Rio Paralympics: Egypt’s Ibrahim Hamadtou swings a table tennis paddle with his teeth and other amazing pictures

The prosthesis of the Netherlands’ Jeroen Teeuwen lies on the floor during the men’s final high jump T42 athletics event. Leo Correa / AP

Rawat Tana, centre, competes during the Paralympic Games Rio 2016 Athletics Men’s 5000m. Marcelo Sayao / EPA

Athletes stand in line before competing in the men's javelin throw F44 final athletics event at the Paralympic Games. Leo Correa / AP

Maya Nakanishi of Japan competes in the women’s long jump. Simon Bruty / EPA

Ricardinho of Brazil celebrates with team member after scoring in men’s five-a-side football. Ricardo Moraes / Reuters

Athletes and guides compete in women's 100m. Sergio Moraes / Reuters

Athletes compete in the Men’s 5,000m T54 heat. Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images

Zhiqiang Zhong of China prepares to compete in the men's high jump T42 final. Atsushi Tomura / Getty

Rudy Garcia-Tolson of the United States competes in Heat 1 of the men’s 100-metre butterfly S8 swimming event. Bob Martin / OIS, IOC via AP

Hetti Arachchige of Sri Lanka competes in the men’s javelin throw F44 final. Ricardo Moraes / Reuters

Liam Malone of New Zealand, Jarryd Wallace of the United States and Jonnie Peacock of Great Britain compete in the men’s 100 metre T44 final. Matthew Stockman / Getty

A selection of photos from Rio and the 2016 Paralympics.

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