Defining images from Day 8 of the Tokyo Paralympics where grit reigned supreme

[caption id=“attachment_9930901” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] USA’s Oksana Masters celebrates after winning the women’s H5 road race at the Fuji International Speedway. AP Photo[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9930891” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Greece’s Grigorios Polychronidis (right) gets a kiss from his assistant Aikaterini Patroni after he lost the gold medal match to Adam Peska (left) of the Czech Republic in the boccia individual BC3 category. AP Photo[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9930881” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Alexander Gritsch of Austria finishes third in the men’s H4 road cycling race during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. OIS via AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9930871” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] Gold medallist Germany’s Markus Rehm (centre), silver medallist France’s Dimitri Pavade (right) and bronze medallist United States’ Trenten Merrill celebrate after the men’s long jump T64 final. AP Photo[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_9930861” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] A close up of the prosthetic limb of Japan’s Daiske Fujihara as he competes in a men’s singles SU3 badminton match against Britain’s Daniel Bethell at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. AP Photo[/caption]