RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) " The Paralympics will go ahead in Rio next month but organizers says deep budget cuts mean one venue will close down, facilities will be dismantled and the workforce will be reduced. Poor ticket sales have compounded existing financial challenges in recession-battered Brazil that have already hit operations at the Rio Olympics, which close Sunday. But Rio organizers have reported sales of just over 290,000 tickets for the Sept. 7-18 Paralympics. "Never before in the 56-year history of the Paralympic Games have we faced circumstances like this," Craven said. But the workforce for the Paralympics will still be reduced, transport services cut and media centers closed.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 20, 2016 10:52 UTC