Dylan Alcott of Australia reacts after winning the gold medal against Andy Lapthorne (out of frame) of the UK in the wheelchair tennis quad singles gold medal match at the Olympic Tennis Centre during the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 14, 2016. Handout photo by Bob Martin/OIS/IOC via AFP. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. / AFP PHOTO / Bob Martin for OIS

Tennis Alcott’s perfect response to bullies

SIXTEEN years ago, Dylan Alcott was bullied in school for being overweight and in a wheelchair. Now he’s a dual Paralympian tennis gold medallist. VIDEO.

Britain's Ian Sagar, center, is blocked by Australian players Shaw Russel and Bradley Ness during their quarterfinal match in the wheelchair basketball event in the Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel)

Basketball Era over as Rollers miss medals

COACH Ben Ettridge concedes the Rollers “didn’t pay the jersey enough respect” as they leave the Paralympics without a medal for the first time in 16 years.

2016 Rio Paralympics - Day 7

Athletics 100m silver for Year 9 schoolgirl Holt

TEEN sprint sensation Isis Holt has added a Paralympic Games silver to her world championship golden double, finishing second in her T35 100m final.

Italy's Alessandro Zanardi is interviewed after winning gold in the Men's Time Trial H5 held in Pontal, during the seventh day of the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

Cycling Ex-F1 driver Zanardi dominates at Paralympics

NEARLY 15 years to the day he lost his legs in an auto racing crash in Germany, Italian athlete Alex Zanardi captured a gold medal at the Rio Paralympics.

US Matt Stutzman --who has not arms-- competes during the archery qualifying at the Sambodrome during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on september 14, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON

Archery No arms but archer finds his target

UNITED States archer Matt Stutzman last year hit a target with a single arrow from 283m. It’s a Guinness world record. And he did it without arms.

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In this photo released by IOC, Algeria's Abdellatif Baka wins the gold in the men's 1,500-meter T13 final athletics event at Olympic Stadium during the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. (Bob Martin/OIS,IOC via AP)

Paralympics 2016 Paralympic stunner: Faster than able-bodied

SOMETHING extraordinary has happened at the Paralympics, with not one but four runners outdoing the gold medallist in the same race at the Rio Olympics.

Samuel von Einem takes home the silver medal in a hard fought match in mens table tennis on day 5 at Riocentro Pavillion 3. 2016 Paralympic Games - RIO Brazil Australian Paralympic Committee Monday 12th September 2016 © Sport the library / Drew Chislett

Table tennis Young gun ends Aussie medal drought with silver

HE learnt the game against the backdrop of Abu Dhabi’s golden sand, but table tennis player Sam von Einem says silver is his new favourite colour.

Brayden Davidson – Men’s long jump T36 GOLD Olympic Stadium / Day 5 Athletics 2016 Paralympic Games - RIO Brazil Australian Paralympic Committee Rio Brazil Monday 12 September 2016 © Sport the library / Jeff Crow

Flying high Aussie teen jumps into record books

ADELAIDE long jumper Brayden Davidson has triumphed with a record-breaking leap to take home gold at the Rio Paralympics.

Paralympics

Fifty-year-old debutant has got the power

Fifty-year-old debutant has got the power

A 50-year-old mother-of-three from Kazakhstan has upstaged younger rivals to claim a powerlifting silver medal in her Paralympic Games debut.

Olympics 2016

Era over as Rollers miss medals

Era over as Rollers miss medals
COACH Ben Ettridge concedes the Rollers “didn’t pay the jersey enough respect” as they leave the Paralympics without a medal for the first time in 16 years.

Meet the world’s tallest athlete

Meet the world’s tallest athlete
THIS Iranian athlete can touch the top of Shaquille O’Neal’s head — sitting down. Opposition players have got no answers.

Australia’s most inspirational sport-hopper

Australia’s most inspirational sport-hopper
TWO serious car crashes may have crushed his body and forced him to switch sports, but they could not crush the spirit of the racer within Australian paracanoeist Colin Sieders.

McGrath’s special tribute to fallen mates

McGrath’s special tribute to fallen mates
IN Australia, a country built on sport and its Anzac heritage, what more compelling story could there be than a wounded soldier fighting for gold on the global stage?

Best mates combine to win thrilling gold

Best mates combine to win thrilling gold
AUSSIES Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson have clawed their way back from big second and third set deficits to win quad doubles gold at the Rio Paralympics.