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Paralympics 2016

Michael Fel
October 6, 2016, 3:24 pm
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Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad (CC BY Tasnim/Wikimedia Commons)
September 18, 2016, 11:35 am
Iranian cyclist dies after crash in Paralympics race
Death of 48-year-old is first at the Games since they were founded in 1948
By AP
Ahmed Shafik in Rio, Monday September 12, 2016. (Joe Kusumoto Photography)
September 16, 2016, 6:32 pm
Iraqi-born US Army vet powers through polio at Paralympics
Ahmed Shafik spent 14 months in an Iraqi prison for not bringing home a medal. Now, he works two jobs and represents team USA
By Rich Tenorio
Israeli Paralympic swimmer Inbal Pezaro (Razi Livnat/Wikipedia)
September 16, 2016, 4:54 am
Swimmer Inbal Pezaro wins Israel’s 3rd Paralympics bronze
29-year-old from Kibbutz Yizrael, paralyzed in her lower torso in childhood, began swimming at age 5
By ToI Staff
Doron Shaziri, who won a bronze medal at the Rio Paralympics, September 12, 2016. (Facebook, Israel Paralympic Committee)
September 13, 2016, 12:03 am
Israeli shooter Doron Shaziri claims bronze at Rio Paralympics
Former IDF sniper’s eighth medal comes day after Moran Samuel wins bronze in 1000-meter single sculls
By Sue Surkes
Israel's goalball team competes against the US in 2015 (Screen capture: YouTube)
September 11, 2016, 9:50 pm
Paralympic officials probe Algeria no-show against Israel
Muslim country insists there was nothing political about absence from goalball matches, but claims of missed flight are met with skepticism
By AFP and AP
Illustrative: Moran Samuel in her medal-winning race in Rio, September 11, 2016 (IGOR MEIJER, courtesy Daniel Rowing Center)
September 11, 2016, 5:01 pm
Israel wins first medal at Rio Paralympics
Moran Samuel, victim of a rare spinal stroke 10 years ago, takes bronze in 1000-meter single sculls
By ToI Staff
View of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 7, 2016. (AFP/Tasso Marcelo)
September 10, 2016, 10:59 pm
Algeria faces expulsion from Paralympics over suspected Israel snub
Officials waiting for ‘sensible explanation’ from goalball team before taking action after athletes miss 2 matches in likely political protest
By ToI Staff and AP
Blind dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA)
September 10, 2016, 9:54 am
Algeria skips US goalball match at Rio Paralympics, likely to avoid Israel draw
Head of Israeli Paralympic Committee says it is a ‘great shame that politics has seeped into’ the games
By ToI Staff
American snowboarder Amy Purdy dances with a robot at the September 7 opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro (Courtesy YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP)
September 8, 2016, 3:54 pm
At Paralympics, a 3D-printed dress for a dance with a robot
American snowboarder Amy Purdy wears a creation by Israeli designer Danit Peleg for opening ceremony performance in Rio de Janeiro
By Jessica Steinberg
Brazilian swimmer Clodoaldo Silva holds the Paralympic torch to light the Paralympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA).
September 8, 2016, 2:13 pm
Rio opens Paralympic Games for ‘superhumans’
Spectacular ceremony begins 2016 event; Israel sends large contingent including many previous medal-winners
By AFP and ToI Staff
Ibrahim al-Hussein is currently swimming just a few seconds over his pre-injury times. (Courtesy United Nations Human Rights Commission)
September 6, 2016, 8:14 pm
Refugee Paralympians represent disabled and displaced in Rio
Showing strength of human spirit over adversity, swimmer who lost leg in Syrian roadside bomb and Iranian asylum-seeking discus thrower meet stringent athletic criteria
By Rich Tenorio
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