RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS NEWS
![Bronze medalist Barbara Niewiedzial of Poland celebrates on the podium at the medal ceremony for the women's 400m T20 Final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160916120530572_GettyImages-604529000.jpg)
Rio 2016: Day nine preview
Barbara Niewiedzial is going for gold at Rio 2016 – four years after she contemplated retirement.
![Silvania Costa de Oliveira of Brazil competes in Women's Long Jump](/sites/default/files/images/160916183857561_GettyImages-606181904.jpg)
Silvania lands gold – just like her brother
Further success at Olympic Stadium for Brazilian family as Paralympians continue to set new records.
Goalball gold goes to Turkey and Lithuania
Turkish stun China with victory in women’s competition as Lithuania’s men ease to title with win over the USA.
![Men's Cycling Road Race H5 in Rio de Janeiro](/sites/default/files/images/160916125634670_Ernst.jpg)
Ernst Van Dyk snatches road cycling H5 gold
There were shocks and surprises during Thursday’s (15 September) road cycling at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
![Inge Huitzing](/sites/default/files/images/130715095628694_inge.jpg)
Bittersweet basketball bronze for Dutch women
The Netherlands rebound from heartbreaking loss to Germany by easing past Great Britain to secure bronze.
![Two wheelchair rugby players crashing into each other](/sites/default/files/images/160916020445085_29624358061_93f76e679a_z.jpg)
Wins for Australia, Canada, USA and Japan
Countries advance their medal hopes in wheelchair rugby at Rio 2016.
![Day 6 evening | Wheelchair Fencing highlights | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/ELwxz8mnQA4740CmJuTGjxCqhE7kvg-yCVCiedjJCsg.jpg?itok=IndQJAs1)
Wheelchair fencing preview: Day four
Hungary and France are favourites in the first of the wheelchair fencing team competitions, but China are the ones in form.
![Matheus Souza of Brazil competes in the Men's 400m Freestyle - S11 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160915165303786_Matheus%2BSouza.jpg)
Three-way rivalry to return after early swim session
Matheus Souza, Brad Snyder and Bozun Yang all showed strong form in the early session and will battle for 100m freestyle S11 gold tonight.
![Wheelchair Fencing | FRA v CHN | Men’s Team Epee - Final | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/cT2ulEpFy1Wa74EoNnEkVuoA_EJUibz4pSTdAhG3Ou0.jpg?itok=M9A7ohN0)
France’s fencers win dramatic epee gold
With scores tied after added time it took a virtual coin toss to separate France and China in the men’s epee team final.
![Day 5 morning | Wheelchair Tennis highlights | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/g1LpjDNeEmSB8kpCUL8nr2CmNnlgPHtvqTvSsmI1VAs.jpg?itok=_Ta2ua8a)
Wheelchair tennis: Day seven preview
The Netherlands’ dominance of the women’s singles wheelchair tennis is guaranteed to continue at Rio 2016.
![A wheelchair racer celebrates winning gold](/sites/default/files/images/160915173837748_Hug%2Bwins%2Bgold%2BRio%2B2916.jpg)
Hug grabs gold he has been longing for at Rio 2016
The Swiss 'silver bullet' turns golden after four silver and two bronze from four Paralympic Games.
![Ricardinho of Brazil and Luan of Brazil](/sites/default/files/images/160916024424874_GettyImages-603006312.jpg)
Brazil to go for football-5 gold against Iran
A full round-up of all the day’s headlines from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
![Day 7 morning | Swimming highlights | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/VXMsP_2DL5KOWt-5LpSqkJPabD5AFPg0xUuwfvbmPUw.jpg?itok=C3ZFm4VJ)
Swimming: Day eight preview
The USA’s Bradley Snyder will go for his third gold as Ukraine’s Maksym Krypak will aim for his fourth.
![Group picture with Jesus de Marchena Acevedo](/sites/default/files/images/160915193421761_Jesus%2Bde%2BMarchena%2BAcevedo%2Bcredit%2Bto%2BNPC%2BAruba.jpg)
Aruba set to make their Paralympic debut
Swimmer Jesus de Marchena Acevedo will be the country’s sole representative and will compete in the men’s 100m freestyle S7 on 16 September at Rio 2016.
![Day 7 morning | Athletics highlights | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/BDUVVnTWYaJktXLMAtxax4MoLu1AtggrpPL4HzIwZJA.jpg?itok=IAhm7Wws)
Athletics: Day eight preview
Scott Reardon, Tatyana McFadden and Marlou van Rhijn will take to the tracks on 15 September, going for glory at Rio 2016.
![Dylan Alcott - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/160914033711705_GettyImages-601081974.jpg)
Alcott “astonished” by two-sport double gold success
Awesome Aussie would not change a thing after remarkable double gold success at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.