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The 2012 Paralympics in London At Olympic Park in London, 4,300 athletes from around the world are competing until Sept. 9.
Sept. 6, 2012
Gold medalist Jonnie Peacock, left, of Britain wins the men's 100m T44 category final during the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
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Sept. 6, 2012
Britain's Hannah Cockroft, third from left, races toward the finish line to win the women's 200m T34 final during the Paralympic Games.
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Sept. 6, 2012
Brazil's Ricardinho, left, avoids a challenge by Argentina's David Peralta, second from left, during their five-a-side semifinal soccer match during the Paralympic Games at the Riverbank Arena. Athletes with a visual impairment are eligible to compete in the sport. All four outfield players must wear blackout eyeshades to ensure fairness, and the football contains ball bearings to produce a noise when it moves.
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Sept. 6, 2012
Brazil's Luciano dos Santos Pereira knocks over an official as he competes in the men's triple jump F11 final in the Paralympic Games. Santos Pereira was competing against other athletes who were also visually impaired.
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Sept. 5, 2012
Great Britain's Justine Moore, left, competes against Russia's Liudmila Vasileva during the Paralympic women's individual Epee Category B Preliminary Pool B at the Excel Arena in London.
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Sept. 5, 2012
South Africa's athletes celebrate their victory after setting a new world record in the Men's 4x100 Relay T42-46 final at the 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Sept. 5, 2012
Tanner Gers of the United States competes in the men's long jump F11 at the Paralympic Games in London.
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Sept. 5, 2012
Britain's David Anthony celebrates after scoring a goal during a wheelchair rugby match against the United States during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Reuters
Sept. 4, 2012
Konstantin Lisenkov of Russia competes in a men's 100-meter backstroke heat on Day 6 of the 2012 Paralympic Games at London’s Aquatics Center.
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Sept. 4, 2012
Beverley Jones of Great Britain competes in women's shot put at Olympic Stadium.
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Sept. 4, 2012
Ruslan Katyshev of Ukraine is watched by his guide as he competes in men's long jump at Olympic Stadium.
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Sept. 4, 2012
Josh Vander Vies of Canada competes during the mixed pairs boccia BC4 classification bronze-medal final at the ExCel center in London.
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Sept. 3, 2012
Andy Avellana from Philippines fails to clear the bar in the men's high jump F42 classification final during the athletics competition at the 2012 Paralympics in London.
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Sept. 3, 2012
Brazil's Terezinha Guilhermina, left, and guide Guilherme Soares de Santana compete in the women's 400-meter T12 semifinal track-and-field event at the Olympic Stadium.
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Sept. 3, 2012
South Korea's Kim Gyu Dae, right, leads the pack in heat 3 of round 1 of the men's 1,500-meter T54 athletics event during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium.
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Sept. 3, 2012
Yongqing Fu of China shoots past Rose Hollermann of the United States during the women's wheelchair basketball preliminary group B match between China and the United States on Day 5 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Sept. 3, 2012
Jeff Fabry of the United States competes in the Men's Individual Compound Archery -- W1 on Day 5 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Royal Artillery Barracks.
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Sept. 3, 2012
Ali Hosseini of Iran is congratulated by his coach after winning the Gold medal in the Men's -75 kg Powerlifting on day 5 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England.
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Sept. 3, 2012
Qing Xu of China competes in the men's 200-meter individual medley -- SM6 final on Day 5 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Aquatics Center.
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Sept. 3, 2012
Britain's Eleanor Simmonds competes in the women's 200-meter IM final SM6 category during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Aquatics Center. Simmonds won the race to win the gold medal.
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Sept. 1, 2012
Britain's Richard Whitehead celebrates after winning the men's 200m T42 final race at the 2012 Paralympics in London.
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AP
Aug. 30, 2012
China's Wei Yanpeng competes in the men's 100-meter butterfly S8 category at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
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Associated Press
Aug. 30, 2012
Ron Hawthorne of the United States competes against Ihor Zasyadkovych of Ukraine during the preliminary round of the men's 60-kg judo on the first day of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Aug. 30, 2012
Great Britain's Sarah Storey celebrates setting a new world record in the women's individual C5 Pursuit qualifying session at the Velodrome on the opening day of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Aug. 30, 2012
Natalia Partyka of Poland serves during her women's singles C10 classification match against Umran Ertis of Turkey at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The world's No. 1, who was a gold medalist in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics, is also the only female athlete to be competing in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
TOBY MELVILLE
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Reuters
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