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Ukrainian squad third in Rio Paralympics 2016 medal count

Famous Brazilian musicians performed in front of the guests and athletes, followed by an vast fireworks display.

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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Team Nigeria to the Paralympics Games which ended on Sunday won 12 medals in Rio.

On the occasion, tributes were also paid to the Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad, who died in an accident during his event on Saturday. China would end the Rio Paralympics with 107 gold medals and 239 in total, nearly 100 medals more than its nearest rival, Great Britain, which held a comfortable second place.

“It doesn’t matter what I say about my future because at the last Paralympics I said that those would be my last games and here I am in Rio”, she explained The final Israeli to compete in Rio on Sunday was marathon runner Gadi Yarkoni.

Northern Ireland athletes have continued to excel on the world stage at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, with nine athletes from the north securing six medalincluding five gold, making it the most successful Games to date.

Standing alongside Craven, Carlos Nuzman, the president of the Rio 2016 organising committee, was cheered when he exclaimed: “Mission accomplished”.

Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes handed the Paralympic flag to International Paralympic Committee president Sir Philip Craven, who then handed it to Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike.

Fireworks erupt during the Paralympics closing ceremony.

Delegation chief Olek Kazimirowski identified three reasons for the Belgian success: “the effort of the athletes, their parents and staff, the positive atmosphere in the Paralympic village and the professional structures in Belgium”.

McFadden has won two golds and four silvers out of her seven events at Rio, after the disappointment of Team USA’s disqualification from the 4x400m relay.

Brazilian music stars including Gaby Amarantos, Nacao Zumbi and queen of the carnival Ivete Sangalo brought the party as the host nation said goodbye to eleven record-breaking days of Paralympic sport.

But not for Rio and Brazil.

Once more, it was China that dominated overall, with 239 medals, including 107 golds – far ahead of nearest rival Britain with 147 total and 64 golds.

A moment’s silence was observed and Iran won the first set before a lapse in concentration allowed Bosnia back into the contest.

China’s relay team pose with their country’s national flag after winning the gold medal in the men’s 4×400-meter – T53/54 final at the Olympic Stadium during the Paralympic Games.

It could hardly have been hoped after the outstanding success of the 2012 Paralympics in London that the British team could exceed their astonishing medals tally of that golden summer.

The big country missing in the top section of the standings, however, was Russian Federation, which during the London Games won 102 medals, including 36 golds.

“Giving other people someone to look at, someone that can empower them who has overcome setbacks, disabilities, illnesses”.

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As Craven declared the Games over – with Tokyo now taking up the baton for 2020 – he said Brazil had passed a hard test.

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