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In Brazil both Sportv (paid channel, full events) and Globo (free channel, only highlights) are broadcasting, but the Paralympic channels on YouTube are still available.

I think they're still available since videos from Rio and London Paralympics keep popping up in my feed. But I don't think they created a playlist, I guess we just have to search for specific events we're interested

And now the first event with vs in Goalball

My predictions for top 10: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 gets first position at the medal table since 2004, so their place is secured, but is back (as RPC of course) with probably their best team ever (?), so I expect them to "steal" some of the golds other big nations won in their 2016 absence. They'll have a good fight with , which since 2000 always figure in the top 3 positions, and this time maybe can even maintain the second place. About and it could go either way, both are very consistent and finish at the top 5 in almost every recent edition. I gave United States the edge because Ukraine has fewer athletes this time. I could change the order of the top 5 nations, but for me this are the most likely to end ahead of the competition. could potentially challenge for top 5 as they have a good variety of medalling sports, but their results in Athletics and Swimming (obviously the two sports that give most medals) aren't that great. Either way, they should at least get 6th place ahead of , , and which are close in medal chances. Netherlands is strong in Cycling and Swimming, Italy in Swimming (amazing results at the most recent world championships), Germany in Cycling and Athletics, and Brazil in a few sports. I think Netherlands will pull ahead because they are clearly in an ascending curve when it comes to Paralympics, but Brazil could challenge for 8th and show the "legacy" of the Rio Games. A slew of nations could challenge for top 10 though. was top 10 in the last two editions and of course could repeat the feat. is consistent and could show the improvement ahead of their own Games. , , , , and didn't reach the top 10 in London and Rio, but with some luck at the gold medal count maybe will. And of course there's which didn't get a single gold medal in Rio and it's in a decline since their best result in 2004. The addition of new sports should help a little, but I wouldn't be surprised if they don't reach top 10 (the first hosts since Greece to do so). I really don't know what to expect from them but maybe they'll do amazing like at the Olympics.

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I though it was a pretty monotonous ceremony, but given the circumstances they did a good job. The one thing I can claim about Rio 2016 is that we had an amazing Paralympics opening (the best ever in my view).

Brazil Our motto is "a podium everyday", let's see if we can achieve that

This thread is finally completed. Better late than never I guess, but I wish the para sports federations could be faster with their updates - I even emailed some of them like World Boccia, which didn't reply and just announced a provisional entry list hours ago. Anyway, the NPCs with the most athletes are: 259 255 246 242 238 220 180 143 138 136

Less than 5 days to go and I'm still waiting for the full daily schedule page

That's simply not true. NBC even paid to have Swimming in the time slot they wanted.

I love they're trying to figure out how to split the trophy

Probably the same with Skateboarding/Surfing, where even the athletes are against a "code of points". We just have to trust the judges

flagbearers have been announced: Petrúcio Ferreira (Athletics) e Evelyn Oliveira (Boccia).

That helped But probably also because it was the first big competition where she played a big role in our success - she was the mvp of the pivotal QF match vs . But yeah, I would have mentioned at least 10 people before her.

Globo Esporte (a big sports page in Brazil) has asked a few questions over the last week: What medal from Brazil was the most exciting? 1. Hebert Conceição (gold, Boxing) - 21,96% 2. Isaquias Queiroz (gold, Canoeing) - 16,79% 3. Laura Pigossi e Luisa Stefani (bronze, Tennis) - 12,07% I said it at the moment that the bronze medal of Pigossi/Stefani was the best moment of Tokyo for me, but the k.o. by Hebert was pretty damn exciting/surprising also. What was the biggest brazilian name at the Games? 1. Rosamaria (silver, Volleyball) - 65,08% 2. Rebeca Andrade (gold/silver, Gymnastics) - 15,09% 3. Rayssa Leal (silver, Skateboarding) - 8,22% Rosamaria's (big) fan club probably had a huge influence in this poll What was the most memorable moment of the Games? 1. Hebert Conceição knockout in Gold medal bout (Boxing) - 23.03% 2. Shared gold between Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim (Athletics) - 18.59% 3. Youngest podium at the Olympics, women's street (Skateboarding) - 11.24% Of course a moment from a brazilian athlete would be picked, but also nice to see the high jump moment.

Before the Men's World Cup in Russia, there was a women's Intercontinental Cup at the same venue (probably there's not enough teams to have a WC of their own). Even after losing the third match, Brazil was the champion. Standings: 1 2 3 4

Prizes for brazilian medallists have been announced: Gold: R$ 160.000 (~US$ 30.000) Silver: R$ 64.000 (~US$ 12.000) Bronze: R$ 32.000 (~US$ 6.000) Athletes in teams, pairs and relays will receive half of that amount. This might not seem much, but this money could have a real impact in the life of most brazilian Paralympic athletes.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this Championship will now be held in Paris, France, on 4th December 2021 (via WDSF).

Although most people are *dreading* the inclusion of this sport at the Olympics, it's kinda a new thing that no one knows exactly how it will work out. So I'm curious too

Alison dos Santos won a bronze at this championship in 2018, so I'll be watching (not that I expect any medals this time).

Bruce Almighty, Bullet from Space, Flying Machine (boys), Logistix and Esthalavista (girls) are certainly some of the highlights for me Also, I know we won't see a lot of older people in this sport, but let's say you're 40, are you still considered a b-boy?

Yes, while the men's world cup expanded to 32 teams in the most recent edition, the women's decreased to 12. I get it, women's Basketball isn't so exciting as men's (look at the number of posts here during Olympics), but even FIBA doesn't seem to care anymore.