PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

A group of people pose at the Rio 2016 Athlete Village

The Independent Paralympic Athletes (IPA) team member will take a prominent role at the Closing Ceremony.

Group of men in wheelchairs celebrate after winning gold.

The US men’s wheelchair basketball team defeated Spain for their first Paralympic gold since 1988.

Man with table tennis racket celebrates

The former ITTF World Tour player has his leg amputated after cancer diagnosis in 2008.

Xia Zhou CHN the Gold Medal winner in the Women's 200m

Chinese star has too much for 15-year-old Isis Holt as she claims gold in 200m T35 and brings nation’s athletics gold tally to 24.

Male swimmer in water competing in butterfly stroke

Three more world records tumble and Brazil win three medals.

Ihar Boki of Belarus competing at Rio 2016

The last day of action (17 September) from the Aquatics Stadium is set to produce more memorable performances.

Agitos

Three men finishing in the men's 400m competition

Fastest female Paralympian Omara Durand sets her third world record of the Games and Marlou van Rhijn secures nail-biting win in 100m T44.

Silver medalist David Drahoninsky of the Czech Republic proposes to his girlfried Lida Fikarova after the medal ceremony for the men's individual archery W1 final atthe Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

All smiles in the archery competition as British star causes upset, before defeated champion proposes to his girlfriend.

GBR's Basketball team at Rio 2016

Turkey are finally defeated after roller-coaster battle in men’s wheelchair basketball third-place play-off match.