
(ATR)City and sports leaders are celebrating one year until the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio this week.
International Paralympic Committee president Phil Craven, Brazilian Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons, Rio 2016 president Carlos Nuzman, and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes attended a Paralympic Festival, Sept. 7-8.
An event at the Olympic Park also celebrated the progress of the Arena Futuro.
Around the Ringsreporter Aaron Bauer captured festivities taking place in Rio to mark one year until the Paralympics.
See video below of Paralympic sports showcased in Rio this week includingfive-a-side football, sitting volleyball, and wheelchair basketball.
Written by Nicole Bennett
Video by Aaron Bauer
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