The Paralympic Games will go ahead as planned despite major budget cuts from the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee, the International Paralympic Committee said Friday.
The IPC confirmed that local organizers have slashed the original planned budget for the Games, which start Sept. 7.
Cuts are to be made to the workforce, transport and venues, while 10 countries are struggling to finance sending teams to Rio because of the late arrival of National Paralympic Committee grants from the event's organizing committee.
IPC president Philip Craven admits the current issues surrounding the Games are the most difficult in Paralympic history but vowed to find solutions.