Shingo Kunieda was undoubtedly the most popular player on the court, but most of his supporters didn't realize that the gentleman playing so handsomely in front of them has been the world's No 1 wheelchair tennis player for the past four years.
Three of Iraq's nine gold medalists at the Guangzhou Asian Para Games have their sights firmly set on the Para Games in London in 2012.
Winning the 7-a-side CP (cerebral palsy) soccer competition is not the only goal of Iranian coach Saleh Hosein and his team at the Guangzhou Asian Para Games.
Iran's Seyedehazam Rezaei decided to stay in Guangzhou for two more days to enjoy the food and visit some scenic spots after winning a bronze medal in the women's R2-SH110m air rifle event on Monday at the Aoti Shooting Range.
Every child has talent of some sort and the only thing needed is for he or she to discover it. Kanchan Mala D Pande, a visually disabled Indian girl, discovered that swimming was how she could transform her life.
Writing stories about Satya Prakash Tiwari, an Indian athlete with leg disabilities, is a tough job for a reporter.
When three-year-old Takuro Yamada was thrown into the water by his father, he was both thrilled and frightened. But now, the newly-crowned Asian Para Games swimming champ cannot tell where he feels better, in the water or on land.
Takuro Yamada of Japan made history in Guangzhou on Monday as he finished first in the men's S9 400 freestyle final to claim the first-ever gold medal of the new-born Asian Para Games.
The 16th Asian Games in the Guangdong provincial capital Guangzhou presented audiences with a magnificent sporting feast. Now Asian people's attention will once again be on the booming Pearl River city as the Asian Para Games began on Sunday.