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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Paralympics will go ahead in Rio next month but organizers 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 that have already hit operations at the Rio Olympics, which close Sunday.Rio has less than three weeks to prepare for Paralympics, the pinnacle of the disability sport calendar where organizers hoped to build on progress made at the well-attended games in London four years ago. But Rio organizers have reported sales of just over 290,000 tickets for the Sept. 7-18 Paralympics.At this point, it is difficult for us to expect the full venues that we saw in Beijing or London, or expect to see in Tokyo in four years time, International Paralympic Committee President Philip Craven said Friday.The IPC said it has already sought to reduce costs over the last year and the new, deeper major budget cuts will affect every team and visitors to the games.Never before in the 56-year history of the Paralympic Games have we faced circumstances like this, Craven said. Since becoming aware of the full scale of the problem, we have focused all of our efforts on finding solutions to the problems.The IPC has secured an additional 150 million reals ($47 million) in funding from Rio mayor Eduardo Paes and said the government will bring in up to 100 million reals ($31 million) of sponsorship from state-run companies.But the workforce for the Paralympics will still be reduced, transport services cut and media centers closed. The wheelchair fencing competition will move to a new venue, allowing the Deodoro Olympic Park to be closed and dismantled.Grants of more than $7 million that the Rio Olympic organizers were due to make to the 165 participating countries in the Paralympics are almost a month overdue. The first athletes are due to arrive Aug. 31, although there will be no Russians after the country was suspended from the IPC over its state-sponsored doping scheme.Currently we have around 10 countries who, even if the grants are paid, may struggle to cover the cost of their travel to the games, Craven said. The IPC is working with them to find solutions and ensure their participation here in Rio.Britains Paralympic body expressed concern that Rios constrained budgets are setting back the games.London 2012 proudly showed the world what was possible and we want Rio to be the next stage of that positive journey, the British Paralympic Association said. The IPCs announcement makes clear that there is major risk to that.---This version corrects the name of the stadium to Deodoro.---Rob Harris at www.twitter.com/RobHarris and www.facebook.com/RobHarrisReports Køb Hydro Flask . Kyle Denbrook, a soccer player from Saint Marys University, took the CIS male athlete of the week honour. Stanley, a fourth-year business administration student from Charlottetown, scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Dalhousie on Friday and tallied again in a 1-0 win over Saint Marys on Sunday. Hydro Flask Straw Lid . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. http://www.danmarkhydroflask.com/ . -- About a third of the way through the regular season, the Washington Wizards are at . Hydro Flask Outlet . - After leading the Saints to a fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, Drew Brees expressed confidence in the direction of his team and, perhaps more importantly, showed a willingness to listen to contract proposals if the team needs his help getting under the NFLs salary cap. Hydro Flaske Tilbud . "I dont know that were close," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "I just think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue. The MLB postseason is upon us, the American League Division Series matchups are set, and its time for you to decide who youve got in each series, the AL Championship Series and World Series:These Blue Jays and Rangers have quite a recent history: Jose Bautista famously (or, to some, infamously) bat-flipped during the 2015 ALDS. The Blue Jays ultimately won the series, but fell to the eventual World Series-winning Kansas City Royals in the ALCS. Toronto and Texas rekindled their rivalry this season, rresulting in Rougned Odors punching Bautista in the jaw.ddddddddddddBoston and Cleveland dont share the same recent history; instead both are making their returns to postseason play after two-year absences.Bostons last World Series win came in 2013. Torontos was in 1993. Cleveland hasnt won since 1948. The Rangers havent won in their 56-year history (45 seasons in Texas). ' ' '