Photo gallery: 2016 Paralympic Games | Wednesday Sept. 14, 2016
Photo posted September 14, 2016 in
Sports, 2016 Paralympics Games by Antonella Crescimbeni and Cameron Hart
On a crystal clear Wednesday three classes of sailboats competed in a series of races below Rio de Janeiro's famous landmarks like the Christ the Redeemer statue and Sugarloaf Mountain. Meanwhile, indoors at Carioca Arena 1, Team USA outscored France 51-42 in wheelchair rugby.
(These photos were first published by The Associated Press on Summer Games 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 by Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP
Ryan Porteus and Maureen McKinnon sail past Rio de Janeiro and its distinctive Christ the Redeemer statue while competing in the 2-person keelboat classs at the 2016 Paralympic Games. The American team was ranked seventh out of 11 teams after this fifth race in the series. / Photo by Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP
Rolf Schrama and Sandra Nap, of the Netherlands, tack sharply in the fifth race of the 2-person keelboat class at the 2016 Paralympic Games. They finished fifth in this race and were ranked fourth overall at the end of the day. / Photo by Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP
Al Mustakim bin Matrin of Malaysia rounds a buoy while competing in the third race of the 1-person keelboat class at the 2016 Paralympic Games. He did not finish this race, but came in 11th and 10th in the last two races of the day. / Photo by Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP
Finnish sailor Niko Salomaa works with a member of his support team during the transition between the third and fourth races in the 1-person keelboat class at the 2016 Paralympic Games. The starting line for the races is located at the end of the runway for Rio de Janeiro International Airport. / Photo by Cameron Hart/Penn State University via AP
Riadh Sallem, right, of France, collides with Seth McBride of Team USA during a wheelchair rugby match at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. Team USA won 51-42 at the Carioca Arena 1. / Photo by Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP
Team USA's Kory Puderbaugh, center, loses control of the ball between Fench players Jonathan Hibernate, left, and Christophe Salegui during a wheelchair rugby match between Team USA and France at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. The U.S. won 51-42 at the Carioca Arena 1. / Photo by Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP
Team USA's Alexandre Bento Anastacio, left, is pursued by France's Christophe Corompt during a wheelchair rugby match at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. The United States won 51-42 at the Carioca Arena 1. / Photo by Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP
Alexandre Bento Anastacio, center, salutes U.S. fans after the wheelchair rugby match between Team USA and France at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. The United States won 51-42 at the Carioca Arena 1. / Photo by Antonella Crescimbeni/Penn State University via AP
