The 33 Most Inspiring Photos Of The Paralympics

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Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain wins gold in the Women’s 200m - T34 Final.

Image by Julian Finney / Getty Images
2.

Natalia Partyka of Poland in action during the Women’s Team Table Tennis.

Image by Justin Setterfield / Getty Images
3.

Nigel Murray of Great Britain reacts after playing a shot during the Mixed Boccia Individual - BC4 quarter finals.

Image by Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
4.

Mahmoud Khaldi of Tunisia crosses the line to win gold in the Men’s 400m - T12 Final.

Image by Jamie McDonald / Getty Images
5.

Yijun Chen of China celebrates after winning the gold in Men’s Individual Sabre Wheelchair Fencing.

Image by Dennis Grombkowski / Getty Images
6.

David Weir of Great Britain wins gold in the Men’s 800m - T54 Final.

Image by Julian Finney / Getty Images
7.

Assunta Legnante of Italy competes in the Women’s Shot Put F11/F12 Final.

Image by Michael Steele / Getty Images
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Alex Zanardi of Italy celebrates winning the Men’s Individual H4 Time Trial.

Image by Clive Rose / Getty Images
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Sam Chik Tam of Hong Kong celebrates victory during his Mens Epee Category B Quarter Final match against Daoliang Hu of China.

Image by Jamie McDonald / Getty Images
10.

Nicholas Taylor of the United States and teammate David Wagner celebrates after the Quad Doubles Wheelchair Tennis Gold Medal match.

Image by Dennis Grombkowski / Getty Images
11.

James O’Shea of Great Britain dives from the blocks in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke - SB5 Final.

Image by Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images
12.

Alphanso Cunningham of Jamaica competes in the Men’s Discus Throw - F51/52/53 Final.

Image by Julian Finney / Getty Images
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Jiri Jezek of the Czech Republic reacts to winning the Men’s Indiviual C4 Time Trial.

Image by Bryn Lennon / Getty Images
14.

Guide Guilherme Soares de Santana reacts to Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil winning gold before she knows she’s won the Women’s 100m T11 Final.

Image by Michael Steele / Getty Images
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Richard Oribe of Spain celebrates after winning the silver in the Men’s 100m Freestyle - S4 Final.

Image by Christopher Lee / Getty Images
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Yunidis Castillo of Cuba celebrates as she wins gold in the Women’s 100m T46 Final.

Image by Gareth Copley / Getty Images
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Catherine O’Neill of Ireland takes part in the women’s club throw F51/31/32 classification final.

Image by Toby Melville / Reuters
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The South African Men’s 4x100m relay team celebrates winning gold and setting a new world record in the T42/T46 Final.

Image by Julian Finney / Getty Images
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Iliesa Delana from Fiji celebrates winning the men’s High Jump Final F42.

Image by Stefan Wermuth / Reuters
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Katherine Downie, Ellie Cole and Maddison Elliot of Australia celebrate as teamate Jacqueline Freney wins them the gold medal in the Women’s 4x100m Freestyle.

Image by Clive Rose / Getty Images
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Germany’s Vanessa Low competes in the Women’s Long Jump F42/44 final.

Image by Glyn Kirk / AFP / Getty Images
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Silver medallist Cigdem Dede of Turkey, gold medallist Ivory Nwokorie of Nigeria and bronze medallist Lidiia Soloviova of Ukraine pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women’s -44kg powerlifting competition.

Image by Matthew Lloyd / Getty Images
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Marie-Amelie le Fur of France trips as she crosses line to win gold ahead of April Homes of the United States Women’s 100m.

Image by Michael Steele / Getty Images
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Britain’s Jonnie Peacock celebrates after winning gold in the Men’s 100m - T44.

Image by Luke Macgregor / Reuters
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Jon-Allan Butterworth of Great Britain rides on day 8 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Image by Bryn Lennon / Getty Images
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Yohansson Nascimento of Brazil celebrates winning silver in the Men’s 400m - T46 Final.

Image by Julian Finney / Getty Images
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Competitors are seen through the Paralympic flame as they race during the Women’s 5000m T54 classification heats.

Image by Toby Melville / Reuters
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Matt Stutzman of the United States competes in the Men’s Individual Compound Archery.

Image by Dennis Grombkowski / Getty Images
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Andy Avellana of Philippines competes in the Men’s High Jump - F42 Final.

Image by Gareth Copley / Getty Images
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Martine Wright of Great Britain, who lost her legs in the 7/7 bombings, waves to her family in the crowd after the opening game of the womens sitting volleyball tournament.

Image by Matthew Lloyd / Getty Images
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Scott Mccowan of Great Britain plays a shot during the Mixed Individual Boccia - BC2.

Image by Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
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Sarah Storey of Great Britain celebrates winning her eleventh Paralympic gold medal after victory in the Women’s Individual C4-5 Road Race during the road cycling.

Image by Michael Steele / Getty Images
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China’s He Junquan bites on a towel to aid his start in the men’s 50m Backstroke S5.

Image by Eddie Keogh / Reuters

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      They really need to to hold these before the Olympics. With the regular games over, all the hype is gone and these get overlooked - which is a shame, since these are vastly more badass and inspiring. Of course, just seeing them broadcast at all would be a huge improvement.

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      #8 the accident that took his legs is absolutely terrifying. This man has racing in his blood.

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      Perseverance. Something I don’t have. This post made me feel worse, actually… But wow! To them!

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      Run,tennis,football

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    • andie277 8 months ago

      Amazing & so inspiring!

    • devenb 8 months ago

      These photos show me that there are no limits to the human capacity for excellence. All it takes is the will to achieve it.

    • bethanyXD 8 months ago

      these people are so strong <3

    • Sweetlips 8 months ago

      Welp wheelchair swordfighting is on my to watch list

    • spinthestars 8 months ago

      Cried through the whole thing. Inspiration comes from all kinds of people.
      #10 was a great teammate moment.

    • Christy T. 8 months ago

      The guy with no arms swimming.

    • Brian H. 8 months ago

      China kicked butt in medals. Nice to see they are just as competitive in the para-olympics.  Grats to all the athletes.

    • I asked the question - how do you high jump with one leg? And here’s the answer - amazing!

    • oOo 8 months ago

      Wait, what’s wrong with #4 Mahmoud Khaldi? He looks to have all his bits. Is he blind?

    • lalitb2 8 months ago

      Showing us how to live life at full …

    • Infinicat 8 months ago

      This was my first year to watch the Paralympics and I was not disappointed to say the least. I sorely regret not having watched them in previous years. Sadly, they don’t get much (if any) recognition here in the states and aren’t televised at all. It’s a real shame too because the athletes are nothing short of amazing.  If you’re in the states and would like to watch, check out Paralympic.org’s YouTube channel here:   Thanks for posting this. These really are some great shots.

    • silverhellion 8 months ago

      #23.) My reaction, “OH NO!!!”…three seconds later…”Yay!!!”

    • erikachristine 8 months ago

      Absolutely incredible!!! There are only the limitations that you make for yourself.

    • fruppi 8 months ago

      14 made me actually cry, not just the standard tear up and sniffle.

     
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