Rio de Janeiro 11SEP16: Tatyana McFadden of the USA crosses the finish line to win the women's T54 400 meters in 53.30 seconds on the fourth day of athletics competition at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
Rio de Janeiro 12SEP16: Monique Burklund of the USA sets up a spike as the United States women's sitting volleyball team battled their rivals from the Peoples Republic of China during early rounds of the Paralympic Games. China beat the USA, 3-2 sets in a close match.
Rio de Janeiro, 12SEP16: The two-person keelboats SKUD18 class maneuver for position downwind during the first day of sailing competition at Marina da Gloria during the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
Rio de Janeiro, 09SEP16: United States team at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2016 Paralympic Games held in Maranaca Stadium where over 4,000 athletes will compete for 12 days of Paralympic sports.
Rio de Janeiro, 11SEP16: South Africa's Ntando Mahlangu finishes second in the men's 200-meter T42 race at Olympic Stadium on the fourth day of athletics competition at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
Rio de Janeiro, 08SEP16: Vanessa Erskine (11) of the USA handles the ball on the first day of competition at the 2016 Paralympic Games against France. The USA won, 93-37 in the preliminary action.
Rio de Janeiro, 10SEP16: USA's Tharon Drake swims to a silver-medal finish in the men's S11 400-meter freestyle final on the third day of competition at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
Rio de Janeiro, 09SEP16: Germany (blue and white) takes on the men's team from Egypt (red) in sitting volleyball during day two of competition at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Egypt came from behind for a 3-2 set victory in pool play.
Rio de Janeiro, 09SEP16: Joseph Berenyi of the United States races in the men's C3 3000 meter individual pursuit at the Olympic Velodrome on day two of competition at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Rio de Janeiro, 09SEP16: Kelly van Zon of the Netherlands returns a shot and reacts to a victory while competing with Kubra Korkut of Turkey (not shown) during the first round of C7 women's table tennis at the Rio Paralympics.
Rio de Janeiro, 08SEP16: The United States wheelchair basketball team takes on Brazil on the first day of competition at the 2016 Paralympic Games. The USA won, 93-37 to advance to the second round against the Brazilians.
Rio de Janeiro 09SEP16: Iranildo Conceicao Espindola of Brazil (green) competes with Yanming Gao of China (red) during the first round of men's table tennis action at the Rio Paralympic Games Friday.
Rio de Janeiro 10SEP16: Iran's Batoui Khalilzadeh Farsangi hits the volleyball against the USA in women's sitting volleyball on the third day of competition at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
Rio de Janeiro 10SEP16: USA's Rebecca Murray (12) defends against China's Dai Jiameng during the USA's 70-36 victory in women's wheelchair basketball pool play on the third day of competition at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.