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Student coverage of the 2016 Paralympics Games in Rio de Janeiro

Tatyana McFadden: The Face of the US Paralympic Movement

Centre County Report in Rio: The 2016 Paralympic Games

Penn State Student Journalists Return From Rio: They Brought the Paralympics to the World

Eleven days in September: Covering the 2016 Paralympic Games

LGBT Paralympians, ‘two minorities at once,’ welcome increased visibility

Competitors in the men's marathon wheel along Copacabana Beach on the final day of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016.

Photo gallery: 2016 Paralympic Games | Sunday Sept. 18, 2016

Men’s wheelchair basketball co-captain Steve Serio celebrates Team USA’s victory at mid court of the Rio Olympic Arena after the gold medal ceremony Friday, Sept. 17, 2016. USA defeated Spain 68-52 to win gold in the 2016 Paralympic Games.

Photo gallery: 2016 Paralympic Games | Saturday Sept. 17, 2016

Tatyana McFadden of the U.S. races to victory in the women's 5000m T54 race at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. She claimed her third gold medal and fourth overall of the games.

Top US wheelchair racer could go home with 5 golds

Daniel Wagner, from Denmark, celebrates after winning the silver medal in the men's 100m T-42 final at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016.

Technology at Paralympics sparks advances and controversy

Video | Stop and go: Paralympic football five-a-side

Syrian swimmer Ibrahim Al Hussein is a man without a country and without part of his right leg, which he lost in a bombing in his former hometown in Syria. But he hopes to leave a mark at the 2016 Paralympic Games by representing the refugees of the world. “Having the word ‘refugee’ circulated throughout the world is the most important thing I could have done,” Al Hussein said. He is shown here preparing for a 50 meter freestyle preliminary heat at the Olympics Aquatic Stadium at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016.

Two-man refugee team appreciates Paralympic experience

Christina Schwab (24) and Gail Gaeng celebrate after the U.S. team defeated Germany to win gold during the wheelchair basketball finals at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016.

Photo gallery: 2016 Paralympic Games | Friday Sept. 16, 2016

2016 Paralympic Games volunteer Lorena Cavalcanti, at right in yellow shirt, wears a credential that says “I speak English.” A designation that she speaks Enthhusiasm might be more appropriate. She says she made it her personal mission to inspire the corwd at the powerlifting venue to cheer for every competitor. So she whistled and danced her way around the Riocentro Pavillion 2, as shown in this photo where she joined spectators from Mexico. (Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP) Photo accompanies story AP OLY PARALYMPICS VOLUNTEERS

Time to go: Rio volunteers a little sad, a lot tired

Penn State student Brett Gravatt navigates a dirt path along a sidewalk in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. The broken stones and tree roots made the sidewalk inaccessible to wheelchairs forcing Gravatt to the dirt path. (Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP)

Navigating Rio can be tough for those with disabilities

Rubicel de la Cruz of Mexico scores past Morocco’s goalie Ayoub Serrakh on a penalty kick during their 2016 Paralympics Games football five-a-side match Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 at the Olympic tennis Center in Rio de Janeiro. Mexico won the game 2-0. All of the players except the goalies are blindfolded.

Photo gallery: 2016 Paralympic Games | Thursday Sept. 15, 2016

Bjornar Erikstad emerges from a fresh water shower from a hose after competing in the 1-person keelboat class in the Atlantic Ocean off Rio de Janeiro at the 2016 Paralympic Games. The Norwegian sailor is ranked 11th after the fifth race in the series.

Photo gallery: 2016 Paralympic Games | Wednesday Sept. 14, 2016

Brazil's Lia Martins takes a selfie with fans after Brazil's game against the U.S. in a women's wheelchair basketball quarterfinal game at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The U.S. defeated Brazil 66-35. The spirit of Brazil’s fans, some of whom could not afford Summer Games, has lifted the Rio Paralympics. Tickets sales have now topped 2 million, organizers say.

Brazilians being Brazilians lift Paralympic spirit

Alessandro Zanardi ITA (left) competes in the Men's Cycling Road Race H5 at Pontal. The Paralympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday 15th September 2016.

Race driver Alex Zanardi, a double amputee, wins gold at Rio

Zou Lihong, of China waves to the Olympic Stadium crowd after her bronze-medal finish in the women's 400 meters at the 2016 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

Chinese dominate medal count at Paralympics

Brazil's Lia Martins takes a shot as she falls to the ground during Brazil's game against the U.S. in the women's wheelchair basketball quarter finals at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. (Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP)

Photo gallery: 2016 Paralympic Games | Tuesday Sept. 13, 2016

British runner Richard Whitehead celebrates his gold medal victory in the men’s 200m final on Sunday Sept. 11, 2016 at the 2016 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The double amputee competes on customized carbon fiber blades.

Five things to know: Lots of records at the Rio Paralympics

Marcelo dos Santos of Brazil throws a boccia ball under the watchful gaze of Michaela Balcova of Slovakia during the mixed pairs BC4 gold medal match at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. Slovakia defeated Brazil 4-2. (Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP)

Photo gallery: 2016 Paralympic Games | Monday Sept. 12, 2016

David Brown holds an American flag aloft as he and his sighted guide, Jerome Avery, celebrate Brown’s Paralymic record time of 10.99 seconds in the 100 meter dash at the 2016 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. (Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP)

Photo gallery: 2016 Paralympic Games | Sunday Sept. 11, 2016