Technician Christian de Barros checks a repaired
prosthetic leg on swimmer Scody Victor of Mauritius at the Ottobock
repair workshop. Ottobock prosthetic, orthotic and wheelchair
technicians are expecting to carry out as many as 2,000 repairs for
athletes from 147 countries during the 2012 London Paralympics.
Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Zeinab Oteify of Egypt brings her hands together
in prayer before attempting a lift in the women's -44kg powerlifting
competition. Oteify made the lift successfully. Photograph: Matthew
Lloyd/Getty Images
Sam Hynd of Great Britain in action during the
men's 400m S8 freestyle heats at Aquatics Centre. Sam's brother Oliver
is also a Paralympic swimmer. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images
And another rather lovely moment as Carol-Eduard
Novak of Romania celebrates winning his gold in Men's Individual C4
Pursuit Final with the crowd. Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
Libby Clegg (L) of Great Britain and her guide
Mikail Huggins as she races her way to a world record in the women's
100m T12 heat . Photograph: Kerim Okten/EPA
Source: The Guardian
Paralympics 2012: Friday 31 August - live picture blog
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