Daniel Dias, one of the poster boys of these Paralympic Games, didn't disappoint a partizan crowd in the swimming arena, comfortably winning gold in the 200m freestyle S5.
Daniel Dias, one of the poster boys of these Paralympic Games, didn't disappoint a partizan crowd in the swimming arena, comfortably winning gold in the 200m freestyle S5.
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Sarah Storey celebrates the gold medal that made her the most decorated British female Paralympian in history. It was a Team GB one-two, as she beat fellow Briton Crystal Lane in the C5 3,000m individual pursuit final.
Sarah Storey celebrates the gold medal that made her the most decorated British female Paralympian in history. It was a Team GB one-two, as she beat fellow Briton Crystal Lane in the C5 3,000m individual pursuit final.
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Kenya's Samwel Kimani (2L) and guide James Boit (L) got the medal procession under way in Rio, winning the first gold of the Paralympic Games in the men's T11 5,000m.
Kenya's Samwel Kimani (2L) and guide James Boit (L) got the medal procession under way in Rio, winning the first gold of the Paralympic Games in the men's T11 5,000m.
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Ricardo Costa de Oliveira immediately made himself a national hero, winning host nation Brazil's first gold medal of the Paralympics in the men's long jump T11.
Ricardo Costa de Oliveira immediately made himself a national hero, winning host nation Brazil's first gold medal of the Paralympics in the men's long jump T11.
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