PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Gold medalist Daniel Dias of Brazil celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the Men's 200m Freestyle - S5 Final on day 1 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Drama and excitement set across another thrilling day of sports. Who will be celebrating gold?

The SKUD18 Australian crew of Liesl Tesch and Daniel Fitzgibbon held on to win the race 10 of the 2015 Para Sailing World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

The one-person 2.4 Norlin OD, the two-person SKUD18 and the three-person Sonar will be the three sailing classes contested at the Paralympic Games.

USA fencer, Lauryn Deluca

After making the grade for Rio, the USA fencer still had to pass her high school finals.

Xing Huang celebrates shooting gold medal win in Rio 2016

China tops the podium again at Deodoro as Norberg is forced to settle for silver after injury hampers his preparation for Games.

Day 2 evening | Shooting highlights | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Can New Zealand’s Michael Johnson hit the target in the R4 (mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2) event?

Lagoa Stadium, at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, is located in the heart of the city with a spectacular backdrop of mountains, Tijuca National Forest and Christ the Redeemer.

The six boats that qualified for each of the four events’ finals have been decided this morning (10 September).

Spectators cheer during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Saturday

167,000 fans enjoy day of world-class sport as Paralympians say size and volume of support has lifted their performances to new levels.

Day 2 evening | Powerlifting highlights | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Soloviova carries Ukraine’s Paralympic gold medal hopes in the up to 50kg event at the Riocentro Pavilion 2

Sophie Pascoe competes in the Women's 200m Individual Medley SM10 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow.

The New Zealand swimmer will go for gold in three events but is aware of the competition ahead of her.

collage of three photos, one with swimmers in open water, one with two cyclists on a tandem, one with a runner with prosthetic leg

The sport will make its Paralympic debut at Rio 2016 and will be contested at Fort Copacabana between 10 and 11 September.