2016 Summer Paralympics

English: Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 7 - 18 September 2016.

Deutsch: Fotos und weitere Commons-Medien zu den 15. Paralympischen Sommerspielen in Rio de Janeiro (7. - 18. September 2016), den Olympischen Sommerspielen in Brasilien im August nachfolgend.

Português: Jogos Paraolímpicos de Verão de 2016, Rio de Janeiro.

nearly the same, used in the 2016 Summer Olympics (← see there!).

venue space in September,
(Setembro 2016)

Venues

Preparations and arrival in Rio

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  Foto: Revezamento da tocha paralímpica em Brasília (torch relay)
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  Photo: arrival of athletes for Rio Paralympic Games
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  Woman in wheelchair, participating in the fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games (Photo),
  ...
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  ... cycling in the city of Rio,
  a few days
  before
  the official opening ...

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  Spanish sportler on the way (photo) to
  opening ceremony on 07 September.
  (← english wikipedia article)
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  Brazil delegation ...

  Deutsch: Sportler im Rollstuhl bei ihrer Ankunft in Rio ...
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  athletes in a new VLT tram ... to →

  Deutsch: mit einer neuen Tram unterwegs in Rio zu einem →
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  Brazil group photo near the port.

  Deutsch: ↑Gruppenfoto↑ der Brasilianischen Delegation bei den Rio-2016-Paralympics. (August)

Olympic Village

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  Outside of Paralympic area, September 2016
  near Olympic Village, Rio de Janeiro.

  Deutsch: naja, noch sehr frisch das alles - und sehr weitläufig: nahe dem Olympischen Dorf im ehemaligen Marschland von Barra da Tijuca.
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  Photo: official Paralympic area, prepared for 2016 Games (taken on September 4)
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  Cycling in Rio de Janeiro,
  
  photo outside Paralympic area on 5 September

opening ceremony

(shortened section: copyright-status of 165 photos taken inside not clear: dance of Amy Purdy, Aaron Fotheringham jump, olympic torch and Lighting of cauldron, Parade of Nations with Belarus and Russian flag, surfing Rio beaches with skateboards ...)

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  Italy delegation, ahead of the Opening Ceremonies (photo 7 September).

The Paralympic Games

athletes:

See Countries

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  Aussie cyclist Madison Janssen riding near the Paralympic Village
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  Chinese Taipei powerlifter Lin Tzu Hui

Competitions:

closing ceremony

Nature of Rio and surroundings of the city in September 2016

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  station of Rio de Janeiro VLT-tramway 2 September 2016
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  VLT Rio de Janeiro, Setembro 2016, Estação Parada dos Navios
  (tram-line 1 station),
  (with Contemporary art of Eduardo Kobra in the right?

(2016 in Rio de Janeiro city)