Brazil's Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira, left, runs in to win the gold medal and beat South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, right, who took the silver medal in the men's 200m T44 category final during the athletics competition at the 2012 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Brazil's Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira, left, runs in to win the gold medal and beat South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, right, who took the silver medal in the men's 200m T44 category final during the athletics competition at the 2012 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Brazil's Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira celebrates after winning the men's 200m T44 final at the 2012 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
China's Ningning Cao serves the ball during the men's singles class 5 table tennis final match against Norway's Tommy Urhaug, at the 2012 Paralympics in London, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. Urhaug won the match and the gold medal and Cao won the silver. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Mallory Weggemann, right, of the United States celebrates after winning the women's 50-meter freestyle S8 final at the 2012 Paralympics games, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Bulgaria's Dechko Ovcharov spins to make a throw in the Men's Discus Throw - F42 category during the athletics competition at the 2012 Paralympics, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
LONDON (AP) ? The images are inspiring as athletes from around the globe show their prowess on the track, in the pool and on the field with their talents far overshadowing their disabilities at the Paralympics Games.
Brazilian Alan Oliveira overtakes Oscar Pistorius, the icon of the games, at the finish line to win the 200-meter gold.
Djibouti's Houssein Omar Hassan seems to run on air in an image from the men's 1,500-meter 1 race. Blind runners Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil and Tracey Hinton of Britain sprint alongside their guides in the women's 200-meter race.
American Malloy Weggemann dives into the women's 100-meter breaststroke with her wheelchair next to the diving platform. Then there's the unforgettable scene of Britain's Richard Whitehead celebrating his win in the men's 200-meter final.
Here are some of the images from the Paralympics in London.
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