The 2016 Summer Paralympics are running from Wednesday 7 September to Sunday 18 September, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is a chronological summary of the major events that took place during the course of the Games.
Lu Dong is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer, who won gold and silver medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She got 38.28 seconds on 50m butterfly. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics she won four gold medals with three world record. Lu lost both her arms after being hit by a motorist at age six.
Marta Fernández Infante is a Spanish Paralympic swimmer from Valladolid, Spain. She has cerebral palsy. At the 2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championships, she won one gold medal and three silvers, as well as breaking a world record. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in the 50 metre butterfly S5 event, a gold medal in the 50 metre breaststroke SB3 event, and a bronze medal in the 50m freestyle S4. She broke her own world record in the 50 metre butterfly S4.
The Women's 100 metre backstroke S14 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 50 metre freestyle S4 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 50 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 1 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 50 metre freestyle S13 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 29 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 50 metre backstroke S2 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 50 metre backstroke S3 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 29 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 50 metre backstroke S5 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 30 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 100 metre backstroke S6 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 3 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 100 metre backstroke S7 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 30 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 100 metre backstroke S9 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 30 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Women's 100 metre backstroke S11 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 28 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The Men's 50 metre backstroke S4 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 3 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The men's 50 metre freestyle S4 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 September 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
The men's 50 metre backstroke S5 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 30 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
