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.
![A man shooting a pistol](/sites/default/files/images/160211085714302_Joackim%2BNorberg.jpg)
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.
![Agitos](/sites/default/files/images/160816074328431_IPC%2BLogo%2B16-9.jpg)
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.
![Pepo Puch](/sites/default/files/images/130822084632910_Pepo.jpg)
Dressage: Day one preview
Nervous wait for equestrian medal hopefuls ahead of competition getting underway at Deodoro.
![Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos BRA takes the Gold Medal in the Men's 100m.](/sites/default/files/images/160911170216995_AT2-7878.jpg)
Ferreira dos Santos smashes record in 100m T47 final
Brazil’s teenage sensation gets the home crowds roaring on a sensational Sunday morning at Rio’s Olympic Stadium.
![Shingo Kunieda of Japan](/sites/default/files/images/150512111245827_462447466.jpg)
Wheelchair tennis: Day three preview
Men’s singles and doubles, women’s singles and doubles, plus quad doubles all grace the Olympic Tennis Centre on day three.
![Sherzod Namozov UZB (white) battles with Makoto Hirose JPN during the Men -60 kg Gold Medal bout](/sites/default/files/images/160911172102472_TL2-9355.jpg)
Five things we learned about judo at Rio 2016
Here is what we now know after three days of judo in Carioca Arena 3.
![Table Tennis | Netherlands v Belgium | Men's Singles Final Match SM9 | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/zfU_BppY0rFssfalMQkRGGEKrsZVff1tTSmEDV_wfiA.jpg?itok=X0jwoYVN)
Chinese clock up 92 Paralympic medals in four days
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.](/sites/default/files/images/160911105144824_GettyImages-601336594.jpg)
Zhangyu Li claims another Paralympic gold
“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](/sites/default/files/images/160911172553729_grace%2Bnorman.jpg)
Grace Norman celebrates historic Para triathlon victory
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](/sites/default/files/images/160909122025260_GettyImages-600950782.jpg)
Rio 2016: Day four preview
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.](/sites/default/files/images/151202110941625_sailing.jpg)
Rio 2016 preview: sailing
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](/sites/default/files/images/170202133934102_Lauren-Deluca.jpg)
High schooler Deluca ready for Rio test
After making the grade for Rio, the USA fencer still had to pass her high school finals.