By Daniel Etchells in Rio de Janeiro and Duncan Mackay, Dan Palmer, Michael Pavitt and Max Winters in London
Rio 2016 Paralympics: Day one of competition
- Thursday, 8 September 2016
Timeline
- 7 years ago: Day one of competition ends
- 7 years ago: Chinese one-two as first day of Rio 2016 Paralympic swimming action comes to an end
- 7 years ago: Mexico's Angeles Ortiz Hernandez wins gold in women's shot put F57
- 7 years ago: Ukraine's Bogodaiko wins men's 100m backstroke S7 as Brazilian takes bronze
- 7 years ago: China's Zhang beats defending champion to women's 200m freestyle S5 gold
- 7 years ago: Home favourite Dias' bid for Paralympic history begins on right note
- 7 years ago: Grimaldi leaps to women’s T47 long jump title
- 7 years ago: American Meyers sets world record in women's 100m butterfly S13
- 7 years ago: Norbekov destroys men’s F37 discus world record to claim gold
- 7 years ago: Belarus' Boki breaks men's 100m butterfly S13 world record
- 7 years ago: World record for Britain's Firth as she defends women's 100m backstroke S14 crown
- 7 years ago: Huang continues women's T53 100m domination with third straight gold
- 7 years ago: Paralympic record for South Korea's Lee on way to men's 100m backstroke S14 triumph
- 7 years ago: Kappel narrowly beats world record holder to men’s F41 shot put gold
- 7 years ago: Kazakhstan's Gabidullina breaks own world record on way to winning women's 100m freestyle S3
- 7 years ago: World champion Jo becomes Paralympic champion with men's 100m freestyle win
- 7 years ago: Lisa Kruger of the Netherlands wins women's 100m breaststroke SB9 final
- 7 years ago: South Africa's Kevin Paul wins men's 100m breaststroke SB9 final
- 7 years ago: Australia's Lakeisha Patterson wins women's 400m freestyle S8 final
- 7 years ago: Oliver Hynd of Great Britain wins men's 400m freestyle S8 final
- 7 years ago: Second men's judo gold for Uzbekistan as Nigmatov triumphs at under 66kg
- 7 years ago: Bate wins men's B 4000m event as Britain celebrate third track cycling gold
- 7 years ago: Song Lingling of China has won the women's 100m backstroke S6 final
- 7 years ago: China's Zheng Tao wins the men's 100m backstroke S6 final
- 7 years ago: Dame Sarah Storey becomes Britain's most successful female Paralympian after 12th gold
- 7 years ago: French judoka Martinet beats Paralympic champion to women's under 52kg gold
- 7 years ago: World record holder Morelli beats defending champion to women’s C4 3000 metres individual pursuit gold
- 7 years ago: Turkey's Nazmiye Muratli has won gold in the women's under 41kg powerlifting final
- 7 years ago: World champion Giglia catches rival to win women's C1-2-3 3000m individual pursuit gold
- 7 years ago: Uzbekistan's Namozov takes top honours in men's under 60kg judo
- 7 years ago: Chinese judoka Li beats defending champion to women's under 48kg gold
- 7 years ago: China's Chao Dong wins gold in men's 10m air rifle standing SH1
- 7 years ago: Cong Le Van of Vietnam wins gold in the men's under 49kg powerlifting final
- 7 years ago: Greek discus gold with world record throw
- 7 years ago: Latvian gold in men's F52 discus final
- 7 years ago: Dramatic long jump gold for hosts Brazil with final effort of the competition
- 7 years ago: Storey sets track cycling world record in individual C5 pursuit
- 7 years ago: Lochte's 10 month suspension confirmed, with three team-mates handed four month sanctions
- 7 years ago: Lopez wins Spanish gold in men's F12 shot put
- 7 years ago: IPC extends partnership with BP until end of 2020
- 7 years ago: Belarusian at the centre of Russian flag controversy named as Andrei Fomachkin
- 7 years ago: Slovakia's Vadovicova wins first shooting gold
- 7 years ago: Kenya win first gold of the Games in T11 5,000m to deny Brazil glorious start
- 7 years ago: Song Lingling makes it two Chinese world records in the pool on day one
- 7 years ago: Belarusian who carried Russian flag during Opening Ceremony stripped of accreditation
- 7 years ago: Chinese swimmer Jia Hongguang breaks world record on opening morning
- 7 years ago: IPC to provide update after member of Belarus delegation waves Russian flag at Opening Ceremony
- 7 years ago: Thirty-eight gold medals to be won on day one of Rio 2016 Paralympics