Sep 12, 2016

Ticket sales for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games have surged following a slow start, to second-best in the games’ 56-year history, after London, according to the Associated Press. Competitions run through Sunday.

: China’s Wing Kin Chan, left, and China’s Meng Chai Cheong compete in the men’s individual sabre, category A, wheelchair fencing event at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday. (Leo Correa/AP)

: Spectators dance and cheer during the women’s sitting volleyball preliminary game between Iran and the United States at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday. Total ticket sales sat at 1,863,000, the second-highest Paralympic Games total ever, behind London. (Jenn Finch/University of Georgia via AP)

: Handout image supplied by OIS/IOC showing Clarksville’s Tatyana McFadden of the United States winning the Gold medal in the Women’s 400m – T54 Final in the Olympic Stadium, during the Paralympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday. (Bob Martin for OISBOB MARTIN FOR OIS/AFP/Getty Images)

: Ukraine’s Denys Dubrov swims to win the men’s 200m Individual Medley – SM10 Final at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium during the Paralympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Simon Bruty for OIS/IOC via AFP)

: Medals for Rowing LTA Mix 4+ Medal Ceremony at day four of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Lagoa Stadium on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Raphael Dias/Getty Images for the International Paralympic Committee)

: Handout image supplied by OIS/IOC showing China’s Liu Chengming competing in the Men’s 400m – T54 Round in the Olympic Stadium, during the Paralympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday. (Thomas Lovelock for OIS/IOC via AFP)

: Cuba’s Omara Duran comes off of the bend with her guide Yuniol Kindelan to win the Gold Medal in the Women’s 200m – T12 Final in the Olympic Stadium during the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday. (Bob Martin for OIS/IOC via AFP)

: In this photo released by the IOC, Nigeria’s Lauritta Onye competes to win the gold in the women’s shot put F40 athletics event at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday. (Thomas Lovelock/OIS,IOC via AP)

: China’s Hongguang Jia wins Heat 1 of the Men’s 200m Individual Medley – SM6 at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium during the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday. (Photo by Al Tielemans for OIS/IOC via AFP)

: In this photo released by the IOC, Great Britain’s Aled Davies celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Men’s Shot Put – F42 final at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday. (Bob Martin/OIS,IOC via AP)

: Cassio of Brazil competes for the ball with Celal Coban of Turkey in the men’s football 5-a-side during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Olympic Tennis centre on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images for Tokyo 2020)

: Oksana Boturchuk of Ukraine and her guide Volodymyr Burakov run in the women’s 100M T12 first round, second heat at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday. During the summer Paralympics, guides are used in cycling, equestrian, football-5-a-side, triathlon and track and field events. (David A. Barnes/University of Georgia via AP)

: China’s Ningning Cao plays against Germany’s Valentin Baus in their Men’s Singles – Class 5 Gold Medal table tennis match during the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday. (Thomas Lovelock for OIS/IOC via AFP)

: Athletes compete at the Menâs 1500m – T13 Final during day four of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images)

: Tupou Neiufi of New Zealand competes in the Women’s 100m Freestyle S9 heat on day four of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images for the New Zealand Paralympic Committee)

: Silver medalist Abdulrahman Abdulqadir Abdulrahman of Qatar, gold medalist Azeddine Nouiri of Morocco and bronze medalist Mauricio Valencia of Colombia celebrate on the podium at the medal ceremony for the Men’s Shot Put F34 Final during day four of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images)

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