President of the International Paralympic Committee Sir Philip Craven (right) passes the Paralympic flag to the mayor of Rio de Janeiro Eduardo Paes during the closing ceremony of the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.09.09.2012#1234668
Extinguishing the Paralympic flame at the closing ceremony of the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.09.09.2012#1234660
A light show at the closing ceremony of the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.09.09.2012#1234643
Celebratory fireworks at the closing ceremony of the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.09.09.2012#1234639
Russian players throw Russian national team 7x7 head coach Avtandil Baramidze into the air after winning the final match of the 7x7 football tournament between Russia and Ukraine at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London. The Russians beat the Ukrainian national team 1:0 and won the gold medals in the Paralympics tournament.09.09.2012#1234539
Russian football player Eduard Ramonov (right) and Ukrainian player Taras Dutko in the final match of the 7x7 football tournament between Russia and Ukraine at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.09.09.2012#1234507
Ukrainian goalkeeper Konstantin Simashko (left) and Russian football player Zaurbek Pagayev in the final match of the 7x7 football tournament between Russia and Ukraine at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.09.09.2012#1234503
The Russian national football team players at the awards ceremony after they won gold medals in the 7x7 football tournament at the 14th summer Paralympic games.09.09.2012#1234420
Russia's Eduard Samarin competes in the men's 4х100m medley relay at the 14th Paralympics in London. Russia's Konstantin Lisenkov, Pavel Poltavtsev, Eduard Samarin and Denis Tarasov won the silver medal in the event.08.09.2012#1233935
From left: Russia's Eduard Samarin, Konstantin Lisenkov, Pavel Poltavtsev and Denis Tarasov, silver medalists in the men's 4х100m medley relay at the 14th Paralympics in London, during the award ceremony.08.09.2012#1233913
Russia's Roman Dubovoi, bronze medalist in the men's 100m breaststroke SB13 at the 14th Paralympics in London, during the award ceremony.08.09.2012#1233906
Great Britain's Harriet Lee, bronze medalist in the women's 100m breaststroke SB9, holds her medal.08.09.2012#1233903
Poland's Maciej Lepiato jubilates after winning the gold medal in Men High Jump F46 at the 14th Summer Paralympic Games in London.08.09.2012#1233466
Japan's Toru Suzuki competes in the men's T46 high jump at the 14th Summer Paralympic Games in London.08.09.2012#1233462
Russia's Yelena Ivanova, center, gold medalist in the women's 100 m race T36 final at the 14th Summer Paralympic Games in London, during the award ceremony.08.09.2012#1233456
Russia's Yelena Ivanova, center, the gold medalist in the 100-meter T36 category finals race in athletics at the 14th Paralympic Games in London, during the race.08.09.2012#1233448
Russia's Fyodor Trikolich, the silver medalist in the 200-meter T12 category finals race in athletics at the 14th Paralympic Games in London, after the race.08.09.2012#1233446
Great Britain's Anthony Stephens before the men's 100m freestyle S5 at the 14th Paralympics in London.08.09.2012#1233429
Australia's team celebrates the win in the women's 4 х 100m medley relay final at the 14h Summer Paralympics in London.07.09.2012#1231928
Russia's Stepan Smagin competes in the men's 200m individual medley SM13 final at the 14th Summer Paralympics in London.07.09.2012#1231903
Russian athletes Alexei Labzin and Artem Loginov (from left) in the final stretch of the final 200m T13 category race, in which they won silver and bronze medals in athletics at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.07.09.2012#1231850
Australian athlete Todd Hodzhetts celebrates after he won a gold medal in the shot put finals in category T20 in athletics competitions at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.07.09.2012#1231840
From left: Brazil's Wanderson Silva de Oliveira and Russia's Vyacheslav Larionov in the semifinal football match between the national teams of Russia and Brazil at the 14th Paralympic Games in London.07.09.2012#1231606
From left: Russia's Alexander Kuligin and Brazil's Marcos Yuri Cabral da Costa in the semifinal football match between the national teams of Russia and Brazil at the 14th Paralympic Games in London.07.09.2012#1231584
Russian players celebrate their victory in the semifinal football match between the national teams of Russia and Brazil at the 14th Paralympic Games in London.07.09.2012#1231583
Chinese athletes in the semifinal match in goalball between the teams of China and Japan at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.07.09.2012#1231538
French athlete Assia El Hannuni (blind), who won a gold medal in the final 200 meters T12 category race in athletics competition at the 14th Paralympic Games in London, with an assistant at the finish line.06.09.2012#1230815
Russian athlete Margarita Goncharova (second from right) won a silver medal in the final 200m T38 category race in athletics competitions at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.06.09.2012#1230808
British athlete Hannah Cockroft, the gold medalist of the final 200m T34 category race in athletics competitions at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London, during the race.06.09.2012#1230807
Russia's Alexander Filatov competes in the men's discus throw F44 final at the 14th Summer Paralympics in London.06.09.2012#1230780
Switzerland's Marcel Hug competes in the men's 800m T54 final at the 14th Summer Paralympics in London.06.09.2012#1230768
British athlete David Weir (right) after the finish in which he won the gold medal in the final 800 meters T54 category race in athletics at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.06.09.2012#1230753
German athlete Birgit Kober, who won a gold medal in the finals of shot put in category F32/33/34 in athletics at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.06.09.2012#1230751
Russia's Margarita Goncharova, the silver medalist of the final 200 m T38 category race in athletics competitions at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London, at the awarding ceremony.06.09.2012#1230739
Russia's Olga Sergienko competes in the women's javelin throw F57/58 final at the 14th Paralympics in London.06.09.2012#1230728
British athlete Jonnie Peacock, right, the gold medalist of the final 100 m T44 category race in athletics competitions at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London, during the race.06.09.2012#1230709
British athlete Bethany Woodward, silver medalist of the final 200 m race of the class T37, at the athletics competitions of the 14th Summer Paralympic Games in London, happy after the race.05.09.2012#1230169
Switzerland's Edith Wolf finishes the women's 800m T54 final at the 14th Summer Paralympics in London. Wolf won silver in the event.05.09.2012#1229681
Russian athlete Gocha Khugaev does the long jump during athletics competitions at the XIV Paralympic Games in London. Gocha Khugaev won the gold medal.05.09.2012#1229666
Russia's Nicole Rodomakina, left, competes in the women's 100m T46 event at the 14th Summer Paralympics in London. Rodomakina won silver in the event.05.09.2012#1229659
Brazilian athlete Terezinha Guilhermina at the awards ceremony after she won the gold medal in the women's 100m race in athletics competitions at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.05.09.2012#1229640
Athletes who are visually impaired and their guides at the start of the final of the women's 100m race at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.05.09.2012#1229637
Athletes start the women's 100m T42 final at the 14th Summer Paralympics in London.05.09.2012#1229620
Belgian athlete Marika Vervurt (center) before the start of the final in the 100m women's race in athletics competitions at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London. Marika Vervurt won the gold medal.05.09.2012#1229603
Russian athlete Yegor Sharov at the awards ceremony after he won a silver medal in the 800 meters race in athletics competitions at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.05.09.2012#1229577
Russian athlete Gocha Khugaev at the awards ceremony after he won a gold medal in the long jump in athletics events at the XIV Paralympic Games in London.05.09.2012#1229564
Brazilian athlete Felipe Gomes, left, at the start of the 4 x 100 m qualification relay at the 14th Summer Paralympic Games in London.05.09.2012#1228942
China's Hongxia Tang who won the silver medal in the women’s shot put F11/12 final at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.05.09.2012#1228925
Venezuela's Jose Ortiz competes in the long jump at the men's athletics competition at the 14th Summer Paralympics in London.04.09.2012#1228285
Iran's Nasiri Bazanjani competes in the 1,500-meter race at the men's athletics competition at the 14th Summer Paralympics in London. Bazanjani won gold in the race.04.09.2012#1228264
Paralympic gold medalist, Russia's Yevgeny Shvetsov, right, after finishing the 400-meter race at the men's athletics competition at the 14th Summer Paralympics in London. From left: Russian athletes Artem Arefyev and Aleksei Zhirnov.04.09.2012#1228262
Russia's Yelena Pautova after finishing the 1,500m race at the women's athletics competition at the 14th Summer Paralympics in London. Pautova won gold in the race.04.09.2012#1228250
Russian athlete Fyodor Trikolich won the gold medal in the 100 m race in track and field competitions at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.04.09.2012#1228243
Athletes in the quarterfinal match of wheelchair women's individual foil fencing at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.04.09.2012#1228205
Rwanda's Theogene Hakizimana competes in the men's 82.5 kg powerlifting final at the 14th Paralympic in London.04.09.2012#1227982
Rwanda's Theogene Hakizimana gets ready for competing in the men's 82.5 kg powerlifting final at the 14th Paralympic in London.04.09.2012#1227981
Iran's Majid Farzin performs his final try during the men's 82.5 kg powerlifting final at the 14th Paralympic in London. Farzin won gold in the event.04.09.2012#1227957
Athlete during the 800 meters race in the track and field competitions at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.04.09.2012#1227825
Athletes during the 800 meters race in the track and field competitions at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.04.09.2012#1227820
Russia's Andrei Koptev competes in the long jump during the athletics competition at the 14th Summer Paralympics in London.04.09.2012#1227797
Russian athlete Sergei Poddubny, who took 4th place, in the match for the bronze medal in men's table tennis M2 class at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.03.09.2012#1227007
From left: Russia's Sergei Malyshev (silver medal) and Valery Ponomarenko (bronze medal) at the awarding ceremony of the men's 25-meter pistol shooting competitions of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.03.09.2012#1226868
Eric Bennet of the United States takes part in the archery competitions at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.03.09.2012#1226660
Russia's Mikhail Oyun, the bronze medalist of the archery competitions at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.03.09.2012#1226642
Supporters on the stands of the Olympic Stadium during track and field competitions at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.02.09.2012#1225980
Athletes during the 5,000m race at the track and field competitions at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.02.09.2012#1225978
France' Marie-Amélie Le Fur who won the gold medal in the women's 100m running event at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.02.09.2012#1225969
Russia's Nikol Rodomakina who won the gold medal in the women's long jump at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.02.09.2012#1225933
Australian athlete Grant Patterson during a heat in the swimming competitions at the Paralympic Games in 2012 in London.02.09.2012#1225928
Brazil's Terezinha Soares de Santana who won the gold medal in the women's 200m running event at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.02.09.2012#1225910
American athlete Bradley Snyder during the heat in swimming competitions at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.02.09.2012#1225901
Football match between the national teams of Argentina and Great Britain at the Paralympic Games 2012 in London.02.09.2012#1225695
Ukraine's Alla Lysenko wins gold in Women's Single Sculls at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.02.09.2012#1225665
Russian athlete Alexey Chuvashev with his personal trainer Valery Bisarny at the awards ceremony after he won the bronze medal in the single men's rowing competition at the 2012 summer Paralympic Games in London.02.09.2012#1225484
Russian athlete Alexey Chuvashev, who won the bronze medal, in the men's single rowing competition at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.02.09.2012#1225454
Russia's Tatiana Savostyanova, the silver medalist of the women's under-70 kg judo competitions at the 14th Summer Paralympic Games in London, at the awarding ceremony.01.09.2012#1224949
Russia's Irina Kalyanova, right, and Brazil's Diana Almeida da Silva in the women's +70 kg third place judo match at the 14th Paralympic Games in London. Irina Kalyanova won the bronze medal.01.09.2012#1224940
Russia's Oleg Kretsul, left, and Dartanyon Crockett of the United States in the under-90 kg semifinal judo match at the 14th Summer Paralympic Games in London.01.09.2012#1224915
Suvichai Merngprom (Thailand) during the men's singles match of wheelchair tennis at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London. (Multiexposure).01.09.2012#1224647
Nicolas Peifer (France) during the men's singles match of wheelchair tennis at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London. (Multiexposure).01.09.2012#1224645
Maikel Scheffers (Netherlands) during the men's singles match of wheelchair tennis at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.01.09.2012#1224640
Russian athletes Viktor Milenin, Svyatoslav Kartashov and Alexander Savich (from left) during a sitting volleyball match between Russia and Germany at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.01.09.2012#1224615
Athletes during the 2nd round men's 5000m race at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.31.08.2012#1223939
Athletes from left: German Wojtek Czyz (silver), German Markus Rehm (gold) and Dutch athlete Daniel Jorgensen (bronze) during the awards ceremony at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.31.08.2012#1223903
German athlete Wojtek Czyz (silver) during the competition in long jump at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.31.08.2012#1223888
Italian player Amin Muharik and American player Trevon Jenifer (from right) in the preliminary round match of wheelchair basketball between the U.S. and Italy at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.31.08.2012#1223663
American (left) and Italian basketball players greet each other before the preliminary round match of wheelchair basketball between the U.S. and Italy at the 14th summer Paralympic Games in London.31.08.2012#1223656
Russian athlete Sergey Punko at the awards ceremony after winning the gold medal in the 400m freestyle swimming competitions at the XIV summer Paralympic Games in London.30.08.2012#1222907
Russian athlete Oksana Savchenko in the final competition of the 400 m freestyle swimming at the XIV summer Paralympic Games in London.30.08.2012#1222835
Spain's Juan Jose Mendez in the men's 1 km individual track race at the 14th Summer Paralympic Games in London.30.08.2012#1222611
Russia's Alexei Obydennov competes in the 1km individual track time trial at the 14th Summer Paralympic Games in London.30.08.2012#1222600
Russia's Alexei Obydennov competes in the 1km individual track time trial at the 14th Summer Paralympic Games in London.30.08.2012#1222580
Russian Paralympic team participating in the opening ceremony of the 14th Summer Paralympic Games at the Olympic stadium in London. Foreground: banner-bearer Aleksei Ashapatov29.08.2012#1222051
Artists perform at the opening ceremony of the XIV summer Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London.29.08.2012#1222044
The flame lighting ceremony of the XIV summer Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London.29.08.2012#1222042
British Paralympic champion in 1960 Margaret Maughan lights the flame of the XIV summer Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London.30.08.2012#1222038
Opening ceremony of the XIV summer Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London.29.08.2012#1222037
Ceremony raising the flag of the XIV summer Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London.29.08.2012#1221986
Ceremony raising the flag of the XIV summer Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London.29.08.2012#1221961