The 2016 Summer Paralympics, the fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games, are an upcoming major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, to be held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016, making them the first Summer Paralympics to be held during the host city’s wintertime. This will mark the first time a Latin American and South American city hosts the event, the second Southern Hemisphere city and nation, the first one being the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, and also the first time a Lusophone country hosts the event. These Games will see the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program: canoeing and the paratriathlon.

Host city	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Motto	A new world (Portuguese: Um mundo novo)
Nations participating	162
Events	528 in 23 sports
Opening ceremony	7 September
Closing ceremony	18 September
Paralympic stadium	Maracanã Stadium

The lead-up to these Paralympics have been met with major financial issues, which were primarily attributed to tepid sponsor interest and ticket sales. These shortcomings have resulted in cuts to volunteer staffing and transport, the re-location of events and the partial deconstruction of the Deodoro Olympic Park. However, none of these cuts have affected the Games themselves.

India at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

India is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Indian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympic Games since 1968 (except 1976 & 1980edition).

On August 8, 2016 Paralympic Committee of India has announced a list 19 athletes (16 Men, 3 Women) to be part of Rio 2016 games for India in 5 sports, thus making it India’s largest ever delegation in Paralympic Games.

Archery

India qualified one berth in Women Archery after Pooja secured fifth place in the World Quota Recurve Women Open in Czech Republic to secure a continental quota and became first Para Archer from India to qualify for the Paralympic Games.

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