PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Ricardinho of Brazil and his team mates celebrate after scoring a goal in the men's football 5-a-side

The Rio 2016 hosts defeated Iran 1-0 in the football 5-a-side final to take title and maintain a 100 per cent record at Paralympic Games.

Daisuke Ikezaki from Japan and USA's Josh Wheeler. Photo credit: CWSA/Kevin Bogetti-Smith.

After an epic round of clashes in the final pool games on Friday, fans heading to the Carioca Arena on Saturday have a lot to get excited about.

Ellie Simmonds competing at Rio 2016

Keen to finish with a bang, athletes went for broke in the heats to set-up some exciting finals on the last day of competition.

Sanne Voets (NED) reacts to confirmation that she has won her first paralympic gold medal.

Five freestyle gold medals were handed out at Deodoro as the Rio 2016 Para dressage competition comes to a close.

Gordon Reid

Wimbledon-winning doubles partners face off in mouth-watering men’s singles wheelchair tennis final on Centre Court.

Man with prosthesis during a jump

Ahead of the F44 long jump, the German star says: “Let me go out there and show what I can do.”

Australian Sonar team - Rio 2016

Competition is wrapped-up in two classes with a day to spare – with Britain and France going head-to-head in third on final day.

The USA's Chad Cohn competes during the wheelchair rugby match against France at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Final pool placings to be determined on action-packed day of wheelchair rugby at the Carioca Arena 1.

Ihar Boki of Belarus competing at Rio 2016

Ihar Boki and Daniel Dias lead a series of swimmers looking to impress in the finals on the penultimate day of competition.

Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the Women's 800m - T34

Paralympians again prover age is no barrier as 15-year-old and 40-year-old clinch medals in track and field competition.