Great Britain's Susannah Rodgers adjusts her cap ahead of her Women's 100m Freestyle S7 Final at the 2012 Paralympics Olympics, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Great Britain's Susannah Rodgers adjusts her cap ahead of her Women's 100m Freestyle S7 Final at the 2012 Paralympics Olympics, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Eric Bennett of the United States prepares to fire an arrow at man's archery individual recurve standing bronze medal match at the 2012 Paralympics games, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in London. Bennett who shoots using his mouth to fire the arrows missed out on the bronze medal that was won by Mikhail Oyun of Russia. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Eric Bennett of the United States walks into position with his quiver and arrows at the man's archery individual recurve standing bronze medal match at the 2012 Paralympics games, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in London. Bennett who shoots using his mouth to fire the arrows missed out on the bronze medal that was won by Mikhail Oyun of Russia. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Greece's Konstantinos Karaouzas is helped to exit the pool after competing at a men's 50-meter SB3 breaststroke heat at the 2012 Paralympics, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Russia's Olga Sokolova prepares to compete with her cup over her goggles at a women's 100-meter SB11 breaststroke heat at the 2012 Paralympics, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in London. The sport class 11 means a complete or nearly complete loss of sight and athletes compete with blackened goggles. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
LONDON (AP) ? Britain's Susannah Rodgers, her prosthetic leg resting on the starting block, adjusts her cap before the final of a women's 100m freestyle competition. Eric Bennett of the U.S., who is missing an arm, fires arrows in the archery competition using his mouth. Brazil's Terezinha Guilhermina, who is blind, runs the women's 400 meters with a guide to keep her on course.
Whether it's in the pool, on the track or the archery range, athletes at the Paralympic Games in London inspire as they go for the gold. The challenges and accomplishments of athletes at the competition are captured in this photo gallery.
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