2016 Summer Paralympics
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The 2016 Summer Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, following the 2016 Summer Olympics.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2016 Summer Paralympics canonical | 3 |
| 2016 Summer Paralympics football 5-a-side | 1 |
| Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics | 1 |
| athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8167823 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2016 Summer Paralympics Context triple: [2015 Parapan American Games, qualificationFor, 2016 Summer Paralympics]
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A.
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in London, United Kingdom, shortly after the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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B.
2024 Summer Paralympics
The 2024 Summer Paralympics is the major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities scheduled to be held in Paris, France, following the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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C.
2028 Summer Paralympics
The 2028 Summer Paralympics is the upcoming edition of the international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, California.
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D.
Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics
The Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, held in Tokyo, Japan, as the Paralympic counterpart to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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E.
2032 Summer Paralympics
The 2032 Summer Paralympics will be the international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held shortly after the 2032 Summer Olympics in Brisbane, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2016 Summer Paralympics Target entity description: The 2016 Summer Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, following the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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A.
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in London, United Kingdom, shortly after the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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B.
2024 Summer Paralympics
The 2024 Summer Paralympics is the major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities scheduled to be held in Paris, France, following the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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C.
2028 Summer Paralympics
The 2028 Summer Paralympics is the upcoming edition of the international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, California.
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D.
Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics
The Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, held in Tokyo, Japan, as the Paralympic counterpart to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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E.
2032 Summer Paralympics
The 2032 Summer Paralympics will be the international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held shortly after the 2032 Summer Olympics in Brisbane, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paralympic Games
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multi-sport event ⓘ |
| closingDate | 2016-09-18 ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| featuredSport |
5-a-side football
ⓘ
7-a-side football ⓘ archery ⓘ boccia ⓘ goalball ⓘ judo ⓘ para athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ para canoeing ⓘ para cycling ⓘ para rowing ⓘ para swimming ⓘ para taekwondo (demonstration) ⓘ para triathlon ⓘ powerlifting ⓘ shooting para sport ⓘ sitting volleyball ⓘ table tennis ⓘ wheelchair basketball ⓘ wheelchair fencing ⓘ wheelchair rugby ⓘ wheelchair tennis ⓘ |
| firstParalympicsInHostCountry | true ⓘ |
| firstParalympicsInLusophoneCountry | true ⓘ |
| firstParalympicsInSouthAmerica | true ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2020 Summer Paralympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 2012 Summer Paralympics ⓘ |
| hostCity | Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainStadium | Maracanã Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Um mundo novo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoInEnglish | A new world ⓘ |
| numberOfAthletes | over 4300 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 528 ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingNations | 159 ⓘ |
| numberOfSports | 22 ⓘ |
| officialName | XV Summer Paralympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2016-09-07 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | International Paralympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisingCommittee | Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paralympicClassificationUsed | IPC classification system ⓘ |
| paralympicMascot | Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByEvent | 2016 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| sharedMascotWith | 2016 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Rio 2016 Paralympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| torchRelayHostCountry | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| torchRelayStartDate | 2016-09-01 ⓘ |
| typeOfParticipants | athletes with disabilities ⓘ |
| usedVenue |
Carioca Arena 1
NERFINISHED
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Carioca Arena 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Carioca Arena 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Deodoro Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Copacabana NERFINISHED ⓘ Future Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ Lagoa Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic Aquatics Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic Equestrian Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic Golf Course NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic Hockey Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic Shooting Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic Tennis Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontal NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio Olympic Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio Olympic Velodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ Riocentro NERFINISHED ⓘ Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí NERFINISHED ⓘ Youth Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2016 Summer Paralympics Description of subject: The 2016 Summer Paralympics were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, following the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2016 Summer Paralympics football 5-a-side
this entity surface form:
athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
this entity surface form:
Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics