Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil competes with her guide Rafael Lazarini in the men's 400m T54 heat two at Olympic Stadium during day five of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 12. (Friedemann Vogel/Getty Images)
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
September 13, 2016 at 07:46PM
Competing at many of the same Rio venues as participants in the summer Olympics, more than 4,000 athletes from 170 plus nations are taking part in the first edition of the South American Paralympic Games. The athletes compete in more than 20 sports that have various classifications, depending on an athlete’s level of impairment. The Games conclude Sept. 18.
Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil competes with her guide Rafael Lazarini in the men's 400m T54 heat two at Olympic Stadium during day five of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 12. (Friedemann Vogel/Getty Images)
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Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil competes with her guide Rafael Lazarini in the men's 400m T54 heat two at Olympic Stadium during day five of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 12. (Friedemann Vogel/Getty Images)
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