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The 2016 Rio Paralympics features 23 sports and 528 events over 11 days. Many of these sports are familiar with adaptations for one of the 10 types of impairments observed at the games. Some, however, are completely unique sports.


Egypt's Ibrahim Hamadtou competes in table tennis. (Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images)


An athlete practices starts with a specialized starting block at the Olympic Stadium. (Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images)


USA archer Jeff Fabry practises before the Mixed Team Compound Open Archery Semi-finals. (Simon Bruty for OIS/IOC via AFP)


Ho Won Jeong from South Korea competes in the Boccia - Mixed Pairs - BC3 Gold Medal Match. Players must throw or roll their coloured balls as close as possible to a white target ball. (Raphael Dias/Getty Images)


Rwanda, bottom, plays Iran in a women's preliminary sitting volleyball match. (Simon Bruty/OIS, IOC via AP)


Canada (top) plays Brazil in goalball. Two teams of three players wearing eyeshades try to score points by throwing a ball with bells inside at high speed into their opponent's goal at the other end of the court. (Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)



Goalball athlete, Jillian Macsween of Canada, dives to block a shot in a match versus China. (Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images)


Swimmers dive into the pool at the start of the Men's 200m IM-SM6 event. (Sergio Moraes/Reuters)


Panagiotis Triantafyllou of Greece leans back as he blocks a thrust in the Wheelchair Fencing Men's Individual Sabre Category B gold medal match. (Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)


Arinn Young of Canada iadvances with the ball during Women's Wheelchair Basketball match with Brazil. (Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images)


Christine Robbins from Canada and guide Sasha Boulton strap into their cycling shoes during Triathlon Women's PT5 event. (Raphael Dias/Getty Images)