In pictures: Day 8 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

$Switzerland\'s Manuela Schaer (right) leads the field in the women\'s 1500m T54 athletics final | OIS$

$Cyprus\' Karolina Pelendritou celebrates after winning gold and setting a world record in women\'s SB11 100-meter breaststroke. | REUTERS$

$Gold medalist Austria\'s Walter Ablinger reacts on the podium after competing in the men\'s cycling road individual H3 time trial | AFP-JIJI$

$Oksana Masters of the United States celebrates after winning gold in the women\'s H5 cycling road race. | REUTERS$

$USA\'s Marybai Huking of the United States in action during the women\'s goalball against quarterfinal quarterfinal against the Russian Paralympic Committee | REUTERS$

$Pongsakorn Paeyo of Thailand celebrates after winning gold and setting a new Paralympic record in the men\'s T53 100 meters. | REUTERS$

$Cuba\'s Omara Durand Elias, with her guide Yuniol Kindelan Vargas, and Venezuela\'s Greilyz Greim Villarroel Hernandez, with her guide Edicson Roberto Medina Ramirez, compete in the women\'s T12 100-meters semifinals. | REUTERS$

$USA\'s Tatyana Mcfadden (center) competes in the final of the women\'s T54 1,500 meters | OIS$

$From left: Silver medalist Elena Ivanova of the Russian Paralympic Committee, gold medalist Yiting Shi of China and bronze medalist Danielle Aitchison of New Zealand after competing in the women\'s T36 100 meters | REUTERS$

$Canada\'s Greg Stewart celebrates winning gold and after setting a new Paralympic record in men\'s F46 shot put. | REUTERS$

$Brazil players and team officials celebrate defeating China in the women\'s goalball quarterfinal. | REUTERS$

$Brazil\'s Jessica Gomes in action during her team\'s quarterfinal match against China in women\'s goalball. | REUTERS$

$The Russian Paralympic Committee\'s Andrei Vdovin celebrates after winning gold and setting a new world record in the men\'s T37 400-meters. | REUTERS$

$Sarai Gascon of Spain in action during a qualifying heat of the women\'s SM9 200-meter individual medley | REUTERS$

$Greece\'s Athanasios Ghavelas and his guide, Sotirios Gkaragkanis, after setting a new world record during a heat of men\'s T11 100-meters | AFP-JIJI$