Great Britain sealed second place in the medal table at the 2016 Rio Paralympics after winning 147 medals, including 64 golds.
On day nine of the games, ParalympicsGB passed the tally of 120 medals set at the London 2012 games and went on to finish second behind China who won an incredible 239 medals which included 107 golds. Great Britain also equalled the record, held by China at the Beijing Paralympics, for highest number of different sports that a country has won a gold medal in with eleven.
Kadeena Cox, who won gold medals in both cycling and athletics, carried the British flag at the closing ceremony. The 25-year-old, who's Olympic hopes were shattered after suffering a stroke and being diagnosed with MS, said of the honour, "It's a great feeling to know that I'll be standing at the front of such an exceptional group of athletes from GB, to represent what has been such a successful and high-achieving team. I only originally expected just to get to Rio, let alone win medals, so to do this is the icing on the cake of an amazing Games. I couldn't have imagined this in my wildest dreams. To do something as special as carrying the flag is incredible."
There were many other success stories over the eleven days of Paralympic competition, including Dame Sarah Storey, who won three gold medals in Rio giving her fourteen in total across two sports, becoming GB's most successful female Paralympian. Similarly, wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft won three gold medals on the track, in the T34 100m, 400m and 800m, and Equestrian rider Sophie Christiansen won two individual golds and the team gold to finish the paralympics with eight golds over her career.