International Paralympic Committee

Rescues, romance, history: Top moments from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

As the Paralympic Games draw to a close on Sunday, here's a recap some of the stories that will be remembered:

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Nick Mayhugh smashes own world record in T37 200m, Shingo Kunieda wins gold

Britain's Cockroft won her seventh Paralympics gold while American Mayhugh said he wanted to be the "Usain Bolt of the Paralympics" after claiming his third Tokyo gold.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Afghanistan's Zakia Khudadadi makes her bow after difficult month

Zakia Khudadadi was one of the two Afghan para-athletes who arrived in Tokyo days after the Tokyo Paralympics opened, fleeing Kabul for Paris, and then on to Tokyo.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli stripped of gold... for coming three minutes late

Malaysian shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli appeared to have won gold in the shot put in the F20 class. But after the victory on Tuesday, he was disqualified because he had shown up late for the competition.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: British stars light up Super Sunday; Tatyana McFadden claims 19th career Games medal

Day 5 of the Games brought a first-ever wheelchair rugby gold for Britain, who beat the United States 54-49 in the final.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Nishad Kumar wins silver medal in men's high jump T47 event

Nishad Kumar cleared 2.06m to win the silver and set an Asian record. This is India's second medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Afghanistan's two Paralympians 'extremely emotional' after arrival in Tokyo for Games

Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli would not speak to reporters while they were at the Games. Organisers wanted to avoid "a selfie-fest" with other athletes, but stressed that the pair would be allowed to mingle.

Afghanistan's two Paralympians land in Japan, will compete at Tokyo 2020, says IPC

With the swift fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli had been among the tens of thousands trapped and unable to leave the country. But they were evacuated last weekend.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Bhavinaben Patel becomes first Indian table tennis star to assure medal

The 34-year-old Indian beat her Serbian opponent 11-5 11-6 11-7 in a quarter-final match that lasted 18 minutes.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Britain's Sarah Storey shines, records tumble on Day One

British cyclist Sarah Storey added to her glorious golden history as wheelchair rugby powerhouses Australia suffered a shock defeat on Day One of the delayed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on Wednesday.