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RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Rio Paralympics have hit the midpoint, with its Brazilian hosts overcoming budget issues to stage what has been a successful games so far, with higher-than-expected attendance and scores of records.For those who are just tuning in, here are some eye-catching things to know about the global sports festival for people with disabilities.- TOPPING LONDON: The London Paralympics in 2012 set attendance records, but the Rio version is primed to outpace that event when it comes to setting new marks on the field. Through its sixth day, the Rio Paralympics have seen 132 world records fall, and 214 Paralympic records. The totals for London were 251 world and 314 Paralympic marks. Craig Spence, spokesman for the International Paralympic Committee, said the Paralympics are still developing, which accounts for the gaudy stats. Maybe in a generations time well see the number of world records reduce, he said, but at the moment we still see quite a lot.- PAY TO PLAY? In many countries, Paralympians get significantly less support than Olympians. The U.S. Olympic Committee awards athletes $25,000 for a gold medal. American Paralympic athletes get $5,000. Sponsorships can be tough to come by, too. U.S. cyclist Joe Berenyi won his fourth Paralympic medal, in 3000-meter individual pursuit, earlier in the games and was once nominated for an ESPY, but has not been signed by a major sponsor.- PRACTICE, PRACTICE: U.S. athletes Josh George and Tatyana McFadden are two of the top wheelchair marathon racers in the world, but its not easy. George and McFadden work out six or seven days a week, sometimes twice a day, on the track and on the road, logging a 100-plus miles a week. The athletes also weight train two or three days a week.- NOT IN THE OLYMPICS: There are two sports at the Paralympics that dont appear in any form at the Olympics. One is goal ball, in which athletes with visual impairments wear masks to completely block their vision. The athletes try to throw or roll the ball past the end line with opposing defenders trying to block the ball. The ball contains a bell so the athletes are able to react to the shot.The other game is boccia, the well-known game of skill in which an athlete or a team rolls colored balls as close as possible to a white target known as the jack.- POWERLIFTING: Another sport worth a mention. The ultimate in bench press, which is the only weightlifting discipline in the games. Lying on their backs, and strapped to the bench, competitors lift up to three times their body weight.---Brett Gravatt is a student at Penn State University. Penn State and Georgia are partnering with The Associated Press to supplement coverage of the 2016 Paralympics. Air Vapormax Nz . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. Air Max Plus 97 Nz . The International Olympic Committee released the official list of bid cities on Friday after the deadline for applications had passed. 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Wake Forest is winning, and the way the Demon Deacons beat Syracuse 28-9 on Saturday night was methodical.John Wolford ran for two touchdowns and a career-best 94 yards, and threw for 140 yards to lead Wake Forest (5-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).Wolford was 13 of 22 and scored from the 7 and 37-yard line in the second quarter. Cade Carney, a freshman who had missed the three previous games with a knee injury, added 104 yards rushing on 29 carries, including a fourth-quarter touchdown for the Demon Deacons.Cameron Glenn returned a fumble 83 yards for a TD with 1:30 remaining to seal it for Wake Forest.We played really well defensively. We were concerned because the other Power 5 teams weve played have thrown the ball and got off to fast starts, said Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson. We preached fast start all week.Dontae Strickland carried 13 times for 74 yards and a score to lead the Orange (2-4, 0-2). Eric Dungey was 16 of 25 for 156 yards passing.The game was played through the outer bands of Hurricane Matthew, with a steady rain through the first half.In the first half we drove the ball consistently in those conditions, Wolford said. And then we had the drive in the fourth quarter. Its good to be able to close out games like we did tonight.Syracuse forced a safety on the Deacons opening drive. Dungeys pass from the Wake Forest 12 was picked off by Amari Henderson in the end zone with a second left in the first half and the Deacons leading 14-9.We knew when the game started, with the weather the game was going to come down to turnovers and who was able to execute and stay patient the longest, Syracuse coach Dino Babers said. We had some costly turnovers, three-and-outs, and some bad situations. Those really forced us to do soome things down the stretch to put it back in their favor.ddddddddddddWake Forest paid tribute to late alumnus Arnold Palmer with a pregame video tribute and his trademark umbrella logo painted at the 50-yard line.THE TAKEAWAYSYRACUSE: The Orange had their four-game win streak snapped against the Demon Deacons, and have lost four of its last five games. Syracuse could not move the ball consistently, picking up just two first downs in the first quarter and none in the third.WAKE FOREST: The Demon Deacons are 5-1 for just the eighth time in the program, their first since 2006. The 1944 team started 7-0. Wolford managed a solid game despite indicating pain in his right throwing hand for most of the second half.It was a stinger, Wolford said. Ive had those before. That was why I was shaking my hand. I think the rain affected my passes, too. Ive got to make some of those throws that I missed.PLAY OF THE DAYIt was Hendersons first career interception, which kept the Orange from stealing the lead at halftime, or for that matter scoring anymore points. The redshirt freshman, who was in on four tackles, has broken up six passes.STAT LINEWake Forest senior linebacker Marquel Lee had a career-best 15 tackles, included 12 solo tackles and a pair of sacks. We knew they like to go fast, and we had to punch them in the mouth and force some three-and-outs and get them off the field, Lee said.UP NEXTSYRACUSE: The Orange host No. 25 Virginia Tech on Saturday, then travel to Boston College on Oct. 22. The Orange have their bye-week before their last four ACC contests.WAKE FOREST: The Deacons travel next Saturday to No. 23 Florida State. They then have an open date before hosting Army, followed with three of their last four ACC games at home. ' ' '