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‘Mission accomplished’

Syria’s refugee swimmer Ibrahim Al-Hussein — based in Athens and who participates as an Independent Paralympic Athlete for men’s 50 and 100 m freestyle (S9) of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games — speaks during an interview at the Olympic park in Rio de Janeiro. — AFP

Syrian Paralympic refugee dreams of home

Silver medalist Amr Mosaad (L-R) of Egypt, gold medalist Siamand Rahman of Iran and bronze medalist Jamil Elshebli of Jordan pose with their men’s +107kg Group A medals in Rio Wednesday. — Reuters

Records fall, attendance rises at Paralympics

Gold medalist Alessandro Zanardi of Italy poses with his medal in Rio. — Reuters

Zanardi wins gold, 15 years on from horror crash

American Tatyana McFadden wins the women’s 1,500m race at the Olympic Stadium during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Tuesday. — AFP

Tatyana McFadden wins 5th gold

India’s Deepa Malik gestures as she competes in the women’s final shot put F53 athletics event in Rio de Janeiro Monday. — AP

Durand bags 2nd gold

Tatyana Mcfadden of the US celebrates winning the gold medal in the women’s 400m - T54 - in Rio de Janeiro Sunday. — Reuters

Tatyana McFadden begins gold rush

Athletics - Men's Shot Put - F33 Final

Al-Nakhli hands Saudi Arabia bronze at Paralympics

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Malaysians make history in Rio

Maestro Joao Carlos Martins, conductor and artistic director for the SESI-SP Bachiana Philharmonic, performs the National Anthem of Brazil while the Brazilian flag is hoisted during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro Wednesday. — AFP

Games open for ‘superhumans’

Belarusian booted from Paralympics for carrying Russian flag

Belarusian booted from Paralympics for carrying Russian flag

2016 Rio Paralympics - Opening ceremony

Paralympics opening ceremony begins in Rio

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Paralympics athletes want progress

In this July 22, 2016 photo, athlete Alan Fonteles (L) from Brazil, who competes in category T44, trains ahead of the Paralympic Games athletics events in Sao Paulo, Brazil. — AP

Last-minute government bailout saves Rio Paralympics

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Russian athletes blocked from competing as neutrals

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Russia banned from 2018 Games

An Aug. 8 photo shows the president of the Russian Paralympic Committee Vladimir Lukin (background center R) during a news conference in Moscow. — AP

Russia loses appeal against Paralympics ban

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Swiss court denies 2 Russians' bid to put track ban on hold

In this file photo taken on March 24, 2014, Sir Philip Craven (R), president of the International Paralympic Committee, speaks as Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to him during an awards ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. — AP

Russia banned from Paralympics over doping

A Palestinian woman takes a shot during a wheelchair basketball coaching session, headed by US coach Jess Markt, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza strip. — AFP

Gazan women shoot for hope with wheelchair basketball