RIO DE JANEIRO: The Paralympics will go ahead in Rio next month but organisers say 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. Rio organisers have reported sales of just over 290,000 tickets for the September 7-18 Paralympics.
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