The Int'l Paralympic Committee will partner with Snapchat for the world's first global Paralympic Live Story on Thursday. Fans, athletes and behind-the-scenes reporters will be able to contribute their experiences of the action from the Paralympic Games. Live Stories allow Snapchatters in and around Paralympic venues the option to contribute their snaps to one collective Story, capturing hundreds of perspectives from the people at the event. A team at Snapchat curates the thousands of submitted snaps and packages them into a brief video that can be broadcast globally to millions on their mobile phone (IPC).
SHOTS FIRED: Rio Paralympic organizers said that "gunfire broke out near the Rio Paralympic archery venue over the weekend, but the violence had no bearing on the ongoing archery event." It is reported that "fierce gunfights erupted Sunday among criminal gangs at Rio's favelas of Turano, Chacrinha and Salgueiro." The incidents took place "as the archery event was being held at he Sambadrome, which is located around two kilometers away from these favelas." Discussing the violence near the Sambodrome, Rio spokesperson Mario Andrada said that "the archery event was not affected" (XINHUA, 9/13).
