RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS NEWS

Two Peruvian soldiers at the Paralympic Village

Soldiers Carlos Felipa and Jose Luis Casas, who lost their left legs in battle, are part of Peru’s team at the Paralympic Games.

Sareh Javanmardidodmani wins shooting gold medal Rio 2016

“I have done all that I can do to tell my people that disability has no limitations,” says star after victory at Deodoro.

Peruvian athlete preparing for her first Paralympics

Peruvian sprinter Yeny Vargas feels excited ahead of her first Paralympic Games this September.

Dylan Alcott of Australia plays Andy Lapthorne in men's quad singles at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Australian tells of his desire to add wheelchair tennis title to his earlier gold medal in wheelchair basketball.

Aerial view of a big stadium in a city

A helpful guide to the archery competitions, which begin on 10 September at the Sambodromo.

Inna Cherniak

Ukraine star makes light work of defeating Brazil’s Lucia Araujo to secure gold medal on her Paralympic debut in Rio.

Daniel Dias swimming

Paralympians made history across sports as the competition got off to a spectacular start. Here’s our round-up of some of the best of the action.

Two men in wheelchairs, one throwing a blue ball

The sport will make its ninth Paralympic appearance at Rio 2016.

Sherif Osman during the last powerlifting competition on Friday

Egyptian Sherif Osman amongst those re-writing history books as he secures another gold medal on day two of Paralympics competition.

A shot of the upper half of two women holding two Paralympic gold medals

Carmen and Ramona Brussig will both defend their Paralympic titles on the opening day of the Rio 2016 judo competition.

Veronika Vodovicova on the podium at the medal ceremony for the Shooting R2 Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1

Change of coach helps Slovakian make huge progress since London 2012 to claim top honour on opening day of Paralympics.

Man in a staduim, waving a flag followed by two other people

US Virgin Islands’ sole representative at September’s Paralympic Games is also a talented artist.

Veronika Vadovicova gold medalist at Shooting R2 Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 Final

Slovakian recovers from a slow start to secure first place on dramatic first day of Paralympic shooting action at Rio Games.

Chris Seilkop

USA’s Chris Seilkop will compete in his fourth Paralympic Games at Rio after returning from a nine-year break.

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Behind the scenes, 360 video, live Q&As and select events from the 2016 Paralympic Games will be available on Facebook and Instagram

Kgothatso Montjane

“With tennis, everything is possible,” says the South African wheelchair tennis player ahead of Rio 2016.