PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Four Brazilian swimmers on a podium celebrating

Cariocas’ delight at more gold medal success. But final weekend of Rio Paralympics is overshadowed by the tragic death of a Para cyclist.

Marlou van Rhijn of Netherlands competes in the Women's 200m - T44 Fina

Penultimate day of competition will see hosts competing for gold in football 5-a-side and a huge day of athletics action, amongst the highlights.

Jianquan Tian CHN (left) vs Gang Sun CHN in the Men's Individual Épée - Category A Semi-final Wheelchair Fencing in the Carioca Arena 3 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

It was a terrific five days of fencing action in Carioca Arena 3. Here’s five things that we learned during Rio 2016.

a male from Germany wearing red and black clothes competing in the long jump

The final day of track and field competition in the Olympic stadium will see 25 medal events contested.

Xufeng Zou CHN (right handed) wins the Gold Medal in wheelchair fencing

Here are what the world’s best wheelchair fencers had to say when they came off the piste at Rio 2016.

Ivete Sangalo - Rio 2016

Some proceeds from the sales of the song performed by Ivete Sangalo and Calum Scott will go towards the Agitos Foundation.

Aerial view of a big stadium in a city

Gold medal is taken by 16-year-old Jessica Stretton as she defeats team-mate on stellar day for British Para archery.

RJ Mitte

The star of US TV series ‘Breaking Bad’ says he can feel “an amazing atmosphere” at Rio 2016. “The world is united here in Rio,” he said.

Agitos

The cyclist passed away earlier today following a crash during the C4 cycling road race at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Inside the Museu Cidade Olímpica e Paralímpica

The venue for Para athletics during the Rio 2016 Paralympics features an Olympic and Paralympic City Museum.