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...triathlete. Three consecutive world championship titles. She was training for the 2016 Rio Paralympics when the classification committee announced that para triathlon...Three consecutive world championship titles. She was training for the 2016 Rio Paralympics when the classification committee announced that para triathlon...

...she added triathlon to the list and turned out to be exceptional at it. By 2016, she had won three consecutive para triathlon world championships. Then her...triathlon world championships. Then her classification was not selected for the Rio Paralympic Games, and she had to make a decision: keep training in a discipline...

...the Paralympic gold medal he has been waiting for, winning the 800m T54 at Rio 2016 on Thursday (15 September) as world records continued to fall. The 30-year-old...Paralympic gold medal he has been waiting for, winning the 800m T54 at Rio 2016 on Thursday (15 September) as world records continued to fall. The 30-year-old...

...photo courtesy of REUTERS The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were brought...courtesy of REUTERS The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were brought...of the Games, Craven said the Rio Paralympics were "uniquely Brazilian...Carlos Nuzman, the president of Rio's organising committee, was...was impossible. But not for Rio and Brazil. "The impossible...

...performance of Britain's Paralympics team at Rio 2016 as "magnificent" as the athletes...of Britain's Paralympics team at Rio 2016 as "magnificent" as the athletes returned...from London four years ago, hit their 2016 targets, and finished second in their...countries, for their many successes in Rio de Janeiro. "The magnificent performance...

...Paralympics has announced its full team competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, held 7-18 September. The...has announced its full team competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, held 7-18 September. The 267-member...fourth in the medal count. Among the members of the 2016 US Paralympic Team are 14 reigning Paralympic champions,...

...statue © • Rio 2016/Alex Ferro....statue © • Rio 2016/Alex Ferro....Ferro. By Rio 2016 Giant...Ferro. By Rio 2016 Giant mosaic...unveiled at Rio's most famous...one of the Rio 2016 Olympic...of the Rio 2016 Olympic torches...their flags to Rio 2016, which...flags to Rio 2016, which joined...around vaRious Rio landmarks....reference to Rio 2016's commitment...reference to Rio 2016's commitment...

...USA's 115-medal haul at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Photo...USA's 115-medal haul at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Photo courtesy...Images Team USA wrapped up the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, having...Team USA wrapped up the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, having completed...athlete and team performances in Rio. Team USA's haul of 115 medals...

...She switched to swimming, made the U.S. Para Swimming national team, and in 2016 stood on the medal podium at Rio with a silver in the 100m breaststroke SB6....U.S. Para Swimming national team, and in 2016 stood on the medal podium at Rio with a silver in the 100m breaststroke SB6. In 2017, she was world champion....

...SB6. She was part of the U.S. relay team that won gold at those same championships in Mexico City. By the time she retired, she had collected silver at Rio and bronze at Tokyo, along with years of competing at the highest level of her sport. The Next Chapter. After retiring, she joined NBC as a contributor...

The school day was over, but in a classroom tucked away at a far end of Rio Real Elementary School in Oxnard, CA, a group of 10 students were just getting started. Many of them were hovering around two rows of computers being...