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Celebration for Rio 2016 Paralympic teams held Sunday in uptown

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The community celebrated Rio 2016 Paralympic athletes Sunday afternoon in uptown Charlotte.

The U.S. Paralympics Committee said the September Paralympics is expected to the largest in history, with more than 4,500 athletes from around the world.

The sendoff was held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Romare Bearden Park at 300 South Church St.

The names of the athletes who will compete for Team USA in cycling, swimming and track and field from Sept. 7-18 were announced Sunday.

The names of these Paralympians are listed below:

Cycling                  

Joseph Berenyi  MC3       Oswego, Ill.

Samantha Bosco               WC5       Springhill, Fla.

Ryan Boyle          MT2       Monroe, Ct.

Alicia Dana          WH3       Putney, Vt.

Thomas Davis    MH4       Fremont, Ind./Army

Megan Fisher      WC4       Missoula, Mt.

Will Groulx           MH2       Portland, Ore./Navy

Allison Jones      WC2       Colorado Springs Colo.

Will Lachenauer  MH3       Reno, Nev.

Billy Lister            MC1       Cold Spring Harbor N.Y.

Jeffrey Scott Martin          MC$       Oceanside, Calif./Marine Corps

Oksana Masters WH5       Louisville, Ky.

Shawn Morelli     WC4       Leavenworth, Kan./Army

Oscar "Oz" Sanchez        MH5       San Diego, Calif./Marine Corps

Jennifer Schuble                WC5       Homewood, Ala./Army

Brian Sheridan    MH2       Clarkston, Mich.

Jill Walsh              WT2       Syracuse, N.Y.

Jamie Whitmore WC3       Mount Aukum Calif.

Swimming                            

Hannah Aspden  S9, SB8, SM9     Raleigh, N.C.

Evan Austin         S8, SB7, SM8     Terre Haute, Ind.

Haley Beranbaum              S5, SB5, SM5     Snohomish, Wash.

Reilly Boyt           S6, SB6, SM6     Fort Collins, Colo.

Brickelle Bro        S8, SB7, SM8     Castle Pines, Colo.

Cody Bureau       S9, SB9, SM9     Latrobe, Pa.

McKenzie Coan  S7, SB7, SM7     Clarkesville, Ga.

Cailin Currie         S13, SB13, SM13              Danvers, Mass.

Tharon Drake      S11, SB11, SM11              Hobbs, N.M.

Tucker Dupree    S12, SB12, SM12              Raleigh, N.C.

Tye Dutcher         S10, SB9, SM10                Merced, Calif.

Rudy Garcia-Tolson          S8, SB7, SM7     Bloomington, Calif.

Alyssa Gialamas               S5, SB5, SM5     Naperville, Ill.

Robert Griswold  S8, SB7, SM8     Freehold, N.J.

Dalton Herendeen              S10, SB8, SM10                Elkhart, Ind.

McClain Hermes S12, SB12, SM12              Dacula, Ga.

Sophia Herzog    S6, SB6, SM6     Fairplay, Colo.

Cortney Jordan   S7, SB7, SM7     Henderson, Nev.

Michelle Konkoly               S9, SB9, SM9     Eagleville, Pa.

Jessica Long       S8, SB7, SM8     Baltimore, Md.

Elizabeth Marks S8, SB7, SM8     Prescott Valley, Ariz./Sgt., U.S. Army

Letticia Martinez S11, SB11, SM11              Las Cruces, N.M.

Rebecca Meyers                S13, SB13, SM13              Baltimore, Md.

Noga Nir-Kistler  S6, SB5, SM6     Allentown, Pa.

Roy Perkins         S5, SB4, SM5     San Diego, Calif.

Martha Ruether   S13, SB13, SM13              Allegany, N.Y.

Natalie Sims        S9, SB9, SM9     Minneapolis, Minn.

Elizabeth Smith  S9, SB9, SM9     Muncie, Ind.

Bradley Snyder   S11, SB11, SM11              Baltimore, Md./Navy

Mallory Weggemann         S8, SB7, SM8     Eagan, Minn.

Colleen Young    S13, SB13, SM13              St. Louis, Miss.

Track & Field                       

Angela Madsen  F56         Long Beach, Calif./Marine Corps

Cheri Madsen      T54         Union, Neb.

Ray Martin           T52         Jersey City, N.J.

Chelsea McClammer        T53         Richland, Wash.

Hannah McFadden            T54         Clarksville, Md.

Tatyana McFadden           T54         Clarksville, Md.

Amanda McGrory              T54         Kennett Square, Pa.

Trenten Merrill     T44         San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

Cassie Mitchell   F51         Atlanta, Ga.

Kerri Morgan        T52         St. Louis, Mo.

Rachael Morrison               F51         Farmington Hills, Mich.

Ivonne Mosquera-Schmidt              T11         New York, N.Y.

Kyle Wardwell     Guide     Newcastle, Okla.

Nick Rogers         T43         Lisbon, Maine

Grace Norman    T44         Jamestown, Ohio

Aaron Pike           T54         Park Rapids, Minn.

Markeith Price    T13         Baltimore, Md.

Austin Pruitt        T34         Spokane, Wash.

Shirley Reilly       T53         Tucson, Ariz.

Josh Roberts       T52         Morris, Ala.

Daniel Romanchuk            T54         Mount Airy, Md.

Susannah Scaroni             T54         Urbana, Ill.

Allysa Seely        T36         Glendale, Ariz.

James Senbeta  T54         Philadelphia, Pa.

Scot Severn        F53         Caro, Mich./Army

Brian Siemann    T53         Millstone, N.J.

Jerome Singleton               T44         Irmo, S.C.

Jeff Skiba             T44         San Diego, Calif.

Nick Slade           T47         Albuquerque, N.M.

Roderick Townsend          T46         Stockton, Calif.

Steven Toyoji      T52         San Francisco, Calif.

Shaquille Vance T42         Houston, Miss.

Jarryd Wallace    T44         Athens, Ga.

Johnnie Williams                F56         Yukon, Okla./Army

Taleah Williams  T47         Norfolk, Neb.

Liz Willis               T44         Augusta, Kan.

Michael Wishnia F57         San Clemente, Calif./Marine Corps

Hunter Woodhall T43         Syracuse, Utah

Regas Woods     T42         Ocala, Fla.

Deja Young          T46         Mesquite, Texas