PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Bonnie Bunyau Gustin holding his gold medal and mascot](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/51407861019_3fb91a73dc_c.jpg?itok=xL42SXrg)
History-making Malaysia powerlifter Gustin keeps medal promise to father
Gustin wins Malaysia’s first medal at Tokyo 2020 and it was also his country's first gold medal in the sport
![A woman falling in a sand pit in a long jump competition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/1802245.jpg?h=93306c81&itok=AczPLxw-)
Fleur Jong jumps for golden glory on day two
Dutch takes her first Paralympic title in the women's long jump T64 in a morning session with Tatyana McFadden's 18th podium in the Games
![Yui Kamiji goes down ramp holding Paralympic flame at Opening Ceremony](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/GettyImages-1336115155.jpg?h=bd1d7384&itok=Sd6rYaRx)
Japan wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji kept flame lighting a secret
'I spoke to my mum on the phone after the ceremony and she was surprised. I never told her about it'
![Sevda Valiyeva of Azerbaijan celebrates her gold medal on the podium](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/Sevda-Valiyeva.jpg?itok=D4EnPY0q)
Valiyeva takes gold on Paralympic debut
Khanim Huseynova wins the women's -63kg and Huseyn Rahimli takes men's -81kg gold
![Japanese male wheelchair rugby player and his team line up for the anthem](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/daisuke-ikezaki-tokyo-2020-getty.jpg?itok=5E9Zh_m5)
Fairy-tale ending not meant to be for Japan at home Paralympics
Home favourites shocked by Great Britain in semi-finals and will play for bronze medal on Sunday
![Qian Yang](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/Qian%20Yang.jpg?h=1835bcdf&itok=mBtRnbAh)
Australia's Qian Yang stuns Polish star Natalia Partyka
Yang sets up a title clash with Brazil’s Bruna Alexandre
![Phipps close up chasing the ball in his wheelchair](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/GettyImages-1336469981.jpg?h=a5f1ef32&itok=_smY2lTc)
Wheelchair rugby star conquers Kilimanjaro on hands and knees
Aaron Phipps crawled to the summit in 2016 when a wheelchair adapted for the task proved not up to the job
![Lora Fachie -with pilot Corrine Hall- competing in the women's 1,000m time trial B at the Izu Velodrome](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/Lora-Fachie.jpg?itok=l3xf-jP6)
Lora and Neil Fachie each take track cycling gold
Great Britain complete sweep on final day of track cycling competition to finish top of the sport's medal standings
![Male triathlete celebrates crossing finish tape](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/alexis-hanquinquant-ois.jpg?h=c475bd48&itok=cO6q03qK)
Alexis Hanquinquant lands triathlon title on Paralympic debut
'I hoped to win today and I don't realise it quite yet. It really is a dream come true. I will never forget today'
![Reinhardt Hamman in a green vest with a gold chain shouts with exertion](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/1801711.jpg?h=fbadb82f&itok=-AiqQab0)
Hamman uses photography to show the world Para sport
"It's a lifechanging moment every time I hit the shutter."