PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Table Tennis | Netherlands v Belgium | Men's Singles Final Match SM9 | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

16-year-old Belgian Lauren Devos tells of surprise after clinching gold with a 3-0 victory in the table tennis singles.

Gold medalist Zhangyu Li of China celebrates after competing in the men's 3km C1 Pursuit Final at Rio 2016 Paralympics at Rio Olympic Velodrome.

“I’m so happy,” said the Chinese cyclist after victory in the C1-2-3 time trial. “This is what I have worked for.”

Grace Norman winning the gold medal in Rio

The US athlete was crowned the first female Paralympic champion in the sport, followed by a US sweep in the women’s PT2.

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.