Legend of the track: Italy's Alessandro Zanardi celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's individual H4 time trial
Flex: Richard Whitehead of Great Britain celebrates winning gold in the Men's 200m - T42
Inspiration: Matt Stutzman of the US competes in the men's individual compound archery
Speed: Britain's Hannah Cockroft winning the T34 2oom wheelchair race, setting a paralympic record of 31.90sec with a winning margin of more than two seconds
Matching pace: visually impaired runners are assisted by a sighted guide - here we see ParalympicsGB's Tracey Hinton and her guide Steffan Hughes competing in a 100m - T11 heat
Leap: Yohansson Nascimento of Brazil celebrates winning silver in the Men's 400m - T46 race
Precision: Jacob Thomas (L) of Great Britain watches as his Sports Assistant places the ball before using a helmet mounted attachment to launch a ball from the ramp during the BC3 Mixed Pairs Boccia pool match against Greece
Launch: paralympic high-jumpers simply develop explosive power with a single leg
Preparation: Great Britain's Susannah Rodgers adjusts her cap ahead of her Women's 100m Freestyle S7 Final
Speed demon: Britain's David Weir races en route to winning the men's 1500m T54
Serve: Germany's Stephaine Grebe competing in the bronze medal match of the women's singles
Astonishing: South Africa's Oscar Pistorius was favourite to win the T44 200m, but was beaten in a shock finish by Brazil's Alan Oliveira
Oliveira's incredible comeback from 8m behind left Pistorius speculating openly about the Brazilian's newfound running prowess - including the accusation that he was using overly-long running blades
Sound and fury: fireworks during the opening ceremony
Grace: paralympic swimmers compete against athletes with similar levels of function - though their disabilities may be very different. In consequence a single event in the pool may see a diverse array of swimming techniques specific to each athlete
Star: Eleanor Simmonds of Great Britain won gold in the Women's 400m Freestyle - S6 category - and in the 200m medley. After winning bronze in the 50m freestyle she will compete for gold in the 100m where she is one of the favourites
Grit: China's Lu Dong grips a towel with her teeth as she prepares to start the women's S6 100m backstroke
Success: Fiji's Iliesa Delana celebrates after winning the men's F42 high jump
Steely gaze: Italy's Assunta Legnante during the F11/12 discus throw
Unbeaten: Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands continued her winning streak of 470 straight victories by winning gold in the singles
Reflection: Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand is overcome with emotion after winning the Women's 100m Freestyle - S10
Fastest paralympian: Ireland's Jason Smyth celebrates with his gold medal for the T13 200m. Smyth equalled Usain Bolt's achievement of the 'double double' - defending both 100m and 200m sprints at consecutive Paralympics
Setting sun: Tunisia's Mohamed Ali Krid makes a throw in the men's javelin F34
Shattered: Britain's Jody Cundy reacts after hearing from officials that he will be denied a restart in the men's individual C4-5 1km time trial, shattering his hopes for a medal
Golden boy: Jonnie Peacock sprintedto victory in the T44 100m. Clearly a crowd favourite, he was forced to motion for silence before the race as he feared the cheers would put other racers off - but he was more than happy to sign autographs after the medal ceremony
Pride: Iraq's silver medalist Ahmed Naas, top, and bronze medalist Wildan Nukhailawi celebrate at the end of the men's javelin throw F40 final
Hench: Pavlos Mamalos of Greece competes in the Men's -90 kg Powerlifting
Clash: Australia's Ryley Batt is tackled by Sweden's Per Johan Uhlmann in a pool B wheelchair rugby match
En garde: Dagmara Witos-Eze of Poland (L) in action with Pui Shan Fan of Hong Kong, China during the Women's Team Wheelchair Fencing
Splashdown: Josef Craig of Great Britain competes in the Men's 400m Freestyle - S7
Jubilation: Sophie Christiansen celebrates winning Gold during the Dressage Individual Championship Test Grade Ia
Charm offensive: Britain's Prince Harry is given a mascot by Australian swimmer Maddison Elliott - Australia's youngest ever paralympian
To leap, to soar: visually impaired long jumpers are guided on their run-up by a guide clapping rhythmically - who then steps aside and shouts when it is time to jump
En garde: Jingjing Zhou of China in action in the wheelchair fencing
Husband and wife, Sarah and Barney Storey pose with the medals they won in the Track Cycling events on day 4
Power: Choochat Sukjarern of Thailand attempts a lift during the Men's -52 kg Powerlifting
Emotion: Jiri Jezek of the Czech Republic reacts to winning the Men's Indiviual C4 Time Trial
British archer Danielle Browne sports these fetching Union Jack nails alongside her stunning hat
Dual wielding: Kenny Allen of Great Britain reacts after losing the bronze medal match against China in the semi final of the men's team recurve. Allen had set a paralympic record of 651 points in qualifying for the individual recurve, and though dissapointed with this setback is looking forward to Rio in 2016
Glimmer: The track is reflected in the helmet of Switzerland's Marcel Hug before the T54 1500m race
Attitude: Britain's David Anthony celebrates after the British team defeated France in their Wheelchair Rugby preliminary match
Imitation: these fetching blades belong to German long jumper Vanessa Low - a tribute to the host nation, or does the ripped design imply a challenge?
Britain's Ben Quilter celebrates winning bronze in the men's 60kg judo
Award: Jan Riapos of Slovakia makes his way onto the podium after winning gold in the Men's Singles Table Tennis - Class 2
Spray: Ruslan Katyshev of Ukraine in the Men's Long Jump - F11 final
Dust-off: preparing a Union Jack for a possible medal ceremony at the velodrome
Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley of Great Britain compete in the Women's Doubles Wheelchair Tennis Quarterfinal match against Katharina Kruger and Sabine Ellerbrock of Germany. The British pair won the match 6-3, 6-3
British teammates Rachel Morris and Karen Darke with the bronze medal for the H1-3 road race. The pair decided to cross the line together in an attempt to share the medal, but officials were adamant that it should be awarded to Morris in a photo finish
Legacy: China's Juan Yao on her way to wining the women's shot put F42/44 final
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