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The 2016 Paralympics was the fifteenth Games to be held, a quadrennial competition open to athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities. The games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 7 September to 18 September. [1] Athletes from 63 NPCs won at least one gold medal, with a total of 83 having won at least one medal of any colour.
Paralympic medals and the mascot Tom. The medal design for the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled on 14 June 2016; they were produced by the Casa da Moeda do Brasil. The bronze and silver medals contain 30% recycled materials, while the gold medals were produced using gold that had been mined and extracted using means that met a series ...
The 2016 Summer Paralympics are running from Wednesday 7 September to Sunday 18 September, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is a chronological summary of the major events that took place during the course of the Games.
Mariyappan Thangavelu (born 28 June 1995) [1] is an Indian Paralympic high jumper. He is a triple Paralympics medalist having won the gold medal at 2016 Rio, the silver medal at 2020 Tokyo and the bronze medal at 2024 Paris. [2] He has also been a double medalist at the World Championships with one gold and one bronze.
At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F46 event, bettering his own 2004 record with a world-record throw of 63.97 metres. [ 2 ] On 30 August 2021, Jhajharia won silver medal in the men's javelin throw F46 event at Tokyo Paralympics 2020 [ 12 ] along with Sundar Singh Gurjar (bronze ...
The new medals at the Paralympics are bringing incredible joy to visually-impaired athletes. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
Athletics events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics were held in the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from September 2016. 177 events were held across both genders where 1,100 athletes competed. The athletics programme was the largest element of the Games programme in terms of entrants and medals awarded.
She made history by qualifying for both the 2016 Paralympics and the 2016 Olympics in Rio for archery. Ibrahim Al-Hussein Refugee, Swimming