RIO 2016 PARALYMPICS NEWS

Fireworks explode during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium

Re-live the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony

Female referee poses

Emilia Aratanha and a wheelchair rugby referee's dream

Paralympic wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki poses for a portrait at the 2016 Team USA Media Summit at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 8, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Rio 2016 1 year on: Chuck Aoki ‘moving on’

two wheelchair fencers mid bout

Rio 2016 1 year on: Sun Gang’s mixed emotions

Brazilian swimmer Phelipe Rodrigues celebrating in the pool.

Rio 2016 1 year on: Phelipe Rodrigues highlights ‘special’ Games

a male Para sprinter celebrates crossing the line

Rio 2016 1 year on: Yohansson Nascimento’s ‘priceless’ Paralympics

a Para athlete cries on the podium

Rio 2016 1 year on: Petrucio Ferreira's tears of joy

A wheelchair rugby player chasing for the ball

Rio 2016 1 year on: Wheelchair rugby on radar

Highlights from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

#APCTop20 - No.1: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

a para swimmer celebrates in the pool

#APCTop20 - No.11: Colombia's most successful Paralympics

Group of people

Channel 4 Rio 2016 advert wins top award

Amazing scenes from the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony

Paralympic Opening Ceremony nominated for top award

Agitos representation during the Beijing Opening Ceremony

#WePlayTogether: Changing perceptions, accessibility

Sitting volleyball players

#WePlayTogether: Rwanda featured in UN photo exhibition

Wheelchair fencing

Six months after Rio: Romance, not regrets for Tam

a photo showing the top half of a lady in a canoe wearing a white top, life jacket and sunglasses

Muller ready for post-Rio 2016 season