PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Patel's struggle is now laced with silver
On the occasion of India's National Sports Day, Patel creates history

Thrilling sprint finish sees Gretsch beat Parker to tape
Para triathlon competition wraps up at Tokyo 2020 with four champions crowned

A common goal unites Spanish rowing crew despite less than a month together
"Just a year ago many of us really didn’t know how to row"

Skarstein claim elusive Paralympic gold in Tokyo
Norwegian left behind the dissapointment from Rio 2016, where she just missed the podium, to secure a much-celebrated Tokyo 2020 title

Tokyo 2020 Day 5: Ones to Watch
It's debut day for the unbeaten Brazilian football-5-a-side team and Mexican judoka Lenia Ruvalcaba

Tigist Gezahagn Mengistu takes Ethiopia to the top
First-ever Paralympic gold comes in the women's 1500m T13, South Africa claims two golds at the National Olympic Stadium on Saturday

Amalia Perez rewrites history with fourth Paralympic gold
Mexican takes first place ahead of Nigeria's Lucy Ejike in nail-biting competition, Bonnie Gustin gives Malaysia its first Para powerlifting gold

Day 4 review: History for Ethiopia's Mengistu on a day of shocks
Tigist Gezahagn Mengistu becomes her country's first Paralympic champion while multi-medalled table tennis star Natalia Partyka is forced to settle for bronze

Five gold for Ukraine, first for Long on day four
Paralympic icon takes her 25th medal in an evening with Ukrainian dominance and another podium sweep for China at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre

Bebe makes history with second Paralympic gold
Italian beats China's Zhou Jingjing again to claim her second consecutive title in the foil individual category B