Paralympics day 11 photos

1 of 8 Britain's BC-1 BC-2 boccia quartet advance to the semi-finals but are edged out by Portugal, who go on to win the gold

2 of 8 Britain now face Spain in the bronze medal play-off and again are unlucky to suffer a narrow defeat, losing out 7-5

3 of 8 Great Britain's men's wheelchair basketball team beat Holland 82-66 to battle to Paralympic bronze

4 of 8 Canada's basketball team live up to the title of the top favourite, defeating Australia 70-53 in the final

5 of 8 It is the second consecutive gold medal for Canada, four years after the Sydney Paralympic Games

6 of 8 Brazil get the very first gold medal in the history of 5-a-side football by beating Argentina 3-2 in a penalty shoot-out

7 of 8 The athletes then converged on Athens' Olympic stadium for the closing ceremony

8 of 8 The ceremony was a muted affair in respect for children killed in a bus crash on the way to watch the Games