RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS NEWS

Man in wheelchair holds a basketball in the air away from his defender

In a nutshell, here is what happened in the sport at the Paralympic Games in Rio.

The blind photographer who covered the Paralympics

“I can see the world through the camera lenses,” says 41-year-old Joao Maia da Silva.

Day 10 evening | Wheelchair Basketball highlights | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Find out who surprised, who to watch for at Tokyo 2020 and more.

Gold medalist Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli of Malaysia celebrate on the podium

Rio 2016 saw Kazakhstan, Georgia, Malaysia, Uzbekistan and Vietnam topping the Paralympic podium for the first time ever.

Stinna Tange Kaastrup celebrating her gold medal with volunteers.

All the emotion from the riders after their performances at Rio 2016.

Kit us Out

Athletes from around the world received powerlifting suits donated by the charity, and competed in them at Rio 2016.

Swimming | Women's 100m Freestyle S13 final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

New countries emerged and Brazil showed their love of Para swimming at the Aquatics Stadium.

Anne Dunham

Find out what influence a parrot and tornadoes have on competitions at the Paralympic Games.

Gold medalist Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli of Malaysia celebrate on the podium

From Malaysia claiming their first ever Paralympic golds to the all-British wheelchair tennis final, check out some of the biggest surprises at this year’s Paralympics.

Silvania Costa de Oliveira of Brazil competes in Women's Long Jump

Find out the best quotes from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Beatrice Vio

From wheelchair fencer Vio thanking her toy mascot for the gold medal to archer Drahoninsky proposing to his girlfriend - check out some of the best reactions at the Paralympic Games.

Day 6 evening | Shooting highlights | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Some epic reactions were recorded from athletes as they stepped off their firing points at the Paralympic Games.

Canada’s Zak Madell  and Australia’s Ryley Batt

The best reactions from competition at the Paralympics.

Women in a wheelchair doing para sport shooting

From retiring athletes to the dominance of women on the world stage, many lessons emerged from the Paralympic Games.

Ihar Boki of Belarus competing at Rio 2016

A selection of the best performances and athletes from the Paralympic Games.

Powerlifting | ORJI Josephine breaks the world record | Women’s +86kg | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

World records were broken in 12 of the 20 weight categories, but which were the most impressive of the bunch?