PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Powerlifting | EJIKE Lucy wins Gold | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/Bwuc1SD3oeJGEJCTkKEWcXxl4ZwoRts_kSReY0BgKVU.jpg?itok=VU2keWUQ)
Trio of world records as powerlifters raise the bar
Ejike claims Nigeria’s third gold of the competition in front of an ecstatic crowd.
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Shooting: Day four preview
One event, 31 competitors and 19 countries as Paralympic shooters go for gold again, with China’s Jiafei Li among the favourites.
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Kenyan powerlifter reprimanded for Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Gabriel Magu Wanjiku tested positive for terbutaline in a urine sample provided on 29 July
![Swimming | Men's 100m Breaststroke SB13 final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/PpyQu9hrp_ehxszLcXMPXsfUvduOs6A50NE8skSgCLE.jpg?itok=FUmPaqi5)
Uzbekistan win first Paralympic swimming golds at Rio
New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe won the eighth Paralympic title of her career, in a new world record time.
![Prawat Wahoram of Thailand and Marcel Hug of Switzerland lead the pack in heat one of the men's 5000m meter T54 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160911095418751_GettyImages-601180840.jpg)
Athletics: Day four preview
There are plenty of exciting match-ups on the cards at the Olympic Stadium, including a showdown sure to excite the locals in the crowd.
![GBR's rowing gold medallists at Lagoa](/sites/default/files/images/160911151628931_rowing2.jpg)
Great Britain celebrate triple gold rowing success
Great Britain dominated in the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, while Samuel Moran claimed Israel’s first medal at Rio 2016.
![Athletics | Women's 400m - T53 Final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/69rz-HDMiE4Lprc-09dpq2siWnPAfZ-yLLlsJpGqXkE.jpg?itok=GnccpEc1)
Zhou helps China set the pace in Para athletics race
Algerian Abdellatif Baka wins a dramatic tussle in the men’s 1,500m T13 to clinch his first Paralympic title on eventful day at Olympic Stadium.
![Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand stands on the podium after winning a gold medal in the women's 100m Backstroke S10 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160911101514536_GettyImages-602234014.jpg)
Swimming: Day four preview
New Zealand's Sophie Pascoe will go for her second gold in successive days whilst Brazilian hero Daniel Dias is also in action.
![Dalton Herendeen in the Swimming Heats at Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/160911161026151_SB5-2447.jpg)
One world and multiple Paralympic records tumble in swimming heats at Rio 2016
Five British swimmers head through as the fastest qualifiers as Paralympic records are set in on the morning of Sunday (11 September)
![Kgothatso Montjane - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/160912014826618_GettyImages-601888046.jpg)
Chinese spring surprises on wheelchair tennis seeds
Australia and USA will battle it out for gold in the quads doubles final of the Paralympics at Rio 2016.