The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games started in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7 and will run through September 18. The games feature 4,300 athletes from 161 nations and a team comprised of refugee athletes. Here’s an inspiring story about an interesting family with two of those athletes.
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