Athletics highlights - Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Para athletics: Five things we learned at Rio 2016 The Games may be over but here are five thoughts from the Olympic Stadium to keep us entertained during the off-season. The Para athletics action at Rio 2106 brought us everything – elation, heartache, excitement and sometimes, surprise. Here is what we learned over the 11 days of action in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Persistence pays off Don’t let past experiences get in the way of Paralympic gold - persistence certainly paid off for a number of star Para athletes at Rio 2016. Swiss racer Marcel Hug has been competing in wheelchair racing for 20 years – Rio 2016 was his fourth Paralympic Games and he finally made it to the top of the podium not once but twice, winning the 800m T54 and marathon T53/54. Canadian Brent Lakatos, 36, also struck gold at his fourth Games, winning the 100m T53, while Tunisia’s Abbes Saidi held off Australia’s world record holder Deon Kenzie to win the men’s 1,500m T38 – his first individual Par