RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS NEWS
![Athletics | Women's 400m - T53 Final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/69rz-HDMiE4Lprc-09dpq2siWnPAfZ-yLLlsJpGqXkE.jpg?itok=GnccpEc1)
Zhou helps China set the pace in Para athletics race
Algerian Abdellatif Baka wins a dramatic tussle in the men’s 1,500m T13 to clinch his first Paralympic title on eventful day at Olympic Stadium.
![Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand stands on the podium after winning a gold medal in the women's 100m Backstroke S10 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160911101514536_GettyImages-602234014.jpg)
Swimming: Day four preview
New Zealand's Sophie Pascoe will go for her second gold in successive days whilst Brazilian hero Daniel Dias is also in action.
![Dalton Herendeen in the Swimming Heats at Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/160911161026151_SB5-2447.jpg)
One world and multiple Paralympic records tumble in swimming heats at Rio 2016
Five British swimmers head through as the fastest qualifiers as Paralympic records are set in on the morning of Sunday (11 September)
![Table Tennis | Netherlands v Belgium | Men's Singles Final Match SM9 | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/zfU_BppY0rFssfalMQkRGGEKrsZVff1tTSmEDV_wfiA.jpg?itok=X0jwoYVN)
Chinese clock up 92 Paralympic medals in four days
16-year-old Belgian Lauren Devos tells of surprise after clinching gold with a 3-0 victory in the table tennis singles.
![Pepo Puch](/sites/default/files/images/130822084632910_Pepo.jpg)
Dressage: Day one preview
Nervous wait for equestrian medal hopefuls ahead of competition getting underway at Deodoro.
![Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos BRA takes the Gold Medal in the Men's 100m.](/sites/default/files/images/160911170216995_AT2-7878.jpg)
Ferreira dos Santos smashes record in 100m T47 final
Brazil’s teenage sensation gets the home crowds roaring on a sensational Sunday morning at Rio’s Olympic Stadium.
![Shingo Kunieda of Japan](/sites/default/files/images/150512111245827_462447466.jpg)
Wheelchair tennis: Day three preview
Men’s singles and doubles, women’s singles and doubles, plus quad doubles all grace the Olympic Tennis Centre on day three.
![Sherzod Namozov UZB (white) battles with Makoto Hirose JPN during the Men -60 kg Gold Medal bout](/sites/default/files/images/160911172102472_TL2-9355.jpg)
Five things we learned about judo at Rio 2016
Here is what we now know after three days of judo in Carioca Arena 3.
![Gold medalist Zhangyu Li of China celebrates after competing in the men's 3km C1 Pursuit Final at Rio 2016 Paralympics at Rio Olympic Velodrome.](/sites/default/files/images/160911105144824_GettyImages-601336594.jpg)
Zhangyu Li claims another Paralympic gold
“I’m so happy,” said the Chinese cyclist after victory in the C1-2-3 time trial. “This is what I have worked for.”
![Grace Norman winning the gold medal in Rio](/sites/default/files/images/160911172553729_grace%2Bnorman.jpg)
Grace Norman celebrates historic Para triathlon victory
The US athlete was crowned the first female Paralympic champion in the sport, followed by a US sweep in the women’s PT2.
![Gold medalist Daniel Dias of Brazil celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the Men's 200m Freestyle - S5 Final on day 1 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/160909122025260_GettyImages-600950782.jpg)
Rio 2016: Day four preview
Drama and excitement set across another thrilling day of sports. Who will be celebrating gold?
![The SKUD18 Australian crew of Liesl Tesch and Daniel Fitzgibbon held on to win the race 10 of the 2015 Para Sailing World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.](/sites/default/files/images/151202110941625_sailing.jpg)
Rio 2016 preview: sailing
The one-person 2.4 Norlin OD, the two-person SKUD18 and the three-person Sonar will be the three sailing classes contested at the Paralympic Games.
![USA fencer, Lauryn Deluca](/sites/default/files/images/170202133934102_Lauren-Deluca.jpg)
High schooler Deluca ready for Rio test
After making the grade for Rio, the USA fencer still had to pass her high school finals.
![Xing Huang celebrates shooting gold medal win in Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/160911204322992_shooting.jpg)
Huang wins tense battle to secure shooting gold
China tops the podium again at Deodoro as Norberg is forced to settle for silver after injury hampers his preparation for Games.
![Judokas, Carmen Brussig and Li Liqing competing for the gold medal in Rio de Janeiro.](/sites/default/files/images/160911130544636_Carmen%2BBrussig%2Band%2BLi%2BLiqing.jpg)
The best judo quotes of the Paralympic Games
“I am a mother normally, but a warrior on the mat.” Here’s what the judokas had to say after they came off the Rio 2016 tatami.
![Louis Rolfe, Jon-Allan Butterworth and Jody Cundy celebrate gold medal for team GB](/sites/default/files/images/160911205752680_gb%2Bcycling.jpg)
Dominant Team GB make it eight golds in velodrome
Last day of action for the cyclists on the track also sees Tristan Bangma secure a gold medal for the Netherlands.