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Pyeongchang Paralympics sets new record for ticket sales

ThePyeongchangParalympicshavesetanewrecordforticketsales,crossing320,531onTuesdaytobreakpreviousmarksetinSochifouryearsago,theInternationalParalympicCommittee(I

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2018 Winter Paralympic Games kick off, DPRK delegation raises eyebrows

Witharecordnumberof570athletesfromallovertheworld,thelargestWinterParalympicskickedoffinPyeongChang,SouthKoreaonFridaywiththecountry’straditionaldrumperformance

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China's NPC head Zhang Haidi vows to expand Paralympics influence

TheheadofChina'sNationalParalympicCommitteeZhangHaidivowedtoexpandtheinfluenceoftheParalympicGamesifsheiselectedtheInternationalParalympicCommittee(IPC)presiden

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China's athletes arrived in Rio for Paralympics

China's Paralympic team, the largest China has ever sent overseas to a Paralympics, arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.

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Two refugee athletes to compete at Rio Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that two refugee athletes will compete in an independent team at the Rio Paralympic Games.

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Over 100 Russian Paralympians seek admission to 2016 Games

More than 100 Russian athletes have filed individual requests to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), seeking admission to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) said Tuesday.

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Russian PM calls ban on Russian Paralympic team "cynical" decision

The decision to ban Russian athletes from the Rio Paralympics over allegations of a doping program in Russia is "cynical," Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday.

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Rio festival to mark one-year countdown to Paralympics

Rio de Janeiro's iconic Rodrigo de Freitas lake will stage an open air festival to celebrate the one-year countdown to the Paralympic Games, organizers said on Thursday.

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Rio 2016 reveals Paralympic torch relay details

The Rio 2016 Paralympic torch relay will take place in all five regions of Brazil over seven days, organizers announced on Monday.