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A fun stat I thought some of you might appreciate.

What a thrilling evening of racing in Para athletics!

Incredible victory for Romanchuk

Disregard, she was the second athlete to win a medal in Para taekwondo. I got ahead of myself.

Great race in the women's T13 1500m final

As far as I know, there haven't been any significant chnages to the classifications for the last few editions. I'm not really sure what you mean by this?

Not all disability is visible. An American swimmer had to unpack her entire disability and put with up with insults online after her disability was questioned this earlier week. Her comments on the matter were heartbreaking becuase she should have been celebrating a medal, but instead she had to defend the act of simply competing

For those still looking for something to watch tomorrow morning, there will be a rare v. bout in taekwondo.

That would be me foregetting to add results from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Roza Kozakowska was disqualifed, unfourtunately. The resullts system was she was in breach of rule R6.16.1: Noncompliance of equipment – racing chairs, running frames, throwing frames, prosthetic devices, helmets, tethers and eye masks/opaque glasses

joins on the list of nations with a medal at the Paralympic Games, but not at the Olympic Games (assuming my research is correct). Ask and you shall receive @heywoodu and @intoronto Edit: was left off the list, since they don't keep as a sperate team at the Olympics.

We have the first ever medalist from at the Paralympic Games!

Marie Antoinnette Dassi will also attmept to become the first athlete from Cameroon to win a medal at the Paralympic Games. Medal matches getting underway now.

Goverdhan will compete for a bronze medal in the women's K44 -57kg weight class in taekwando. No Nepalese athlete has ever won a medal at the Paralympic Games.

Silver medal for Purnomo @Griff88

Melissa Tapper is also competing at the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games this year in table tennis. Natalia Partyka did that double in the past. Zehra Nemati did the archery double at Rio 2016.

Tirsek wins only the fifth gold medal in his NPC's history at the Paralympic Games

having an evening to remember in track cycling.

Khudadadi becomes the first refugee to win a medal at the Paralympic Games

I think those are both extremes. I wouldn't really think of disability is an indicator of "health" either, since it can be genetic, illness-related, the result of an accident, etc. Around 15% of the global population is likely disabled, so nations with smaller populations may have a more limited pool of potential athletes. Of course, not every disabled person will want to be athlete either, some will prefer science, arts, politics, etc, so I'd imagine that impacts delegation sizes as well. I think there's also a funding and accessibility element to representation as well, so it's a complex topic.

Chen responds with a WR of her own to take the gold medal

Just for reference, Para track cycling is governed by the UCI as well, so they've just brought the sport in-line with able-bodies track cycling in that case.

Rahimi heading for the final later tonight @MHSN

Swimming events have been very entertaining so far, it must be said.

What a race in the women's S2 100m backstroke! Milimetres in that one, surely?