By Daniel Etchells in Rio de Janeiro and Duncan Mackay, Dan Palmer and Liam Morgan in London
Rio 2016 Paralympics: Day eight of competition
- Thursday, 15 September 2016
Timeline
- 7 years ago: End of day eight
- 7 years ago: Australia break own world and Paralympic record to win women's 4x100m freestyle relay 34 points
- 7 years ago: China win women's team epee by beating Hong Kong
- 7 years ago: Singapore's Yip eases to victory in women's 50m backstroke S2
- 7 years ago: Zou leads Chinese one-two with world record time in men's 50m backstroke S2
- 7 years ago: Ukraine's Boiko breezes to victory in men's 50m backstroke S1
- 7 years ago: Valencia delivers gold for Colombia in men's javelin F34
- 7 years ago: Chinese one-two in women's 100m freestyle S11 as Xie takes gold
- 7 years ago: France beat China to men's team epee gold
- 7 years ago: American Snyder claims world record-breaking win in men's 100m freestyle S11
- 7 years ago: Chinese world record in 4x100 relay success
- 7 years ago: Chinese one-two in men's long jump T38
- 7 years ago: Canada's Rung wins women's 200m individual medley SM5 by margin of over 20 seconds
- 7 years ago: Problem with water pump causes delay in Rio 2016 Paralympic swimming competition, says IPC representative
- 7 years ago: China smash world record to clinch gold in women's 4x400m T53/54
- 7 years ago: Houdet and Peifer hold off British challenge to land wheelchair tennis gold
- 7 years ago: Iran's Zahra wins recurve gold with victory over Wu
- 7 years ago: Paeyo does the double with victory in men's 800m T35 race
- 7 years ago: Tlili breaks world record to win women's discus F41
- 7 years ago: Swimming competition delayed due to "venue maintenance"
- 7 years ago: China's Huang breaks new ground in winning men's 200m freestyle S3
- 7 years ago: Wang smashes world record en route to women's shot put F35 gold
- 7 years ago: Reardon clinches gold for Australia in men's 100m T42
- 7 years ago: Federal Constitutional Court of Germany rejects appeals from Russian Paralympians
- 7 years ago: Canada's Rivard breaks world record on way to success in women's 400m freestyle S10
- 7 years ago: World champion Savon Pineda claims Paralympic gold for Cuba in men's 100m T12
- 7 years ago: Another world record falls as Ukraine's Krypak storms to victory in men's 400m freestyle S10
- 7 years ago: Shikongo makes history as Namibia clinch first-ever men's Paralympic gold
- 7 years ago: Paralympic record as Australia's Thomas Kane wins women's 100m breaststroke SB6
- 7 years ago: World and Paralympic champion Van Rhijn wins women's 200m T44 gold
- 7 years ago: World record for Ukraine's Bogodaiko on way to victory in men's 100m breaststroke SB6
- 7 years ago: McFadden leads home American clean sweep in women's 5,000m T54
- 7 years ago: More swimming success for China as Xu claims gold in women's 100m butterfly S9
- 7 years ago: Greece's Michalentzakis wins men's 100m butterfly S9 with Paralympic record time
- 7 years ago: British dominance of equestrian continues with one-two in grade IA event
- 7 years ago: Gold for Griffioen with victory in all-Dutch women's singles wheelchair tennis final
- 7 years ago: Gold for Italy as Cecchetto takes victory in men's road race H3
- 7 years ago: Merklein secures men's road race H4 gold for Germany
- 7 years ago: Al-Hussein and McFadden named winners of Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award
- 7 years ago: Reppe makes it a women's road race double for Germany
- 7 years ago: Eskau wins women's H5 road race for Germany
- 7 years ago: Rio 2016 claim they have no regrets over timing of Paralympic ticket drive
- 7 years ago: Saifi wins F57 discus gold for Algeria
- 7 years ago: Morocco's Amguoun breaks world record to win T13 400m title
- 7 years ago: Wheelchair racing legend Hug wins first-ever Paralympic gold medal
- 7 years ago: South Africa's Hamman throws African gold to take javelin title
- 7 years ago: Croatian produces personal best with last attempt to win long jump gold
- 7 years ago: Malone wins second Rio 2016 track title for New Zealand
- 7 years ago: Baker wins dressage title for Britain as Dutch clinch two medals
- 7 years ago: Van Dyk wins H5 road race gold for South Africa
- 7 years ago: Groulx triumphs in men's H2 road race
- 7 years ago: Martin wins sixth Paralympic gold medal and second at Rio 2016 with T52 1500m victory
- 7 years ago: Triple Beijing 2008 champion Kirwa wins fourth Paralympic crown in Rio T13 5,000m
- 7 years ago: Yemelianov takes KL3 canoe sprint gold medal for Ukraine
- 7 years ago: London 2012 volunteer Dickins wins Paralympic canoeing gold
- 7 years ago: Australia's McGrath takes men's KL2 canoe sprint title
- 7 years ago: Wiggs wins second canoeing gold for Britain in women's KL2
- 7 years ago: Tokarz becomes first male Paralympic champion in canoe sprint
- 7 years ago: Chippington wins historic first Paralympic canoeing gold
- 7 years ago: Fifty-four gold medals to be won on day eight of Rio 2016 Paralympics