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The 2016 Paralympic games, the fifteenth edition, are a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The Games mark the first time a Latin American and South American city hosts the event. These Games will see the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program: canoeing and the paratriathlon.
US swimmer Trischa Zorn is far and away the most successful Paralympian in history while Jessica Long is the only one of the most-decorated Para athletes who will compete in Tokyo.
Hong Kong people are are still buzzing after a record medals haul in the Olympics, with the Paralympic athletes feeling the pressure to earn more glory.
More than 40 countries now have disabled sailing programmes after the sport was removed from the roster because of a lack of entries.