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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Three weeks ago, organizers and event fans were worried that the 2016 Paralympics would not be well-attended. But when Sao Paulo resident Marco Fumis arrived at a lively Olympic Park on Saturday, he was blown away with what he saw.Im positively surprised by this, said Fumis. We are really emotional people, and I think we realized how important it is for not only the Olympics but the Paralympics. A lot of us are here to better understand how these athletes do what they do, so were here to support.The fan support is significant. The 170,000 tickets sold for events at Olympic Park on Saturday, surpassed the one-day total for some days at recent Olympics.It was a really, really cool environment because usually we have like five people in the stands and now we have an entire gym, U.S womens sitting volleyball player Heather Erickson said after her team swept Iran 3-0.On Sunday, 46,000 tickets were sold at Olympic Stadium, the track and field venue separate from Olympic Park, according to the International Paralympic Committee.Everybody wanted to talk about `What about London? IPC spokesman Craig Spence said, referring to the 2012 London Paralympics, for which a record 2.7 million tickets were sold. But (Saturday) surpassed it for me.A last-minute campaign that originated in Great Britain, called (hash)FillTheSeats and supported by donors such as Coldplay, Prince Harry and U.S. Paralympian Tatyana McFadden, boosted sales for tickets given to Brazilian children.Brazilians can buy tickets for as low as 10 reais (about $3) and pay for them on a four-month plan (2.5 reais per month), Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrada said.We have a lot of things that are hard for us, the sports brings us feelings of hope, said Sofia Borges, a Rio 2016 volunteer and Sao Paulo native. It brings hope to families and kids, and its also nice to see other sports than soccer.Total ticket sales now sit at 1,863,000, the second-highest Paralympic Games total ever, behind London. Spence admitted that the expectations were low but he said hes overjoyed at how well the games have come together.Weve got full venues, the athletes are loving it and the performance levels are what we expected, Spence said. We said coming in this would be the best Paralympic Games in terms of athletic performance and theyre clearly proving so.Indeed, coming into Sunday, 89 world records had been broken.While Brazilians cheer hardest for Brazilian athletes, others have noticed the emotion that the fans have brought to the games.I think that we gain energy off of the crowd, U.S. womens sitting volleyball coach Bill Hamiter said. It doesnt matter how many people, we were just gaining energy off of them.Andrada described a scene that he felt embodied the spirit of the fans. When the Algerian womens sitting volleyball team was a no-show in its first match against the U.S. on Friday, officials invited children onto the court to play. The crowd stayed to cheer on the children.They could have gone, there werent any high-ranking athletes playing; only children, said Andrada. But 8,000 people decided to stay and cheer on the kids as they learned the sport.The IPC will continue to try raise the profile of para sports between Paralympics. Brazil will host the 2017 Parapan American Youth Games, at a new facility in Sao Paulo. Construction for the Rio 2016 museum will be underway soon, and the IPC is producing a Paralympic Rio 2016 film.As for current media, 154 countries are broadcasting the games worldwide, a 39-country upgrade from 2012, according to the IPC.While these are record numbers, Sao Paulo resident Cristina Fumis, who attended events at Olympic Park over the weekend, said she believes that the media exposure can be better.The announcement for the opening ceremony was not on the front page, only a small section in the back, said Fumis of how a Sao Paulo newspaper covered the Paralympics opening ceremony. I think the media is powerful in the way that it can change the mindset of the population.While Spence is excited about ticket sales greatly exceeding expectations, he knows that preparation is key for maximizing potential.Weve sold about 1.5 million tickets in the last three weeks, and thats because we did a real big push on tickets, said Spence. Had we done this push a lot earlier, I know we could have sold out these games.---Kennington Lloyd Smith III is a journalism student at the University of Georgia. Penn State and Georgia are partnering with The Associated Press to supplement coverage of the 2016 Paralympics. http://www.brownsrookiestore.com/Browns-Danny-Shelton-Jersey/ . Isner, ranked No. 14, won his eighth career singles title and took the title in New Zealand for the second time after his victory in 2010. 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BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- Bobby Wyatt took a one-stroke lead over Bryson DeChambeau on Thursday in the rain-delayed DAP Championship, the inaugural tournament that opens the four-event Web.com Tour Finals.Wyatt closed with a birdie for a 7-under 63 at Canterbury Golf Club.Did a lot of things well, and I have a lot of things to build on for tomorrow, Wyatt said. Hit it really well, gave myself a lot of birdie opportunities, not sure I missed too many greens. Anytime you can do that, especially on a course like this where the rough is pretty penal, it gives you a big boost.DeChambeau, the former SMU player who swept the 2015 NCAA and U.S. Amateur titles, birdied the final two holes for a 64.It was a lot of fun out there, DeChambeau said. Hit the ball a lot better than I have been. I still drove it a little poor. Had a couple duck hooks, which is never fun, but got through that, made some pars on those holes and made a lot of putts. I made a huge putt on 17. If it doesnt hit the hole, it goes almost off the green. I was lucky enough to make that and, lo and behold, I birdied 18 as well.D.A. Points and Zack Sucher shot 65, and Stuart Appleby, Ted Potter Jr. and John Mallinger followed at 66. None of the afternoon starters were able to complete the round that was delayed for more than three hours because of rain and suspended for the day at 6:58 p.m. when another storm rolled in.The four-event series features the top 75 players from the Web.comm Tour money list, Nos.dddddddddddd 126-200 in the PGA Tours FedEx Cup standings and non-members such as Wyatt and DeChambeau who earned enough money to have placed in the top 200 had they been eligible.The top 25 players on the Web.com Tour regular-season money list earned PGA Tour cards. They are competing against one another for tour priority, with regular-season earnings counting in their totals. The other players are fighting for 25 cards based on series earnings.Wyatt was fourth in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in May, earning $336,000 that week.Unfortunately, I didnt play very well after that, but it was enough to get me into here and to give me this opportunity here to get where I want to be, said Wyatt, the former Alabama player who shot a 57 at age 17 in the 2010 Alabama Boys State Junior Championship.Andrew Beef Johnston had a 68. The Englishman was eighth in the British Open and is 15th on the European Tour money list.Wesley Bryan shot 71. He topped the Web.com regular-season money list and won three times to earn an immediate PGA Tour promotion.Two-time heart transplant recipient Erik Compton, PGA Tour winner Camilo Villegas and Thailands Kiradech Aphibarnrat were among the late starters. Compton was even par through nine holes, Villegas 2 over through 13 and Aphibarnrat 5 over after 10. 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