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Paralympics 80% unsold

Nearly 80 per cent of the tickets for next month's Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro remain unsold, but sales have increased sharply since the end of the Olympics, organizers said on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, 133,000 tickets were sold, a new daily record for the Rio Paralympics, which will be held Sept. 7-18.

So far over 600,000 tickets, just over 20 per cent of the 2.5 million available, have been sold.

The sports in highest demand are athletics, swimming, 5-a-side football, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball.

Poor Paralympic ticket sales have compounded the financial challenges in Brazil that have already hit operations at the Olympics.

Organizers have announced budget cuts that will mean one venue will close down, facilities will be dismantled and the workforce will be reduced.



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Rio 2016 Medal Count
CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1United States463738121
2China26182670
3Great Britain27231767
4Russia19181956
5Germany17101542
6France10181442
7Japan1282141
8Australia8111029
9Italy812828
10Canada431522


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