Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Tito Sena of Brazil celebrates winning the men's T46 marathon on Sunday, September 9, the final day of the London 2012 Paralympics. Hide Caption 1 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Athletes compete in the men's T54 marathon near Westminster and the Houses of Parliament on Sunday. Hide Caption 2 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Spain's Alberto Suarez Laso reacts after finishing in first place in the men's marathon T12 in central London on Sunday. Hide Caption 3 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos paralympics 0909-4 – Mateus Francisco Tostes Calvo of Brazil, in white, sits on the field after losing to Iran 5-0 in the men's team football 7-a-side bronze medal match Sunday. Hide Caption 4 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – The lead group of runners races to the finish in the men's T12 marathon Sunday. Hide Caption 5 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Canadian teammates celebrate after defeating Australia to win the gold medal wheelchair basketball competition Sunday. Hide Caption 6 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Gold medalist Oscar Pistorius of South Africa throws a bouquet of flowers on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 400-meter T44 final Saturday, September 8, at the 2012 Paralympic Games. Hide Caption 7 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – The United States' Joseph Chambers reaches for the ball during Saturday's bronze medal wheelchair basketball game between United States and Great Britain. Hide Caption 8 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – China's Yang Ge serves against Poland's Sebastian Powrozniak during the men's team table tennis Class 9-10 final on Saturday. Hide Caption 9 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Cuba's Yunidis Castillo wins gold in the women's 400-meter T46 on Saturday. Hide Caption 10 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Australian Madison De Rozario looks on prior to the women's 400-meter T53 final on Saturday. Hide Caption 11 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Aniek Van Koot, left, and Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands in action against Marjolein Buis and Esther Vergeer, also of the of Netherlands, in the women's doubles gold medal match. Hide Caption 12 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Richard Browne of the United States competes in the men's high jump F46 final on Saturday. Hide Caption 13 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, also known as the "Blade Runner," crosses the line to win gold in the men's 400-meter T44 final. Pistorius also competed in the London Olympics. Hide Caption 14 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – No. 13 Derrick Helton of the United States attempts to get the ball from No. 13 Jared Funk of Canada during Saturday's mixed wheelchair rugby semifinal match between the U.S. and Canada. Hide Caption 15 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Thailand's Pattaya Tadtong, right, celebrates beating Britain's David Smith, left, in the final of the boccia individual BC1 competition on Saturday. Hide Caption 16 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – The sun sets as Shingo Kunieda of Japan, front left, plays against Stephane Houdet of France in the men's wheelchair tennis gold medal match on Saturday. Hide Caption 17 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Korean Ho Won Jeong competes in the individual BC3 boccia gold medal match on Saturday. Hide Caption 18 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Ivano and Lucca Pizzi of Italy celebrate winning the men's individual B cycling road race on Saturday. Hide Caption 19 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – China's Yuansen Zheng tosses the ball during Saturday's Individual BC4 boccia gold medal match against Brazilian Dirceu Jose Pinto. Hide Caption 20 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand prepares to compete Saturday in the women's 100-meter breaststroke SB9 final. Hide Caption 21 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – From left to right: Canada's Brent Lakatos passes over to teammate Alexandre Dupont and Mexico's Juan Pablo Cervantes Garcia to Jaime Ramirez Valencia in the men's 4x400-meter relay on Saturday. Hide Caption 22 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Mexican Luis Alberto Zepeda Felix competes in the men's javelin throw F54/55/56 final on Saturday. Hide Caption 23 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – South Korea's Choi Ye-Jin watches her shot in the gold medal final of the boccia mixed individual BC3 competition against South Korea's Jeong Ho-won on Saturday. Hide Caption 24 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Simon Wilson, left, of Great Britain competes against Tang Tat Wong of Hong Kong during the men's open wheelchair fencing quarter-final match on Saturday. Hide Caption 25 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Jack Bridge of Great Britain celebrates after his men's 100-meter breaststroke on Saturday. Hide Caption 26 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Tim Prendergast of New Zealand competes in the men's 800-meter T13 final on Saturday. Hide Caption 27 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – A volunteer holds a ball during the soccer match between Great Britain and Turkey on Saturday. Hide Caption 28 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Abdellatif Baka of Algeria reacts after winning the gold during the men's 800-meter T13 final on Saturday. Hide Caption 29 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Audrey Le Morvan of France prepares to serve against Poland in the women's team table tennis bronze medal match on Saturday. Hide Caption 30 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Toshihiro Takada of Japan competes in the men's 200-meter T52 heats on Saturday. Hide Caption 31 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Neda Bahi of Tunisia crosses the line to win gold ahead of silver medalist Viktoriya Kravchenko of Ukraine, No. 1389, and bronze medalist Evgeniya Trushnikova of Russia, No. 1337, in the women's 400-meter T37 final on Saturday. Hide Caption 32 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Faridul Bin Masri of Malaysia competes in the men's javelin throw final on Saturday. Hide Caption 33 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Robbi Weldon and Lynne Bessette of Canada ride in the women's cycling road race on Saturday. Hide Caption 34 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Doniyor Saliev of Uzbekistan competes in the men's triple jump F12 final on Saturday. Hide Caption 35 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – A picture shows the shadow of competitors as they compete in the men's javelin throw F42 final on Friday, September 7. Hide Caption 36 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Netherlands' Esther Vergeer keeps a spare ball in the spokes of her wheelchair as she plays Netherlands' Aniek Van Koot in the women's singles wheelchair tennis final on Friday. Hide Caption 37 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Thomas Schmidberger of Germany competes in the final of the Men's Team Table Tennis - Class 3 against China on Friday. Hide Caption 38 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – A detailed view of wheelchairs during the men's pool phase Group A rugby match between Great Britain and Japan on Friday. Hide Caption 39 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – A shadow of Lucy Shuker serving with partner (out of frame) Jordanne Whiley of Great Britain to Sakhorn Khanthasit and Ratana Techamaneewat of Thailand in the women's doubles bronze medal match for wheelchair tennis on Friday. Hide Caption 40 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Great Britain fans cheer on their athletes on Friday. Hide Caption 41 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Daniela Schulte of germany, Naomi Ikinaga of Japan and Nadia Baez of Argentina compete in the women's 400m freestyle - S11 Heat 2 on Friday. Hide Caption 42 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Puerto Rico's Jose Benitez Sanchez competes in the men's shot put F20 final on Friday. Hide Caption 43 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Kieran Tscherniawsky of Great Britain competes in the men's discus throw F32/33/34 final on Friday. Hide Caption 44 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – South Africa's Johanna Pretorius competes in the women's long jump F13 final on Friday. Hide Caption 45 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Valerie Grand-Maison of Canada celebrates after winning gold in the women's 200m individual medley - SM13 final on Friday. Hide Caption 46 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Cristian Valenzuela of Chile and guide Cristopher Guajardo react as they win gold in the men's 5000m T11 final on Friday. Hide Caption 47 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Sarah Rung, right, of Norway touches the wall ahead of Teresa Perales, left, of Spain to win gold in the women's 50m butterfly - S5 final on Friday. Hide Caption 48 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Silver medallist Dmitrii Kokarev of Russia, gold medallist Yang Yang of China and bronze medallist Arisdteidis Makrodimitris of Greece pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 50m freestyle - S2 final on Friday. Hide Caption 49 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – A medal bearer carries a medal and flowers on Friday. Hide Caption 50 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – The team of Finland celebrates after winning their men's team goalball gold medal match against Brazil on Friday. Hide Caption 51 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Leomon Moreno Da Silva of Brazil and teammate Jose Roberto Ferreira De Oliveira block the ball during their men's team goalball gold-medal match against Finland on Friday. Hide Caption 52 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Switzerland's Marcel Hug competes in the men's 400m - T54 final on Friday. Hide Caption 53 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Rudy Garcia-Tolson, center, of the United States competes in the men's 100-meter T42 heats at the London 2012 Paralympic Gameson Friday. Hide Caption 54 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Oksana Zubkovska of Ukraine competes in the women's long jump F11/12 final on Friday. Hide Caption 55 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Tunisia's Mohamed Amara competes in the men's javelin throw F40 final Friday. Hide Caption 56 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Great Britain's Rachel Morris and Karen Darke cross the finish line at the end of the women's individual H1-3 road race Friday. Hide Caption 57 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Poland's Sebastian Powrozniak competes in the men's team table tennis Class 9-10 on Friday. Hide Caption 58 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Australia's Chris Bond reaches for the ball during the mixed wheelchair rugby open match against Belgium on Friday. Hide Caption 59 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Bronze medalist Farzad Sepahvand of Iran poses Friday during the medal ceremony for the men's discus throw F44 final. Hide Caption 60 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands plays a forehand in the final of the women's singles match in wheelchair tennis Friday. Hide Caption 61 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – New Zealand's Tim Prendergast, No. 3, competes in the 800-meter T13 round 1 heat 1 on Friday. Hide Caption 62 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Japan's Jun Hiromichi competes Friday in the men's 200-meter T53 heats. Hide Caption 63 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Britain's Kyron Duke asks for quiet before competing Friday in the men's javelin throw F40 final. Hide Caption 64 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – China's Zhao Xu, right, dips for the finish line, just ahead of Cuba's Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria to win the men's 100-meter T46 final on Thursday, September 6. Hide Caption 65 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – A spectator from Thailand wears masks as he watches Thursday's action at Olympic Stadium. Hide Caption 66 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Brazil's Yohansson Nascimento breaks down on the finish line after finishing last in the men's 100-meter T46 final Thursday. Hide Caption 67 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Matthew Cowdrey of Australia competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley SM9 final Thursday. Hide Caption 68 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Wolfgang Sacher of Germany crosses the finish line in the men's individual C 4-5 road race Thursday. Hide Caption 69 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Tom Hall Butcher of Great Britain reacts during his men's individual sabre wheelchair fencing match Thursday. Hide Caption 70 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – China's Li Duan competes in the men's triple jump F11 final on Thursday. Hide Caption 71 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Yoojeong Lee of the Republic of Korea, right, shoots during the women's R8-50m rifle 3 positions-SH1 final on Thursday. Hide Caption 72 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Britain's Sarah Storey, left, bites her gold medal as her nephew Gethin Crayford holds it on the podium after she won the women's individual C4-5 road race cycling final on Thursday. Hide Caption 73 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Fiona Southorn of New Zealand in action in the women's individual C 4-5 road race on Thursday. Hide Caption 74 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Michelle Alonso Morales of Spain celebrates after winning gold in the women's 100m breaststroke - SB14 final on Thursday. Hide Caption 75 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Argentina's captain Silvio Velo runs past Brazilian players to shoot at goal during the men's 5-a-side football semi-final match between Argentina and Brazil on Thursday. Hide Caption 76 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Bronze medalist Allison Jones, left, of the USA celebrates with silver medalist Denise Schindler of Germany after the women's individual C1-3 road race on Thursday. Hide Caption 77 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Jorge Benjamin Gonzalez Sauceda of Mexico celebrates winning bronze in the men's 400m - T12 final on Thursday, September 6. Hide Caption 78 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Brazil's Jeferson da Conceicao Goncalves is seen during the game against Argentina during the men's 5-a-side football semi-final match between Argentina and Brazil on Thursday. Hide Caption 79 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Samantha Cameron and David Cameron watch Great Britain play France during a Paralympic wheelchair rugby match on Thursday. Hide Caption 80 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain wins gold in the women's 200m - T34 final on Thursday. Hide Caption 81 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Gold medalist Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain is congratulated by Melissa Nicholls of Great Britain on Thursday. Hide Caption 82 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Silver medallist Edenia Garcia of Brazil poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's 50m backstroke - S4 final on Thursday. Hide Caption 83 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Jonathan De Souza Santos of Brazil competes in the men's shot put - F40 on Thursday. Hide Caption 84 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Matthew Cowdrey of Australia competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley - SM9 heat 2 at the Aquatics Center on Thursday. Hide Caption 85 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Jiri Jezek of the Czech Republic leads the group during the men's individual C4-5 road race in Longfield, England, on Thursday. Hide Caption 86 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Amy Conroy of Great Britain takes a shot during the women's classification crossover wheelchair basketball match between Great Britain and China on Thursday. Hide Caption 87 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Marieke Vervoort of Belgium reacts as she wins gold in the women's 100-meter T52 final on Day 7 of the London 2012 Paralympics on Thursday. Hide Caption 88 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Members of the Brazilian team huddle after the men's 4x100-meter relay T42/T46 final on Thursday. Hide Caption 89 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – South Africa's Oscar Pistorius lunges toward the finish line ahead of Brazil's Alan Oliveira as he anchors his team to win the men's 4x100-meter relay T42-46 final and set a new world record on Thursday. Hide Caption 90 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Britain's Sam Ruddock reacts after his men's 200-meter T35 round 1 athletics heat on Thursday. Hide Caption 91 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Czech Republic's Jiri Jezek reacts after winning the gold medal in the men's individual C4 time trial cycling final on Wednesday, September 5, at the London 2012 Paralympics in London. Hide Caption 92 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Alessandro Zanardi of Italy celebrates winning the men's individual H4 time trial on Wednesday. Hide Caption 93 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Nicholas Taylor of the United States plays a forehand in the quad doubles wheelchair tennis final on Wednesday. Hide Caption 94 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Britain's David Anthony, center, reacts to scoring a goal against the United States during a Pool A wheelchair rugby match on Wednesday. Hide Caption 95 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Kenny Allen of Great Britain reacts after losing the match against China in the semifinal of the men's team recurve on Wednesday. Hide Caption 96 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Will Groulx, center, of the United States gets upended by Britain's Aaron Phipps, left, during the rugby match on Wednesday. Hide Caption 97 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Michael Teuber of Germany celebrates winning the men's individual C 1 time trial on Wednesday. Hide Caption 98 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Sam Chik Tam of Hong Kong fences during a men's epee Category B quarterfinal against Daoliang Hu of China on Wednesday. Hide Caption 99 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Assunta Legnante of Italy competes in the women's shot put F11/F12 final on Wednesday. Hide Caption 100 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Katrin Green, left, of Germany and Marlou van Rhijn of the Netherlands compete in the women's 200-meter T37 heats at Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. Hide Caption 101 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Zahra Javanmard of Iran competes in the women's team recurve open qualifying round in archery on Wednesday. Hide Caption 102 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Marcel Hug of Switzerland competes in the men's 800-meter T54 round 1 heat 2 cycling event on Wednesday. Hide Caption 103 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Tanto Campbell of Jamaica competes in the men's discus throw F54/55/56 final on Wednesday. Hide Caption 104 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Jenny McLoughlin of Great Britain reacts after the women's 4x100-meter relay - T35/T38 in which her team won the bronze medal Wednesday. Hide Caption 105 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Brazilian Terezinha Guilhermina loses her guide Guilherme Soares de Santana after he fell in the Women's 400-meter T12 final at the 2012 London Paralympic Games on Tuesday, September 4. Hide Caption 106 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – British racer David Weir celebrates winning the Men's 1500-meter T54 final on Tuesday. Hide Caption 107 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Chinese Daoliang Hu, left, on his way to winning gold against Ukrainian Anton Datsko on Tuesday during the men's final of wheelchair fencing. Hide Caption 108 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Katharina Kruger of Germany plays a shot while competing with Sabine Ellerbrock against Jordanne Whiley and Lucy Shuker of Great Britain during the women's doubles wheelchair tennis quarterfinal match on Tuesday. Hide Caption 109 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Brazil's Yohansson Nascimento celebrates finishing second in the men's 400-meter T46 final on Tuesday. Hide Caption 110 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Venezuela's Williams Barreto competes in the men's long jump - F20 final on Tuesday. Hide Caption 111 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Walid Ktila of Tunisia crosses the line to win gold on Tuesday in the men's 200-meter - T34 final. Hide Caption 112 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Daniel Silva of Brazil and guide Heitor de Oliveira Sales win silver in the men's 200-meter - T11 final on Tuesday. Hide Caption 113 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Sophie Wells, Lee Pearson, Deborah Criddle and Sophie Christiansen of Great Britain wear their team gold medals for the equestrian event on Tuesday. Hide Caption 114 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – China's Wang Yanzhang competes in the men's shot put F34 final on Tuesday. Hide Caption 115 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Natalie Schneider of the United States reaches for the ball in the women's wheelchair basketball quarterfinals against Canada on Tuesday. Hide Caption 116 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Venezuela's Jesus Aguilar swerves off the track as he approaches the finish line in the men's 800-meter T53 heats. Hide Caption 117 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Turkey's Ramazan Kunduz uses the side wall for guidance during the men's team football 5-a-side B1 preliminary match Tuesday. Hide Caption 118 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Ruslan Katyshev of Ukraine competes in the men's long jump F11 final Tuesday. Hide Caption 119 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Brazil's Flavio Reitz competes in the men's high jump F42 final on Monday, September 3. Hide Caption 120 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Russia's Sergey Malyshev shoots during the mixed 25-meter pistol final on Monday. Hide Caption 121 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Mickey Bushell of Great Britain crosses the line to win gold in the men's 100-meter final. Hide Caption 122 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Matt Stutzman of the United States competes in men's individual compound archery. Hide Caption 123 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Cuba's Omara Durand celebrates after taking the gold medal in the women's 400-meter final. Hide Caption 124 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Qing Xu of China competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley final. Hide Caption 125 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Brazil's Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira, left, crosses the line ahead of South Africa's Oscar Pistorius to win the men's 200-meter T44 final on Sunday, September 2. Hide Caption 126 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Oliveira is congratulated by Pistorius at the end of the men's 200-meter T44 race. Hide Caption 127 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, presents the gold medal to Aled Davies of Great Britain after he won the men's discus F42 athletics event. Hide Caption 128 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Laura Thompson, left, and Phillipa Gray of New Zealand celebrate winning a heat of the women's individual B pursuit track cycling event. Hide Caption 129 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – France's Marie-Amelie le Fur, center, lunges over the finish line to win the women's 100-meter T44 final as April Holmes, left, of the United States finishes third. Hide Caption 130 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Jingling Ouyang of China competes in the women's long jump F46 final. Ouyang won the bronze medal. Hide Caption 131 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Lixin Zhang of China leads the field in the men's 1500-meter T54 heat at Olympic Stadium. Hide Caption 132 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Swimmers compete in the men's 200-meter individual medley SM6 heat 2 at the Aquatics Center. Hide Caption 133 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Athletes compete in the women's 5000 meters T54 final. Hide Caption 134 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Kelly Cartwright of Australia competes in the women's long jump F42/44 final at Olympic Stadium. Hide Caption 135 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – China's Jia Juntingxian, left, runs with her guide, Xu Dongloin, against Brazil's Jerusa Geber Santos and her guide, Luiz Henrique Barboza Da Silva, during the women's 200 meters T11 semifinal race. Hide Caption 136 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Daniel Fox, left, of Australia and Marc Evers of the Netherlands dive into the pool at the start of the men's 200-meter freestyle - S14 heat 3. Hide Caption 137 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Amber Thomas of Canada competes in the women's 100-meter backstroke - S11 heat 1. Hide Caption 138 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Filomeno Soares of East Timor competes in the men's 400-meter - T38 heats at Olympic Stadium. The winner, Venezuela's Omar Monterola, lies on the floor after crossing the finish line. Hide Caption 139 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Bastien Grundeler of France serves during his men's singles Class 6 bronze medal table tennis match against Peter Rosenmeier of Denmark. Hide Caption 140 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Sophie Wells of Great Britain caresses her horse Pinocchio after winning silver in the dressage individual championship test -Grade IV on Sunday. Hide Caption 141 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Alla Malchyk of Ukraine competes in the women's shot put F35/36 final. Hide Caption 142 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Mihovil Spanja of Croatia competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley - SM7 heat 1. Hide Caption 143 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Gordon Reid of Great Britain prepares to serve during the men's singles wheelchair tennis round 64 match against Takuya Miki of Japan in London on Saturday, September 1. Hide Caption 144 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Brazil's Terezinha Guilhermina, left, prepares with her coach at the start of the women's 200-meter T11 race. Hide Caption 145 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Carol-Eduard Novak of Romania celebrates winning gold in the men's individual C4 pursuit final. Hide Caption 146 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Richard Whitehead of Great Britain celebrates winning gold in the men's 200-meter T42 final. Hide Caption 147 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Eleanor Simmonds of Great Britain dives in at the start of her women's 400-meter freestyle S6 heat. Hide Caption 148 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – U.S. swimmer Jessica Long enters the swimming pool during a training session on Day 2 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Friday, August 31. Hide Caption 149 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Thailand's Choochat Sukjarern attempts a lift during the Men's -52 kg powerlifting. Hide Caption 150 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Chinese Zhoubin Wang, left, chases the ball during the men's team football five-a-side match against Turkey. Hide Caption 151 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Croatian Darko Kralj competes in the men's shotput final. Hide Caption 152 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Great Britain's Ryan Cockbill lines up his shot at the shooting range during the P2-10-meter air pistol SH1 final. Hide Caption 153 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – British gold medalist Hannah Cockroft poses on the podium during the victory ceremony in the Women's 100-meter T34 wheelchair race. Hide Caption 154 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Competitors take part in the dressage equestrian event. Hide Caption 155 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Chinese Qi Feng is congratulated by his coach Weipo Li for his gold during the medal ceremony of the Men's -52 kg powerlifting. Hide Caption 156 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Ukrainian Dmytro Solovey, in white, and Mexican Eduardo Avila Sanchez compete in the Men's 73-kilogram judo semifinals. Hide Caption 157 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the women's 100 meters on day 2 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Friday, August 31. Hide Caption 158 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Lahouari Bahlaz of Algeria competes in the men's club throw on Friday. Hide Caption 159 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Sophie Pascoe of New Zealand in action during the women's 50-meter freestyle. Hide Caption 160 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Julie Rogers, from left, Jessica Frezza, Martine Wright and Andrea Green of Great Britain react to a point during the opening game of the womens sitting volleyball tournament against Ukraine. Hide Caption 161 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – A spectator gets into the athletics action on Friday. Hide Caption 162 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – A competitor walks across the athletics track. Hide Caption 163 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – James Crisp of Great Britain swims in the men's 100-meter backstroke. Hide Caption 164 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Mark Colbourne of Great Britain competes in the men's individual cycling event. Hide Caption 165 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Ukraine's Alla Lysenko (second in row) prepares to take part in the women single sculls heat on Friday. Hide Caption 166 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Great Britain's Ade Oregbemi takes a tumble in the preliminary men's wheelchair basketball match, which Germany won 77-72, on Thursday, August 30. Hide Caption 167 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – The Great Britain team leaves the court losing to China during the women's goalball match between China and Great Britain. Hide Caption 168 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos paralympics fri 07 – LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 31: General view of Greenwich Park equestrian venue as competitors take part the Dressage event on day 2 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Greenwich Park on August 31, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Hide Caption 169 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – China's Zheng Tao celebrates breaking the world record after winning the men's 100-meter backstroke swimming event. Hide Caption 170 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Gold medalist Sarah Storey of Great Britain poses on the podium during the victory ceremony for women's cycling. Hide Caption 171 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – The Australian women's wheelchair basketball team huddles and celebrates their victory during their preliminary basketball game against Brazil. Hide Caption 172 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Fans watch the preliminary wheelchair men's basketball match between Great Britain and Germany, which Germany won 77-72. Hide Caption 173 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – The United States' Jessica Long, left, and Ukraine's Kateryna Istomina compete in the women's 100-meter butterfly. Hide Caption 174 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – British swimmer Anthony Stephens prepares for the men's 50-meter freestyle final. Hide Caption 175 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – The Netherlands' Inge Huitzing passes the ball as Britain's Laurie Williams, left, and Caroline Maclean defend during the preliminary women's group A wheelchair basketball match. Hide Caption 176 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Prince William and his wife, Catherine, applaud as they watch British cyclist Sarah Storey break a world record in her C5 individual pursuit heat. Hide Caption 177 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Natalie du Toit of South Africa competes in the women's 100-meter butterfly heat. Hide Caption 178 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – A volunteer moves the prosthetic leg of Sven Decaesstecker of Belgium during the men's SM10 200-meter individual medley swimming heat. Hide Caption 179 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Natalie Smith of Australia competes in the Women's R2-10-meter air rifle standing SH1 finals. Hide Caption 180 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Arnulfo Castorena of Mexico competes in the men's 50-meter breast stroke SB2 heat 1. Hide Caption 181 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – British fans cheer on Ben Quilter during judo competition Thursday. Hide Caption 182 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Jianping Ruan of China competes in the women's individual C4 pursuit cycling qualifying. Hide Caption 183 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Jack Bridge, right, of Great Britain prepares to compete in the men's 200-meter individual medley - SM10 heat 2. Hide Caption 184 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Rebecca Dubber of New Zealand competes in the women's 100-meter backstroke S7 heat 1. Hide Caption 185 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – China, top, and Iran compete in the men's group B goalball match Thursday. Hide Caption 186 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Cuiping Zhang, left, of China and Natalie Smith, right, of Australia shake hands on the podium after the women's R2 10-meter air rifle standing SH1 final. Hide Caption 187 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Ben Quilter, in white, of Great Britain competes against Mouloud Noura of Algeria during the men's -60 kilogram judo quarterfinal match. Hide Caption 188 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Britain's Mel Clarke, center, competes in the women's archery individual compound open ranking round. Hide Caption 189 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Torchbearers exchange the Paralympic flame outside Westminster Abbey in London on Wednesday, August 29. Hide Caption 190 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – A young boy waits for the arrival of the Paralympic torch in Trafalgar Square ahead of the start of the Games. Hide Caption 191 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – The cauldron is lit as the four Paralympic flames, which were lit on the UK's highest peaks, are united at Stoke Mandeville Hospital during the torch relay on Tuesday, August 28, in Aylesbury, England. Hide Caption 192 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Members of Team GB Paralympic look on as they are welcomed by dancers during a ceremony at the Paralympic Village. Hide Caption 193 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Paralympic athletes from Switzerland push their wheelchairs ahead of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Hide Caption 194 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Dancers perform during a welcome ceremony at the Paralympic Village. Hide Caption 195 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – A general view shows the Olympic Velodrome. Hide Caption 196 of 198

Photos: Paralympics 2012: The best photos Paralympics 2012: The best photos – Members of Team GB Paralympic are cheered on by dancers. Hide Caption 197 of 198