It could hardly have been hoped after the outstanding success of the 2012 Paralympics in London that the British team could exceed their astonishing medals tally of that golden summer.
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They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja from the just concluded Rio Paralympic Games where they won 12 medals – eight gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals.
The 2020 Paralympic Games are scheduled to take place in Tokyo between August 25-Sept. 6.
And tensions over a ban imposed by the International Paralympic Committee on the entire Russian team because of alleged state doping remain.
The Senate President also commended the Rio Paralympic 2016 Team Nigeria technical crew, coaches, fans and other partners who collectively ensured the victory recorded in the various contests.
Benoit Huot, 36, won his 20th Paralympic medal in his fifth games, a bronze in swimming. “And we are going to present this gold medal to the soul of Bahman Golbarnezhad”.
Rio on Sunday closes Paralympic Games that many feared would be a fiasco but which turned into a triumph, though marred in the final hours by the death of an Iranian cyclist.
“You know, with 2.1 million tickets sold, the second-highest ticket sales ever at a Paralympics Games, the quite awesome athletic performances in all of the sports, that has come together and has created a brilliant Games for the spectators, for the television, for the social media”.
After capping off a successful games by a third gold medal in the cycling road race, the 38-year-old is likewise thinking about her plans now she is back home.
In general, for 20 years, Azerbaijan won nine gold, 18 silver and 11 bronze medals at the Paralympics, thus bringing home 38 medals.
Li Zhijun, vice chairman of China Disabled Persons’ Federation, said, “I am proud of them and inspired by their spirits, and I think the whole nation will be proud of what they have achieved in this campaign”.
Paralympic GB medallists have returned to the United Kingdom on a special flight from Rio as parade dates to celebrate the athletes’ success have been confirmed. The country won more medals in athletics-33 in total.
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The somber tone gave way to cheers as Sir Craven announced that he was awarding Rio de Janeiro the Paralympic Order award, the highest award the body can bestow.
