RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS NEWS

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

Athletics: Day nine preview
Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft and South Africa’s Charl du Toit will go for their latest golds.
Markus Rehm ready to make his biggest leap
Ahead of the F44 long jump, the German star says: “Let me go out there and show what I can do.”

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.

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.

Sarah Storey and Alex Zanardi clinch cycling golds
Para-cyclists outdid themselves on Wednesday (14 September) when the first road racing events of the Paralympic Games began.

Great day for Great Britain as three golds pour in
Two more individual titles and the team gold, as there was joy for Brazil with bronze for Sergio Oliva.

Rio 2016: Day eight preview
Tatyana McFadden is aiming for two more gold medals on another thrilling day of action at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Zahra Nemati takes Paralympic gold
The Iranian archer, who competed at last month’s Olympic Games, won the women’s individual recurve open title.

Paralympics Day 8: Live updates from Rio
Welcome to our live updates from the pick of the action across the venues. Keep checking back for the latest developments.

Snyder sets one of seven swimming records
Canada’s Benoit Huot also won his 20th career Paralympic medal, likening it to a ‘Hollywood movie’.

Victories for USA and China in sitting volleyball
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran also showed their qualities as the competition progresses.

France return to wheelchair tennis doubles success
Stephane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer return their country to their winning ways from Beijing 2008.

Powerlifting’s top quotes from Rio 2016
Siamand Rahman, Amalia Perez, Sherif Osman, Ndidi Nwosu, Dandan Hu and Ali Jawad share their emotions after a gruelling competition.

Van Rhijn wins second consecutive 200m T44 gold
Australia’s Scott Reardon won his first Paralympic title in the men’s 100m T42.