All you need to know as Team GB prepare for Rio 2016 games

Paralympic fact: Paralympic archer Zahra Nemati was Iran's flag bearer at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Later, Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko told reporters that he was feeling guilty for the fact that the Russian athletes were excluded from the Paralympic Games in Rio. RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will not attend any of the Paralympic Games which start in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said.
The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games, i.e., (parallel Olympic Games), open in Rio de Janeiro.