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Dressage: Day five preview
It’s the last day of the Rio 2016 Para-dressage competition. Can Lee Pearson claim gold in the freestyle grade Ib competition?

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.

Rio 2016: Day nine preview
Barbara Niewiedzial is going for gold at Rio 2016 – four years after she contemplated retirement.

Bittersweet basketball bronze for Dutch women
The Netherlands rebound from heartbreaking loss to Germany by easing past Great Britain to secure bronze.
China’s fencers sign off with foil team golds
Double foil team gold on the final day consolidates China’s place at the top of the wheelchair fencing medals table.

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.

Chaman wins Brazil’s first ever Para cycling medal
Federation chief talks of pride in growing strength of the sport in Brazil after bronze-medal success at Rio 2016.

Wins for Australia, Canada, USA and Japan
Countries advance their medal hopes in wheelchair rugby at Rio 2016.

Wheelchair rugby: Day two preview
It’s straight back into action for the teams after a bruising opening day. Can the favourites repeat the trick on Thursday?

Winners revealed for Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award
Ibrahim Hussein (IPA, Syria) and Tatyana McFadden (USA) have been selected as recipients at Rio 2016.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wheelchair tennis: Day seven preview
The Netherlands’ dominance of the women’s singles wheelchair tennis is guaranteed to continue at Rio 2016.

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.

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.

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.

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.