里約殘奧會預算遭削減 56年來從未出現

The Paralympic Games will take place as planned next month in Rio, but face major budget cuts, the International Paralympic Committee has announced.

國際殘奧委員會宣佈，殘奧會將於下月在里約如期舉行，不過面臨着預算大幅削減的問題。

The cuts will be made to venues, the workforce and transport.

場館、工作人員及交通將是預算削減的對象。

Delayed travel grants will now be paid to athletes, but 10 countries may struggle to get teams to Rio.

延遲的旅行補助金將支付給運動員，但有10個國家可能很難會組隊前往裏約。

"Never before in the 56-year history of the Paralympic Games have we faced circumstances like this," said IPC president Sir Philip Craven.

國際殘奧委會主席菲利普·克雷文表示：“殘奧會56年的歷史中從未出現過我們現在面臨的這種狀況。”

With 9 days to the start of the Games, however, the IPC says Rio's organizing committee has not raised enough money to fund the Paralympics.

距殘奧會開幕還有9天，不過國際殘奧委會稱，里約組委會還沒有籌到足夠的經費爲殘奧會提供資金支持。

This is due to Brazil's struggling economy and the fact that only 12% of available tickets have so far been sold for the Games, which start on 7 September.

巴西經濟不景氣以及截至目前殘奧會門票僅售出了12%是導致這一狀況的原因。殘奧會將於9月7日開幕。