Paralympics: Games going to "a city that loves sport"

Undated photo shows Sir Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee. With the Rio Paralympics less than 100 days away, the head of the Paralympic Movement said in a telephone interview with Kyodo News that the holding of the Games in South America for the first time is significant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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