Hello and welcome to our Live Blog on day one of competition at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.  Thirty-eight gold medals are up for grabs today ...

Latin America’s first Paralympics will be remembered as the peoples’ Games where the people of Rio turned out in their droves to support athletes of all countries. Rio 2016 arguably did more for the ...

The Paralympic flag is waved by Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes, right, following the hand over by Sir Philip Craven, centre, watched by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson during the closing ...

As the 2016 Paralympic Games take place in Rio de Janeiro from Sept. 7 through 18, U.S. News & World Report is looking at the challenges facing disabled people worldwide. Over the course of my ...

LAKEVILLE, Minn. -- A swimming champion from Eagan leaves Minnesota Friday to compete in the 2016 Paralympic Games. Mallory Weggemann is flying to Houston, Texas for team camp, then will head a week ...