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What was the reason for a period of silence observed during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games?

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What was the reason for a period of silence observed during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games?
posted Jan 6, 2021 by Swati Arora

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The death of a cyclist during competition
Iranian Paralympic racing cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad collided with a rock on a mountainous stretch of the circuit and died on the way to hospital. He was the first athlete to die in any Olympic competition since 1960.

answer Jan 7, 2021 by Rahul Vaidya
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