star

By KENDRA HANSEY
Sep 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Born with glaucoma, Jeferson da ConceiÃ§Ã£o GonÃ§alves, known as "Jefinho," was completely blind by age 7, three years before he learned to play so...
Olympic athletes shrug off medical data leaks by hackers

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Sep 15, 2016 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - A two-time Wimbledon singles champion, two Tour de France winners and an Olympic discus gold medalist had the same answer Thursday to the latest leak by ha...
Navigating Rio can be tough for those with disabilities

By SHANNON RYAN
Sep 15, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Inside the Olympic Park, there are ramps, strategically placed railings, tactile paving inside venues, and more. It's evident that experts designed...
Chinese dominate medal count at Paralympics

By GARRETT ROSS
Sep 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - At the Riocentro Pavilion 3, the only sound in the table tennis arena was a steady tapping as the two competitors in the gold medal match struggled...
Argentina's Lencina fails doping test at Paralympic Games

The Associated Press
Sep 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Argentine judoka Jorge Lencina has been provisionally suspended from the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics after failing a doping test. Paralympics spokes...
Brazilians being Brazilians lift Paralympic spirit

By NICOLE BARROS
Sep 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Powerlifting star Majid Farzin walked to the platform to roaring applause. Then, complete silence as he attempted his lift. Three white lights clic...
Race driver Alex Zanardi, a double amputee, wins gold at Rio

By GARRETT ROSS
Sep 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Nearly 15 years to the day he lost his legs in an auto racing crash in Germany, Italian athlete Alex Zanardi captured a gold medal Wednesday at the...
Armless Archer: There's almost nothing he can't do

By STEPHEN WADE
Sep 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Matt Stutzman was born with no arms - just stumps at the shoulders - but he says there's almost nothing he can't do. He holds a world record for th...

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