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7 moments that made us go, 'whoa' from the Paralympics

There were many moments from the 2016 Paralympics that had Canadians cheering, had them inspired and had them celebrating, but these are the mind blowing moments that made Canadians stop and say, "whoa".

Mind = Blown

Some of the many incredible moments throughout the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (Associated Press/Getty)

The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games areover, but we're still talking about these mind-blowing feats of athleticism.Check out sevenmoments that made us go "whoa" fromthe Games.

Ronaldo orZadaliasghari?

Iran's Behzad Zadaliasghariscored the goal of the 2016 Paralympics.The five-a-side footballer looked like Cristiano Ronaldo putting on a clinic as he deked out the entire Moroccan team.


Record-breaking Kiwi

New Zealand blade runner Liam Malone broke not one, but two Paralympic records throughout the Games. The 22-year-old won gold in 46.20 seconds in the final of the men's 400-meter T4, just .11 seconds outside New Zealand's able-bodied record.

A legendary three-peat

Malaysian long jumper Abdul Latif Romly clearly got the memo that records are meant to be broken. On his second attempt, the 19-year-old broke the world record with a jump of 7.47 metres and then proceeded to do it again, and again. That's right, Romly broke the world record a total of 3 times in one day, two of which were his own.

A Phelp-sian performance

Canadian swimmer Benoit Huot reached quite the milestone in Rio earning his 20th Paralympic medal before announcing that his bronze winning performance would be his final Paralympic race. Huot first competed at the Sydney Games in 2000 and has since set numerous Canadian and world records.

Hulk status

Iran's Siamand Rahman won gold for his country at the Rio Paralympic Games on sheer strength.Rahman became the first Paralympian to ever lift over 300kg, setting a world record in the process. That's roughly the weight of a Siberian tiger, just so you know.

Making Her-story

Great Britain's Kadeena Cox made her way into the history books after winning two gold medals in two separate events and breaking world records in both of them. Cox earned top honours in track cycling and athletics. Oh, and did we mention it was only her third time ever racing in the 400 as a para-athlete? Yeah, pretty incredible.

A truly golden moment

Nearly 15 years to the day he lost his legs in an auto racing crash, Italian Alex Zanardi captured gold in hand-cycling at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. If that doesn't make you stop and say, "Whoa", we don't know what will.


Did we miss any moments that made you go 'whoa'? Let us know in the comments or Tweet us @CBCOlympics.