The Paralympics has been extremely popular with most events selling out [GALLO/GETTY] Nick Springer of the USA celebrates after his team won in the Wheelchair Rugby match between the United States and Japan [GALLO/GETTY] Alsop Amy of Canada competes in Goalball, a hybid of football designed for blind or partially sighted players [GALLO/GETTY] Andrea Eskau, right of Germany competes in the Road Cycling Women's Road Race [GALLO/GETTY] Lucas Prado of Brazil and his guide celebrate gold in the Men's 200m [GALLO/GETTY] Johan Andersson of Sweden competes, with his racket bound to his hand in wheelchair tennis [GALLO/GETTY] Miguel Luque of Spain competes in the Men's 50m Breaststroke Freestyle - SB3 [GALLO/GETTY] Rasool Mohsin of Iraq wins silver in the Men's -56 kg powerlifting [GALLO/GETTY] Jeremy Campbell of the United States competes in the long jump of the men's pentathlon P44 [GALLO/GETTY] Peter Rosenmeier of Denmark during the MIC6 semi-final in the Table Tennis event [GALLO/GETTY] The Paralympics has seen many world records smashed [GALLO/GETTY]
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