FESTIVE DRUM MUSIC CAPTIONS BY ABLE. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016 FESTIVE DRUM MUSIC CONTINUES WELCOME TO RIO ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE 2016 PARALYMPIC GAMES. THE CLOSING CEREMONY BROUGHT TO AN END A VERY SUCCESSFUL GAMES FOR THE NZ TEAM. TONIGHT WE REVISIT THE KIWI HIGHS, GIVE THE COACHING TEAM'S PERSPECTIVE AND BRING THE CURTAIN DOWN WITH THE CLOSING CEREMONY. BUT FIRST, A FORMER PARALYMPIAN PAULA TESORIERO WRAPS UP FIVE DAYS IN THE POOL THAT MADE SOPHIE PASCOE OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL PARALYMPIAN EVER. THE NZ PARALYMPIC SWIMMING TEAM CAN BE RIGHTFULLY PROUD OF THEIR RESULTS HERE IN RIO. IN FACT, THEY'VE WON MORE THAN HALF THE MEDALS OF THE WHOLE NZ TEAM. THEY HAD A DEMANDING SCHEDULE, RACING BACK-TO-BACK EVERY DAY DURING THE GAMES. THE MOST STUNNING RESULTS WERE PRODUCED IN THE POOL BY SOPHIE PASCOE, WHO WON TWO SILVERS AND THREE GOLDS, MAKING HER OUR MOST DECORATED NZ PARALYMPIC ATHLETE IN OUR TIME. THE THING ABOUT SOPHIE IS SHE WAS SO DETERMINED EVERY SINGLE RACE. SHE WALKED OUT WITH HER HOOD ON, GOGGLES ON, HEADPHONES ON LISTENING TO MUSIC. AND SHE HAD AN ABSOLUTE LOOK OF DETERMINATION IN HER FACE. AND IT PAID OFF. SHE WON FIVE MEDALS IN FIVE DAYS. HER FIRST GOLD MEDAL WAS IN THE 100M BACKSTROKE, WHERE SHE DOMINATED THE FIELD AFTER QUALIFYING FASTEST IN THE HEATS THAT MORNING. FOR NZ, SOPHIE PASCOE WILL BE THE ONE TO BEAT. SUPPORTERS CHEER TAKE YOUR MARKS. BEEP! CROWD CHEER SO THIS WOMEN'S 100M BACKSTROKE S10. IT IS SOPHIE PASCOE FOR NZ, GETTING INTO HER STROKE, GETTING INTO HER RHYTHM. STARTING TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON THE REST OF THE FIELD. ON HER RIGHT-HAND SIDE, SHE'S GOT BIANKA PAP OF HUNGARY TRYING TO GO WITH HER. BUT PASCOE STARTING TO PUT HER MARK ON THIS RACE. WELL, INDEED, SHE MISSED OUT ON WINNING GOLD IN 2012 AFTER CLAIMING IT IN 2008. AND SHE DESPERATELY WANTS TO BE STANDING ON TOP OF THE PODIUM LISTENING TO 'GOD DEFEND NZ' BY THE END OF THIS SESSION. AND SOPHIE PASCOE LOOKING VERY GOOD, VERY STRONG. HAS GOT A FINE STROKE. SETTLED SO QUICKLY, DESPITE THE START BY AURELIE RIVARD. AND I DARE SAY, A MODICUM OF REVENGE IS ON THE CARDS HERE FOR NZ'S PASCOE. PASCOE'S GOING TO HOLD ON. SHE GLIDES FOR THAT STROKE. SOPHIE PASCOE BECOMES THE NEW PARALYMPIC CHAMPION. WELL, THIS IS JUST A WONDERFUL ILLUSTRATION OF WHAT YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU GET INTO YOUR RHYTHM FAIRLY QUICKLY. SHE FOUND IT SO QUICKLY, DID SOPHIE PASCOE. IN THE NEXT THREE DAYS, SHE'S WANTING TO DEFEND THREE TITLES SHE WON IN LONDON FOUR YEARS AGO. SO SHE KNOWS SHE'S GOT A VERY BUSY ROSTER. PA: SOPHIE PASCOE! CHEERING, APPLAUSE NZ ARE VERY PROUD OF THIS ATHLETE INDEED. SOPHIE PASCOE, PARALYMPIC CHAMPION. 'GOD OF NATIONS' PLAYS 'GOD OF NATIONS' CONTINUES PLAYING SOPHIE, WE SAW YOU IN TEARS DURING THE MEDAL CEREMONY. CLEARLY, SEVEN GOLDS LATER, IT STILL DOESN'T GET OLD. OH, DEFINITELY NOT. EVERY RACE HAS ITS MOMENT. AND, UH, YEAH, IT DIDN'T REALLY SINK IN AFTER THE RACE. UM, IT WAS A HARD RACE, AND IT WAS TOUGH IN THAT LAST 25M, WHEN THE PAIN STARTED TO KICK IN. AFTER WINNING GOLD THE DAY BEFORE, SOPHIE PASCOE CAME OUT AND DID IT AGAIN. THIS TIME WINNING GOLD IN WORLD RECORD TIME IN THE 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY. SHE POWERED OUT FIRST AND SMASHED HER OPPONENT BY SIX SECONDS. IT'S RIVARD QUICKEST OFF THE BLOCKS, BUT IN LANE TWO AS WELL, ZUDERVELD GOT OFF TO A VERY GOOD START. RIVARD STRAIGHT INTO HER STROKE. FOUR STROKES IN THIS INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY. STARTS WITH THE FLY, INTO THE BACK, THEN INTO THE BREAST AND THEN THE FINISH WITH THE FREESTYLE. AND ALREADY NOW, PASCOE, SHE'S FOUND HER RHYTHM AND IS LOOKING VERY STRONG INDEED. SEVEN-TIME PARALYMPIC GAMES CHAMPION, LOOKING FOR HER EIGHTH GOLD MEDAL. SOPHIE PASCOE IS TURNING ON THE PACE HERE. WELL, THAT WAS A SIGNIFICANT OPENING LEG FOR PASCOE. AND NOW IT'S GOING TO BE VERY HARD FOR THE REST OF THE FIELD TO CATCH. SHE'S REALLY GOT INTO THE RHYTHM OF THIS RACE EARLY ON. THE BREASTSTROKE NOT HER STRONGEST, BUT SHE'S GIVEN HERSELF AN INCREDIBLE LEAD. BUT IT IS AURELIE RIVARD WHO IS BATTLING TO MAKE UP SOME GROUND ON SOPHIE PASCOE. MIGHT JUST BE` WE'RE GETTING A FEW INCHES IN THIS, BUT SOPHIE PASCOE IS LEADING BY SUCH A SUBSTANTIAL MARGIN THAT THERE IS VERY VERY LITTLE CONCERN ABOUT WHO IS GOING TO WIN THIS RACE. PASCOE TURNS QUICKEST. IT'S A BATTLE FOR THE SILVER MEDAL HERE. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FINAL 50 FOR THE OTHER MEDALS. BUT THE GOLD HAS BEEN DECIDED ALREADY BY SOPHIE PASCOE, SET TO CRACK HER OWN WORLD RECORD, THE DEFENDING CHAMPION. SHE IS STREAKING AWAY. RIVARD IS COMING INTO HER OWN AND HAS AGAIN REGAINED THE ADVANTAGE OVER PAP, WHO LOOKS TO BE HOLDING ON FOR THE BRONZE MEDAL. BUT IT IS SOPHIE PASCOE WHO BECOMES AN EIGHT-TIME PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST IN WORLD RECORD TIME! IT'S BEEN A HARD FOUR YEARS, AND OBVIOUSLY I SET A STANDARD PRETTY HIGH IN LONDON, AND IT'S SO GREAT TO JUST FINALLY LOOK UP AT THAT SCOREBOARD AND SEE A 24. SO, UM, IT'S JUST SHEER RELIEF TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS MOMENT WITH SUCH AN AMAZING BRAZILIAN CROWD AS WELL AS MY FAMILY AND MY SUPPORT STAFF AND MY FRIENDS. IT'S JUST` IT'S INCREDIBLE RIGHT NOW. SOPHIE PASCOE'S HAT-TRICK CAME WHEN SHE WON GOLD IN THE 100M BUTTERFLY EVENT. SHE ANNIHILATED HER OPPONENT BY FOUR SECONDS. THIS GOLD MEDAL, ALONG WITH HER SILVER THE FOLLOWING DAY, MADE HER NZ'S MOST SUCCESSFUL PARALYMPIC ATHLETE OF ALL TIME. AT JUST 23 YEARS OF AGE, SHE HOLDS 15 PARALYMPIC MEDALS. PASCOE IN LANE FOUR. ALONGSIDE HER IN THREE IS HERNANDEZ SANTOS, AND CHEN IN FIVE WILL BE ON HER LEFT-HAND SIDE. BEAUTIFUL START THERE FROM PASCOE. WE'VE SEEN THAT SHE HAS A GREAT REACTION TIME. ALTHOUGH IT WAS ZUDERVELD UP IN LANE ONE WHO ACTUALLY HAD AN EXCELLENT START AS WELL AND IS STAYING IN TOUCH WITH THE LEAD AT THE 25M MARK, BUT PASCOE, BUILDING HER LEAD ALREADY. YOU CAN SEE SHE'S ALMOST THREE-QUARTERS OF A BODY LENGTH OUT IN FRONT OF CHEN YI THERE. AND ALICE TAI IS HAVING A GOOD SWIM FROM GREAT BRITAIN. SHE'S MANAGING TO STAY IN THE MIX IN THE FIRST 50. BUT PASCOE WILL EASILY TOUCH IN AS THE LEADER GOING INTO THE FINAL 50 OF THIS 100M BUTTERFLY. CHEN YI IN SILVER MEDAL POSITION. BUT I TELL YOU WHAT, THERE'S A REAL BATTLE ON FOR THE BRONZE AND POSSIBLY EVEN THE SILVER. THE YOUNGSTER FROM GREAT BRITAIN, ALICE TAI, IS SWIMMING SO WELL IN LANE EIGHT. SHE MAY BE ABLE TO HANG ON THERE FOR A BRONZE MEDAL. JABLONSKA AND HERNANDEZ SANTOS AS WELL. SO THE SPLIT FOR BRONZE IS VERY TIGHT. BUT NOT FOR THE GOLD. SOPHIE PASCOE SWIMMING JUST ON WORLD RECORD PACE. WILL SHE TOUCH THERE IN TIME? SHE'S SET A PARALYMPIC RECORD. I KNOW YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY TIRED AND THERE'S A LOT OF RECOVERY AND THINGS TO GO TONIGHT, BUT I REALLY HOPE YOU TAKE TIME TO JUST REFLECT ON THE FACT THAT YOU ARE NOW NZ'S MOST SUCCESSFUL PARALYMPIC ATHLETE. (SOBS) PA: GOLD MEDALLIST AND PARALYMPIC CHAMPION, REPRESENTING NZ, SOPHIE PASCOE! SOPHIE PASCOE ADDING TO HER ALREADY IMPRESSIVE HAUL. KIA ORA, SOPHIE. DON'T DO THAT. YOU'LL GET ME STARTED! BOTH LAUGH COME HERE. CONGRATULATIONS. THREE GOLD MEDALS AND A SILVER FROM JUST THE FOUR EVENTS SHE'S SWUM THUS FAR. AN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL PARALYMPIAN FOR NZ. WORLD RECORD AND PARALYMPIC RECORD HOLDER. SOPHIE'S ACHIEVEMENTS... SPEAK VERY LOUDLY, AND I SPOKE TO HER TODAY ABOUT LEAVING, YOU KNOW, A GREAT ATTITUDE FOR PEOPLE TO FOLLOW AND A LEGACY. AND SHE'S CREATING THAT LEGACY AND WILL KEEP GOING, UM, AND SHE'S GOT EXTREMELY... OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT SHE WANTS TO HIT. AND SHE DOES ANYTHING TO TRY AND GET THOSE, AND SHE'S NEVER SATISFIED UNTIL THAT LAST BREATH. AND, AS YOU KNOW, WHEN SHE PUTS HER HAND ON THE WALL, YOU KNOW THAT SHE'S GIVEN HER 110%. SHE'S A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE FOR ALL ATHLETES TO FOLLOW, MOST DEFINITELY. I'M VERY PROUD OF HER. AS WE ALL ARE. SHE'S AN EXTRAORDINARY ATHLETE. JUST AHEAD, A MAN FEW OF US KNEW ABOUT BEFORE THE GAMES ` LIAM MALONE IS NEXT. 1 IT'S ONLY BEEN 10 DAYS SINCE LIAM MALONE BURST INTO PROMINENCE AT THESE GAMES IN THE 100M HEATS. FROM THEN ON, THE SPRINTER FROM STOKE GAINED PROMINENCE AND POPULARITY EVERY TIME HE STEPPED OUT ON THE TRACK. KIMBERLEE DOWNS LOOKS BACK ON A PHENOMENAL WEEK. IF YOU HAD TO PICK ONE ATHLETE THESE GAMES WHO'S CAPTURED NOT JUST NZ'S BUT THE WORLD'S ATTENTION, YOU CERTAINLY CAN'T LOOK PAST LIAM MALONE. FUNNY TO THINK, THEN, THAT THE T44 SPRINTER WAS BARELY ON THE RADAR BEFORE THESE GAMES, EXPECTED TO PICK UP MAYBE ONE MEDAL FROM HIS THREE EVENTS. HOW QUICKLY THINGS CHANGED, STARTING WITH HIS SURPRISE SILVER IN THE 100M SPRINT. FIFTH IN THE 100, SIXTH IN THE 200 IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DOHA, FROM AUCKLAND, IT'S LIAM MALONE FOR NZ. STARTER GUN FIRES AND AWAY THEY GO, AND PEACOCK OFF BRILLIANTLY. SINGLETON AWAY BRILLIANTLY, AND WALLACE IS GOING ON WITH PEACOCK AS WELL. BUT PEACOCK STREAKING AWAY! IT'S GONNA BE GOLD FOR PEACOCK, AND HE'S DEFENDING HIS TITLE! 10.81 FOR JONNIE PEACOCK. HE'S GOT THE GOLD FOR GREAT BRITAIN! AND IT'S MALONE WITH A SILVER FOR NZ! 11.02. TODAY'S A SPECIAL DAY FOR ME BACK HOME. I LOST MUM TO CANCER FOUR YEARS AGO, AND TODAY NZ TIME, IT WOULD BE HER BIRTHDAY, SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MUM. (CHUCKLES) NICE. WHOA, YOU'RE FROM FIJI?! MY MAN. (CHUCKLES) YES, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN FIJI AND NZ SO STRONG. BETWEEN THAT SHOCK SUCCESS AND THE EMOTION HE SHOWED AT WINNING THAT SILVER ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS LATE MUM'S BIRTHDAY, LIAM MALONE SUDDENLY SEEM TO SHOOT TO FAME, BUT HIS STAR WOULD SHINE BRIGHTER STILL ONCE THE 200M CAME AROUND. WHAT A CONFIDENT MAN THIS IS. FOR NZ, LIAM MALONE. STARTER GUN FIRES SO, AWAY THEY GO, AND A BRILLIANT START BY MALONE. BEHRE A LITTLE SLOW OFF THE BLOCKS IN FIVE. MALONE GOING VERY WELL. ALSO JOHANNES FLOORS FOR GERMANY. NOW THEY'LL STRAIGHTEN UP, AND IT'S MALONE WHO LEADS! WOODHALL UP WITH HIM. WHAT A BATTLE FOR THE GOLD THIS IS. IT'S LIAM MALONE FOR NZ. WOODHALL'S THERE! CAN WOODHALL REEL HIM IN? MALONE GETS THE GOLD FOR NZ! THE POWER, THE DETERMINATION. HE WASN'T GOING TO BE BEATEN. AND LIAM MALONE IN HIS FIRST PARALYMPIC GAMES HAS A PARALYMPIC RECORD OF 21.06. AND IT'S GOLD FOR NZ! HIGH-CLASS 200M FINAL. MALONE WITH THE GOLD FOR NZ. WOODHALL WITH THE SILVER, USA. BEHRE HAS THE BRONZE FOR GERMANY. IT'S UP TO HIM, YOU KNOW, WHICH DIRECTION HE TAKES, BUT, YOU KNOW, HE CERTAINLY HAS TAKEN THE WORLD BY STORM. HE'S DONE IT. HE'S STAMPED HIS MARK THERE. HE'S DONE IT IN A WAY THAT IT'S ACTUALLY INSPIRED A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. FIRST SAW HIS POTENTIAL WHEN HE FINISHED FIFTH IN THE 100M FINAL AND SIXTH IN THE 200M AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DOHA. I'M JUST TRYING TO HAVE FUN. LIKE, WE'RE RUNNING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, WE'RE RUNNING IN A CIRCLE. I'M NOT SAVING LIVES, I'M NOT RUNNING AN INNOVATIVE COMPANY, I DON'T HAVE EMPLOYEES RELYING ON ME. YOU KNOW, I'M JUST RUNNING, SO I DON'T TAKE MYSELF TOO SERIOUSLY. AND THAT'S VERY MUCH` YOU KNOW, WE JUST COME HERE AND HAVE FUN. THAT'S THE CULTURE WITHIN OUR TEAM. WITH A GOLD AND SILVER UNDER HIS BELT, LIAM MALONE HAD BY NOW BECOME A BONAFIDE STAR. ALL THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA WERE AFTER HIM FOR BOTH HIS TALENT ON THE TRACK AND HIS UNRIVALLED HONESTY IN INTERVIEWS. BUT HERE THE SITUATION CHANGES. HAVING ALREADY WON GOLD AND SILVER, ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S EXPECTATION AND PRESSURE ON HIM FOR THE 400. HE MORE THAN LIVED UP TO IT. HERE IS THE 200M CHAMPION, LIAM MALONE. SILVER MEDALLIST IN THE 100M HERE AS WELL. A JUNIOR PARALYMPIAN AT THE AGE OF 14. STARTER GUN FIRES SET, AND AWAY. WOODHALL GOT A PRETTY GOOD START. SO TOO MALONE IN LANE NUMBER SEVEN. IT IS HETTIARACHCHI WHO WAS AWAY ONLY FAIRLY. BEING PASSED NOW BY MALONE AND ALSO ROGERS IN LANE FIVE. DIGBY GOT A GOOD START IN LANE NUMBER EIGHT. HEADS DOWN THE BACK OF THE 250 WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A MARGIN AT THIS STAGE. BUT BEHRE IS SHOWING PLENTY OF PACE IN LANE NUMBER SIX, AND MALONE IS COMING THROUGH AS WELL AS THEY RUN OFF THE BACK SECTION. SO, IT'S DIGBY, BUT THEY'RE HEADING INTO THE STAGGER NOW. BEHRE COMES THROUGH WITH MALONE AND WOODHALL, SO THE THREE CHANCES ARE RIGHT UP THERE INSIDE TO OUTSIDE AT THE 100. WOODHALL MOVES UP TO MALONE, WHO HAS TO RESPOND, THEN BEHRE ON THE OUTSIDE. 70 TO GO. WOODHALL. NOW MALONE DIGS IN, LOOKS FOR THE DOUBLE. MOVES UP, TAKES WOODHALL. BEHRE'S POWERING HOME. MALONE IN FRONT. BEHRE'S A DANGER. MALONE. BEHRE DIVES AT HIM! OH, IT'S TIGHT. TIGHT PARALYMPIC RECORD. 46.21. IT MIGHT BE MALONE, BUT IT'S A PHOTO FINISH. HOW EXCITING WAS THAT? THE THREE CHANCES THAT WE MENTIONED BEFORE THE RACE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT WERE RIGHT THERE IN THE HUNT, AND AT EVERY STAGE UP THE STRAIGHT, IT LOOKED LIKE WE'D HAVE A DIFFERENT WINNER. MALONE GETS THERE. 46.20. PARALYMPIC RECORD. MY LASTING MEMORY OF ANY COMPETITION WAS AFTER THE 400M WHERE THE THREE BOYS WERE IN POST-EVENT, AND DAVID WAS GONNA RETIRE AFTER RIO, THE GERMAN. AND HE SAYS, 'YOU KNOW, YOU'VE JUST INSPIRED ME TO KEEP GOING. I'LL SEE YOU IN LONDON NEXT YEAR.' SO, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT THREE GUYS THAT ARE` JUST BECOME GREAT FRIENDS, HAVE ACTUALLY BECOME GREAT COMPETITORS, AND IT'S NOW INSPIRED THEM ALL TO KEEP COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S INTERNATIONAL SPORT, AND THAT'S A TRUE REFLECTION OF HIM AND THEIR PERSONALITIES AND CHARACTER AS WELL. 'GOD DEFEND NZ' PLAYS ANTHEM FINISHES, CROWD CHEERS, APPLAUDS WELL, AS NZ'S NEW CYBORG OVERLORD, I'M FEELING PRETTY HAPPY RIGHT NOW, AND I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO THE PUB WITH MY FRIENDS AND TOASTING A DRINK TO THE NZ PEOPLE AND EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED ME. LIAM MALONE ` ONE OF A KIND. HE SURPRISED US WITH HIS FORM ON THE TRACK AND ENTERTAINED US OFF IT. WHO KNOWS WHAT HE WILL BE DOING NEXT TIME WE SEE HIM. NOW BACK TO THE SWIMMING, WHERE SOPHIE PASCOE'S TEAMMATES ALSO CONTRIBUTED IN A BIG WAY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE NZ PROGRAMME. PAULA LOOKED BACK ON THREE MORE GOLDS FROM THE POOL. OUR FIRST GOLD MEDAL EVENT HERE IN THE POOL IN RIO WAS FROM MARY FISHER, WINNING THE 100M BACKSTROKE EVENT IN WORLD RECORD TIME. SHE ABSOLUTELY BLITZED HER COMPETITORS. SHE HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF HERSELF COMING INTO THESE GAMES, HAVING BEEN A STANDOUT PERFORMER IN LONDON. THE THING I LOVE ABOUT MARY IS THAT SHE'S SO COMPASSIONATE AND CARES ABOUT THE WELFARE OF THE WHOLE SWIM TEAM. EVERYBODY NEEDS A MARY IN THEIR TEAM. PRETTY MUCH THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION. STARTER GUN FIRES FISHER GETS AWAY VERY QUICKLY, BUT SO TOO ALONGSIDE HER IS 18-YEAR-OLD MARYNA PIDDUBNA GOING IN THREE. PIDDUBNA STRAIGHT INTO HER STROKE. BUT MAJA REICHARD OF SWEDEN HAS GOT OFF TO A SPECTACULAR START, GOING IN LANE ONE. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH FISHER IS HAVING A LATE SURGE THERE, AND SHE'S GONNA JUST GET HER FEET ON THE WALL AHEAD OF PIDDUBNA. THE UNDERWATER PHASE STRONG BY FISHER, AND SHE'S JUST EXTENDED THAT LEAD NOW. SHE COMES INTO THE SECOND 50M, AND HERE WE START TO SEE THE CLASS OF MARY FISHER. IT WAS TIGHT AT THE START, BUT LOOK HOW FAR AHEAD OF THE WORLD RECORD TIME SHE IS AT THE MOMENT. RINA AKIYAMA'S WORLD RECORD IS CERTAINLY GOING TO GO HERE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE BROKEN BY THE 23-YEAR-OLD FROM NORTH SHORE. NZ HAVE A GOLD MEDAL THROUGH MARY FISHER. WORLD RECORD TIME. JUST TO GET UNDER THAT 18.5, WHICH I'D BEEN SO CLOSE TO FOR` SINCE LONDON. KIA ORA. KIA ORA! WELCOME TO RIO. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. 'GOD DEFEND NZ' PLAYS AFTER WINNING GOLD IN BEIJING AND LONDON IN THE 150M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY, CAMERON LESLIE CAME HERE TO RIO AND SMASHED HIS OWN WORLD RECORD IN THE EVENT, WINNING A GOLD MEDAL. HERE'S THE MAN TO BEAT, CAMERON LESLIE FROM NZ. TAKE YOUR MARKS. STARTER GUN FIRES NOT THE QUICKEST OF STARTS FOR LESLIE. IN FACT, JIN ZHIPENG HAD THE BEST OF IT OUT OF THE BLOCKS. IT'S LESLIE WITH HALF A BODY LENGTH OVER LARSEN AS THEY COME INTO TOUCH AT THE FIRST 50M. WELL, CAMERON LESLIE REMAINS THE DOMINANT FORCE. TWO-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPION IN THIS RACE. THREE LENGTHS OF THE OLYMPIC POOL FOR SM4. CAMERON LESLIE LOOKING TO DOMINATE HERE. CAMERON LESLIE IS NOT GOING TO BE CAUGHT IN THE FINAL 50 FREESTYLE AS HE BRINGS IT HOME IN WHAT WILL BE A THIRD SUCCESSIVE PARALYMPIC GAMES GOLD IN THIS EVENT. THE WORLD RECORD IS COMING CLOSE. IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE. IT'S GONNA BE A WORLD RECORD, AND HE'S DONE IT! 2.23.12. EVERY MEDAL IS AS SPECIAL AS THE OTHER. UM, I THINK TONIGHT WAS EVEN MORE SPECIAL FOR ME BECAUSE IT WAS SUCH A HARD TARGET TIME WE WERE AFTER, AND WE ABSOLUTELY NAILED IT. HAVING SAID THAT, I WASN'T EXPECTING THE CHINESE BLOKE TO GO THAT FAST, SO I'M GLAD WE SET THE TARGET TIME AT THAT. PA: GOLD MEDALLIST AND PARALYMPIC CHAMPION REPRESENTING NZ, CAMERON LESLIE! CHEERING, APPLAUSE NIKITA HOWARTH WAS OUR YOUNGEST AND MOST INEXPERIENCED ATHLETE AT THE LONDON GAMES, BUT NOW SHE'S ANYTHING BUT INEXPERIENCED, WINNING GOLD FIVE SECONDS AHEAD OF HER CANADIAN RIVAL. AND NIKITA HOWARTH, THE OUTRIGHT FAVOURITE TO WIN GOLD IN THIS EVENT. 17 YEARS OF AGE. SHE HAS A BRONZE IN THE 50M BUTTERFLY. SHE WAS SIXTH IN THIS EVENT IN LONDON WHEN SHE WAS A VERY YOUNG MEMBER OF THE NZ TEAM. GREAT REACTION TIME THERE FROM NIKITA HOWARTH. WE KNOW WE'VE SEEN HER SWIMMING SO QUICKLY OFF THE BLOCKS, AND SHE'S CAPITALISING NOW. AND NIKITA HOWARTH WANTS TO MAKE THIS RACE COUNT. SHE WANTS TO CLAIM HER FIRST PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDAL, AND SHE WANTS TO DO IT IN AN EVENT WHERE SHE IS THE WORLD CHAMPION. IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S DOING IT EASILY, AND SHE'LL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE ABLE TO BRING HOME GOLD FROM HERE. WELL, THIS IS A VERY VERY GOOD SWIM. THE BREASTSTROKE LEG FOR NIKITA HOWARTH WAS THOROUGHLY IMPRESSIVE, AND CERTAINLY THE NZER IS LOOKING WELL SET TO CLAIM THE TITLE IN THE WOMEN'S 100M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY. NIKITA HOWARTH IS BRINGING IT HOME STRONGLY. SHE HAS HAD A WONDERFUL SWIM LOOK AT THIS ` TOUCHING AHEAD EASILY TO TAKE HOME THE GOLD MEDAL. UM, YOU KNOW, I JUST` I'M SO STOKED, EH? ALL THAT HARD WORK HAS GONE INTO ONE RACE, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL PAID OFF. NOW I'VE GOT A GOLD MEDAL. OH, IT FEELS SO NICE. YEAH. WINNING A GOLD IS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. YOU KNOW, YOU JUST WANT TO DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. 'GOD DEFEND NZ' PLAYS EXCEPTIONALLY PROUD. THIS MEET IS LIKE NO OTHER, AND TO STEP UP IN THE BIGGEST MEET OF THEIR LIVES, AND IT'S NOT AT AN AQUATIC CENTRE; IT'S AT A COLOSSEUM. THAT'S THE WAY THAT WAS BUILT, AND I STILL GET GOOSEBUMPS THINKING ABOUT IT, AND THE BRAZILIAN PEOPLE HAVE EMBRACED THAT COMPETITION. WE THOUGHT LONDON WAS GREAT. OH MY GOD, THE BUILDINGS WERE SHAKING, AND TO COME OUT AND TRY AND PERFORM IN THAT SCENARIO HAS JUST BLOWN ME AWAY. AS A TEAM, I FEEL THAT WE HAD A FANTASTIC CAMPAIGN, AND THE EXCITEMENT NOW IS TO PLAN A NEW CAMPAIGN. DO WE DO THE SAME THINGS? NO. WE'VE GOTTA CHANGE. WE'VE GOTTA GET BETTER AT WHAT WE DO. AND THAT, TO ME, CREATES THAT EXCITEMENT. OK, WE'VE ACHIEVED THIS HERE, WE'VE ACHIEVED 10 MEDALS. WE WANT MORE. SADLY JON SHAW WON'T BE DRIVING THE KIWIS ON TO MORE, THOUGH. HE'S HEADING HOME TO AUSSIE TO TAKE UP A ROLE WITH SWIMMING NEW SOUTH WALES. COMING UP ` MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR LEADING ATHLETES. 1 RETURNING TO TRACK AND FIELD NOW, AND IF YOU WERE WATCHING BACK ON THE FIRST DAY OF COMPETITION, THERE WAS A TREAT IN STORE. HERE'S KIM. NZ'S PARALYMPIC CAMPAIGN STARTED WITH A BANG HERE AT THE ATHLETICS STADIUM AS DEBUTANTE ANNA GRIMALDI QUITE LITERALLY LEAPT ON TO THE SCENE, THE 19-YEAR-OLD'S STUNNING PERFORMANCE IN THE T47 LONG JUMP LEADING HER TO CLAIM THE HONOUR OF NZ'S FIRST GOLD MEDAL OF THE GAMES, WHILE HER ECSTATIC REACTION ENDEARED HER TO THE NATION. NOW, ANNA GRIMALDI OF NZ, WHO'S SITTING IN BRONZE MEDAL POSITION, HAS AN OPPORTUNITY. BEST OF 5.45 IN THE COMPETITION SO FAR. SO THAT IS A` A PERSONAL BEST FOR HER. PREVIOUSLY 5.41. SHE'S HAVING A WONDERFUL COMPETITION. GUARANTEED A MEDAL. CAN SHE IMPROVE FROM THIRD? OH, MAYBE SHE HAS! CROWD ROARS COMES UP SMILING. THIS IS A NEW PB FOR GRIMALDI! THIS COULD BE REALLY SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THE KIWI. HITS THE BOARD JUST RIGHT. DRIFTS A LITTLE LEFT IN THE PITCH. WE'LL WAIT FOR THIS WITH SOME EXCITEMENT FOR YOUNG ANNA GRIMALDI. 5.62, AND SHE'S IN GOLD MEDAL POSITION! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? SHE CAN'T. BUT THERE'S STILL ONE TO COME. IT'S NOT OVER YET. SHE'S GOT TO WAIT FOR CASTILLO TO JUMP. AND IT'S OVER TO YUNIDIS CASTILLO, WHO HAS BEEN LEADING THE COMPETITION UP UNTIL A MOMENT AGO. THAT'S A FOUL INDEED, AND SO CASTILLO IS PUSHED INTO SECOND PLACE. AND GRIMALDI HAS WON IT FOR NZ. WHAT A RESULT. LIKE, THREE YEARS AGO I DIDN'T EVEN THINK THAT I WOULD BE IN RIO HERE TODAY, SO TO BE TAKING HOME A GOLD MEDAL IS JUST RIDICULOUS. IT WAS AMAZING. AGAIN, IT WAS JUST LIKE` SHE SAID TO ME AT THE START OF THE EVENT, SHE SAYS, YOU KNOW, 'WHAT ARE THE TWO THINGS?' I SAY, 'RUN FAST AND ATTACK THE BOARD,' AND IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT BRENT'S ALWAYS SAYING TO HER ALL THE TIME AS WELL, AND, YOU KNOW, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME, UM, AROUND JUST SIMPLE THINGS, KEEPING IT SIMPLE, JUST, YOU KNOW, 'DON'T GO INTO TECHNICAL THINGS. JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE.' BUT WHEN SHE CAME OUT FOR THAT SIXTH JUMP, SHE JUST HAD THAT FACE, THAT FACE OF, UM, WELL, I CALL IT MONGREL, (CHUCKLES) BUT IT'S JUST THAT COMPETITIVE FACE. IT'S LIKE... (GRUNTS) AND, YOU KNOW, SHE DID` SHE JUST DID EVERYTHING PERFECTLY ` RAN HARD AND ATTACKED THE BOARD AND WAS WOW. YEAH. SO IT WAS A REAL EMOTIONAL HIGH. I ALWAYS TRY TO SAY TO THE ATHLETES IT'S ABOUT GETTING THAT CONSISTENCY, AND ONCE YOU GET CONSISTENCY, A GOOD ONE POPS OUT, AND IF EVERYTHING ELSE IS SET UP, WELL, IT'LL GENERALLY` IT'LL POP OUT IN A BIG COMPETITION BECAUSE OF THE ADRENALINE AND EVERYTHING ELSE. (SPEAKS INAUDIBLY) OH, THANK YOU. THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU. NZ NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS (SINGS INAUDIBLY) THE MEDALS KEPT COMING THICK AND FAST FOR OUR TRACK-AND-FIELD ATHLETES, WHO AWAY FROM ANNA GRIMALDI AND LIAM MALONE, ALSO PICKED UP A SILVER AND A SWAG OF BRONZES TO COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL TRIP TO RIO FOR OUR PARA-ATHLETICS TEAM. SO, HOLLY ROBINSON FROM DUNEDIN IN NZ. 41.22. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FOR US NOW, HOLLY? THAT'S ANOTHER GOOD ONE. IT'S AROUND 40M. WELL, ROBINSON, HOW WELL SHE'S DONE TO GET UP TO THE SILVER-MEDAL POSITION TODAY. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT. IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS SINCE LONDON, AND I'VE WORKED MY BUTT OFF TO GET HERE, YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS JUST SUCH A COOL MOMENT TO STAND UP THERE, GET THE MEDAL PRESENTED TO ME, AND, YEAH, IT WAS` IT WAS REALLY COOL. THE FLAG BEARER FOR NZ HERE IN RIO AT THAT BRILLIANT OPENING CEREMONY. RORY MCSWEENEY AS WE GET TO THE LAST THREE ATTEMPTS. (YELLS) AND THE BRONZE TO NZ'S RORY MCSWEENEY. SUCH AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE, SUCH A TIGHT COMPETITION, AND, UM, YEAH, JUST CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT A MEDAL FOR NZ. GRAND MUSIC PLAYS AND FROM NZ, JESSICA HAMILL, 26 YEARS OF AGE. NOW, SHE'S NICE AND FIRED UP FOR HER THIRD THROW, HER LAST OF THREE IN THIS SECTION OF THE COMPETITION. CAN SHE MATCH OR BETTER 7.54? CHEERING AND WILL STEDMAN, 16-YEAR-OLD FROM NZ, THE STAR ON THE RISE. STEDMAN, CUADRA HOLMANN, BLAKE, BOUZOURINE, TURNER AND CIUKSZA, AND AWAY THEY GO. 2.05.05. PARALYMPIC RECORD 2.05.32. WHAT A PERFORMANCE FROM BLAKE IN SECOND AND STEDMAN FROM NZ, THE BRONZE. I CAME HERE HOPING I'D GET MAYBE ONE MEDAL, BUT TO GET TWO, IT FEELS PRETTY AMAZING. GRAND MUSIC PLAYS IT IS AN INSPIRATION, YEAH. I GET INSPIRED EVERY DAY. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF COACHING THEM AND BEING AROUND THEM, AND I GET INSPIRED, SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT. YEAH. VERY VERY PROUD OF THEM. AN OUTSTANDING GAMES FOR THE COACHES TOO. THE NZ RESULTS HERE HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO WHAT THE TEAM MANAGEMENT WAS LOOKING FOR. REMEMBER, RESULTS OF THE BIG EVENTS ARE CRITICAL TO ONGOING FUNDING. TODAY THE COACHES SHARED THEIR THOUGHTS ON PERFORMANCE AND THE STANDARD RIO SET FOR TOKYO TO LIVE UP TO. UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ATHLETICS NZ A LOT AROUND, YOU KNOW, FINDING YOUNGER ATHLETES IN PARTICULAR EVENTS, AND I THINK WHAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS IS THAT WE'VE` WE'VE WORKED WELL TOGETHER TO, UM, ATHLETES IN THE RIGHT EVENTS WITH THE RIGHT COACHES TO BE ABLE TO, I GUESS, GET THE REWARDS OF WHAT THEY'VE GOT HERE IN RIO. WE HAVEN'T MET OUR` OUR TARGETS IN CYCLING, AND IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE SPORTS THAT WE'VE` WE HAVE REALLY TARGETED, AND UNFORTUNATELY WE JUST HAVEN'T, YOU KNOW, MET EXPECTATIONS HERE. WE'RE GONNA NEED TO GO BACK. WE'LL DEBRIEF, UM, THE PROGRAMME, THE PERFORMANCES, AND, UH, ENSURE WE LEARN FROM THAT AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER FOR THE FUTURE. THERE'S BEEN SOMETHING LIKE 157 WORLD RECORDS OVER THE PAST 10 DAYS, AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN ON THE TRACK, WHERE WE EXPECTED TO` TO WIN, SO THAT'S` THAT'S KEY LEARNING FOR US THAT IT'S TAKEN A WHOLE STEP FORWARD. I CAME UP IN MAY FOR THE TEST EVENT, AND I WENT HOME, AND I PREPARED THESE GUYS FOR THE WORSE-CASE SCENARIO. AND I DID. IT WAS LITERALLY THE WORSE-CASE SCENARIO, BECAUSE I HONESTLY DID NOT THINK RIO COULD PULL THIS OFF, BUT BY GOLLY, THEY HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. IT HAS BEEN FAR SUPERIOR TO WHAT I EVER ANTICIPATED, AND GOOD ON RIO. I HONESTLY DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING COULD TOP LONDON. STILL THINK LONDON WAS A FANTASTIC GAMES, BUT THIS IS A DIFFERENT GAMES. THE PEOPLE HAVE EMBRACED IT. THEY HAVE, PARTICULARLY THE PARALYMPICS ` YOU KNOW, TO SEE THAT STADIUM, THE NOISE AND THE SUPPORT THAT OUR ATHLETES ARE GETTING. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS NO BRAZILIAN IN THE WOMEN'S LONG JUMP, SO THEY ADOPTED ANNA. THEY WERE ALL CHEERING BECAUSE I WAS CHEERING, SO ALL THE PEOPLE AROUND ME WERE CHEERING. IT'S JUST BEEN GREAT. I THINK IT'S BEEN AMAZING. WE CAME IN UNDER A BIG CLOUD OF HOW THE GAMES WERE GOING TO` TO FLOW, HOW THEIR TRANSPORT WERE GONNA GO, CUTBACKS HERE... I'VE GOT NOT ONE COMPLAINT. IT WAS` TRANSPORT WAS SPOT ON. THE AQUATICS CENTRE WAS AMAZING. ANY BRAZILIAN THAT CAME OUT TO RACE, YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER PLACE TO SWIM. SO JAPAN, YOU'VE GOT A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW. HAPPY COACHES CELEBRATING A JOB WELL DONE. UP AHEAD, A THRILLING WHEELCHAIR RUGBY FINAL AND THE CLOSING CEREMONY. 1 NOW, IN AN IDEAL WORLD, THE NZ WHEEL BLACKS WOULD HAVE A) MADE IT HERE TO RIO AND B) BE PLAYING IN THE WHEELCHAIR RUGBY FINAL TODAY. BUT IN THE REAL WORLD, IT WAS THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS, THE AUSSIES, BATTLING THE BEIJING GOLD WINNERS, USA. AND ONCE AGAIN, IT WAS SETTLED IN THE FINAL SECONDS. MUSIC PLAYS IN ARENA RYLEY BATT RIGHT IN THE MOUTH OF THIS AMERICAN DEFENCE. HE GETS AWAY, THOUGH, AND NOW THEY'LL JUST TRACK EACH OTHER AROUND. IT'LL BE BOND TO MAKE THIS INBOUND. WE ARE LEVEL, AND NOW THE AUSTRALIANS WITH CONTROL. IT'S BATT WHO GETS INTO THE OPENING. AOKI WILL HAVE TO STAY WITH HIM. TEAM GOAL WITH THE BLOCKING FROM THE AUSTRALIAN DOWN AS WELL. IN MAKING SURE THERE WAS A PATH TO THE GOAL LINE FOR AUSTRALIA, WHEELER IS GOING TO GET OVER THE LINE. JOSH WHEELER BRINGING IT BACK TO 57. THERE'S NO STOPPING THE AMERICANS AT THE MOMENT FROM RESPONDING TO THE AUSTRALIAN EFFORTS. EQUIPMENT TIMEOUT. IT'S BOND THAT'S GONNA RECEIVE THE ATTENTION NOW AS HE'S BLOWN HIS LEFT TYRE. IT'S ONE-UP AT THE MOMENT TO AUSTRALIA PSYCHOLOGICALLY. I KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, CURRENTLY` WELL, THE GAME WON'T BE TIED NOW, COS RILEY BATT... 58-57. HE MAY HAVE, THERE WITH THAT ONE, FORCED THE ISSUE, AND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A GOLD MEDAL BALL RIGHT THERE. COS WITH THE PRESSURE ON THE AMERICANS, WHEELER REALLY NEEDED TO HAVE CAUGHT RILEY BATT EARLY IN THE BACK COURT. THIS SLIDING THROUGH LIKE HE'S ON THOSE SNOWY ROADS IN MINNESOTA, IT WILL BE WHEELER TO TAKE IT OVER THE TOP. HE RECORDS IT, AND WE ARE BACK LEVEL AGAIN WITH 1.03 TO GO IN THE SECOND OVERTIME. IT'S LOBBED OUT IN FRONT. THE ANGLE IS GOOD. AND EQUAL TO THE SPEED IN WHICH IT'S BEEN RECEIVED, RILEY BATT WILL SET IT DOWN FOR THE REFEREE. AOKI COMFORTABLY ACROSS THIS LINE. THERE'S A DISPARITY OF ABOUT EIGHT SECONDS BETWEEN THE GAME AND THE SCORING CLOCK. THEY'LL TRY TO USE THE MAJORITY OF IT HERE, BUT THEY CAN'T MAKE A MISTAKE. IF THEY DO, IT'S OVER. WHEELER, SLOWLY, IN THIS VICE GRIP THAT THE AUSTRALIANS ARE APPLYING. THEY'RE TURNING THE SCREW, AND THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE. AOKI'S IN TROUBLE. HE'S GOT THE BRAKES ON. HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO CALL A TIMEOUT. HE HAS JUST DONE IT THERE. HE'S LOOKING TO HIS COACH. HE'S PROBABLY IN A GOOD A POSITION AS YOU WANNA BE. CAN THEY DO A DOUBLE DIP OF IT? OR IS IT DOUBLE TROUBLE? HERE COMES AOKI. IT'S UP TO MELTON. MELTON'S GOT BOND ON HIM. INSIDE TO WHEELER, BUT WHEELER HAS LEFT THE FIELD OF PLAY! THEY CALL IT AGAINST THE AMERICANS. HE LEAVES THE COURT BEFORE THE BALL'S BEEN RECEIVED. THEY WILL PLAY FROM IN FRONT OF THEIR OWN BENCH. IT'S UP TO BATTS! BATT WILL TAKE IT ACROSS THE LINE! AND IT'S OVER! THEY WILL WIN THE GOLD MEDAL! AUSTRALIA, THE FIRST TEAM WITH BACK-TO-BACK GOLD MEDALS IN THE WHEELCHAIR RUGBY. JUST SECONDS ` THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ELATION AND HEARTBREAK FOR GUYS WHO PUT THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO THEIR SPORT FOR YEARS. WITH THE COMPETITION OVER, TONIGHT IT WAS TIME FOR THE CLOSING CEREMONY. THE ATHLETES WERE ALREADY INSIDE, SO ONLY THE FLAG BEARERS GOT TO MARCH. RAPID DRUMMING, CHEERING BOOM! AUDIENCE CHEERS EXCITEDLY COMPUTER: GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME TO THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC GAMES. HERE WE GO. BAND PLAY HEAVY ROCK MUSIC JONATHAN BASTOS, BORN WITHOUT ARMS. HIS LOVE OF MUSIC LED HIM TO LEARN TO PLAY THE GUITAR WITH HIS FEET. GUITAR SOLO MUSIC SLOWS ONE OF THE NATIONS THAT PUNCHED ABOVE ITS WEIGHT, IF YOU LIKE ` CERTAINLY NZ, FINISHING IN THE TOP 15 WITH NINE GOLD MEDALS ` ON A PER-CAPITA BASIS, YOU COULD PUT A CASE FOR THEM BEING THE TOP NATION ON MEDALS WON FOR THE SIZE OF THEIR POPULATION WITH JUST FOUR AND A HALF MILLION PEOPLE. AND LIAM MALONE, GOLD IN THE 200 AND 400 AND SILVER IN THE 100 T43 CLASS. AND HE'S BEEN GIVEN THE HONOUR OF CARRYING THE FLAG. TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYS THEY'VE HAD A REMARKABLE GAMES, BRAZIL, IN EVERY WAY. THEY DOUBLED THEIR GOLD MEDAL HAUL FROM LONDON. THEY WON THE FIVE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL FOUR GAMES IN A ROW NOW. DANIEL DIAS ` FOUR GOLD, NINE ALL UP IN THE POOL. ANNOUNCER SPEAKS PORTUGUESE CROWD CHEERS DRUMROLL DRUMS STOP, CROWD CHEERS JUST AHEAD, MORE FROM THE CLOSING CEREMONY AND A FINALE FROM US. 1 WE'RE RETURNING TO THE FINAL MOMENTS OF THE 2016 PARALYMPIC GAMES NOW, AS RIO FAREWELLS ITS VISITORS AND PASSES THE MANTLE TO JAPAN 2020. ...BECAUSE I'M WEARING A PROSTHETIC. GIMICO. CURIOUS MUSIC # WHEN THE TIME WAS RIPE, # YOU CATCH IT IN THE ACT. ROCK MUSIC PLAYS # NEXT TIME THE TIME ARRIVES, # THEN YOU WON'T SLIP SO FAST. # ROCK MUSIC PLAYS BEEP! ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC PLAYS MUSIC PULSATES SINGING IN JAPANESE SINGING IN JAPANESE FUNKY MUSIC PLAYS FUNKY MUSIC PLAYS SINGING IN JAPANESE CONTINUES JAUNTY MUSIC PLAYS SINGING IN JAPANESE CONTINUES MUSIC STOPS, CROWD CHEERS FIREWORKS CRACKLE GENTLE MUSIC PLAYS (SINGS IN PORTUGUESE) CHEERING WIND WHOOSHES A PAZ ` THE PEACE. THE CEREMONY ABOUT PEACE, LOVE AND INCLUSION. THE FLAME MAY BE GONE, BUT THE LIGHT IN BRAZIL WILL LIVE ON. CHEERING ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC PLAYS, FIREWORKS CRACKLE # OH, OH-OH-OH, # ALLEGRIA. # ALLEGRIA. # OH, OH-OH-OH, # ALLEGRIA. # ALLEGRIA. # OH, OH-OH-OH, # ALLEGRIA. # ALLEGRIA. # OH, OH-OH-OH, # ALLEGRIA. # ALLEGRIA. # OH, OH-OH-OH, # ALLEGRIA. # ALLEGRIA. # ALLEGRIA. # FIREWORKS CRACKLE WOMAN EXCLAIMS IN PORTUGUESE, CROWD CHEER A QUITE SPECTACULAR SHOW. DID WE EXPECT ANYTHING ELSE FROM RIO AT THE END OF A PARALYMPICS THAT HAS BEEN A TRUE TRIUMPH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT? SO THE GAMES ARE OVER. THE NZ PARALYMPIC TEAM HAS WELL AND TRULY RISEN TO THE OCCASION, DELIVERING 21 MEDALS AND DEFENDING ITS LONDON 2012 TITLE OF FIRST IN THE WORLD ON PER CAPITA BASIS. THE KIWI ATHLETES GAVE US 11 NIGHTS OF PURE MAGIC, AND WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE YOU WITH ONE LAST LOOK. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO FOLLOWED OUR TEAM AND SHARED THEIR MEMORIES. FOR THE FINAL TIME, FROM THE RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC GAMES, GOODNIGHT. PAUL FITZGERALD'S 'LONG WHITE CLOUD' CHEERING # LONG WHITE CLOUD, # YOUR CHILD I'LL BE. # I'LL NEVER... WELL, NOW THEY'RE AWAY, AND A GOOD START BY FROM WILLIAM STEDMAN OF NZ. GUARANTEED A MEDAL. CAN SHE IMPROVE FROM THIRD? # SO WILD AND FREE. OH, MAYBE SHE HAS. YOUNG ANNA GRIMALDI 5.62. AND SHE'S IN GOLD MEDAL POSITION! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? SHE CAN'T. # I KNOW YOU'RE THERE. YOU'RE WATCHING ME. # YOU SHOW THE WAY # BUT LEAVE ME FREE. # YOU STAND ASIDE... NIKITA HOWARTH, BRINGING IT HOME STRONGLY. SHE'S HAD A WONDERFUL SWIM. LOOK AT THIS. TOUCHING AHEAD EASILY TO TAKE HOME THE GOLD MEDAL. # YOU LET ME MAKE # MY OWN MISTAKES. # YOU LET ME FALL # BUT NEVER BREAK. # YOU STAND ON HIGH... RINA AKIYAMA'S WORLD RECORD IS CERTAINLY GOING TO GO HERE. AND IT'S GOING TO BE BROKEN BY THE 23-YEAR-OLD FROM NORTH SHORE. NZ HAVE A GOLD MEDAL THROUGH MARY FISHER. WORLD RECORD. GRIMALDI ON THE OUTSIDE IS FIGHTING HARD. # I'LL NEVER # BE WALKING ALONE. # STRONG AND PROUD. ...WON'T CHALLENGE HIM IN THE END. AND THE WORLD RECORD IS COMING CLOSE. IT'S GONNA BE CLOSE. IT'S GONNA BE A WORLD RECORD. AND HE'S DONE IT! 2.23.12. WHAT A COMMANDING PERFORMANCE BY CAMERON LESLIE, BREAKING HIS OWN WORLD RECORD. # YOU LIGHT THE WAY # WITHOUT RESPITE. # MAKE BRIGHTEST DAY # OF BLACKEST NIGHT. # YOU HEAR MY FEARS # AND LISTEN TO MY HEART. VERY STRONG INDEED. SEVEN-TIME PARALYMPIC GAMES CHAMPION, LOOKING FOR EIGHTH GOLD MEDAL IN JUST THREE PARALYMPIC GAMES. TURNS AT THE WALL. QUICKEST AND IS SUBSTANTIALLY AHEAD OF ANYONE ELSE IN THE POOL. AND IT IS SOPHIE PASCOE WHO BECOMES AN EIGHT-TIME PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST IN WORLD RECORD TIME IN THE 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SM10. # TALL AND PROUD, # SO WILD AND FREE, # YOU'LL ALWAYS BE WITH ME WHEREVER I ROAM. SO AWAY THEY GO, AND A BRILLIANT START BY MALONE. BEHRE A LITTLE SLOW OUT OF THE BLOCKS IN FIVE. MALONE GOING VERY WELL! ALSO JOHANNES FLOORS FOR GERMANY. NOW THEY'LL STRAIGHTEN UP, AND IT'S MALONE WHO LEADS. WOODHALL UP WITH HIM. WHAT A BATTLE FOR THE GOLD THIS IS. IT'S LIAM MALONE FOR NZ! WOODHALL'S THERE. CAN WOODHALL REEL HIM IN? MALONE GETS THE GOLD FOR NZ! AND LIAM MALONE, IN HIS FIRST PARALYMPIC GAMES, HAS A PARALYMPIC RECORD. # I'LL NEVER BE WALKING ALONE. # YOU'LL NEVER BE WALKING ALONE. # LONG WHITE CLOUD, # YOU'LL ALWAYS BE... # YOU'LL ALWAYS BE.... # A LIGHT THAT # IS GUIDING ME HOME. # GUIDING ME HOME. # ME HOME. # GUIDING ME HOME. # NUMBER ONE!