Switzerland won both Paralympic wheelchair marathons on Sunday, while the Netherlands claimed back-to-back women's wheelchair basketball titles, denying the United States the title on the final day of competition.
China finished top of the medal table in Paris, as they have done at every Paralympic Games since Athens in 2004. They had 94 golds, followed by Great Britain with 49 and the United States with 36.
As six weeks of Olympic and Paralympic fever in the City of Lights drew to a close, the venues were being dismantled ahead of the closing ceremony at the Stade de France.
Early in the morning, Catherine Debrunner pushed her racing wheelchair through the autumn chill on the streets of Paris to win the women's marathon.
The 29-year-old Swiss athlete added to the four gold medals she has already won on the track at these games, which range from 400 metres to 5,000 metres, with a silver medal in the 100 metres T53.
“I am very tired, but very happy,” said Debrunner. “Winning this marathon means everything to me, because to finish these Paralympic Games with this is really something special.”
Australia's Madison de Rozario took a brave silver medal, competing despite the death of her father on the day of the opening ceremony in Paris.
Swiss Marcel Hug, 38, made up for a disappointing run on the track by dominating the men's wheelchair marathon, finishing three minutes and 40 seconds ahead of China's Hua Jin.
Weir bids farewell after fifth Paralympic Games
David Weir, one of Britain's greatest Paralympians of all time, announced that Paris would be his last Games after finishing fifth.
“It's my last event in Britain,” said Weir, 45. “I won't be doing international races any more. I'll be doing city marathons.”
“I feel proud and very excited.”
A minute's silence was held after one of the women's marathons in memory of Rebecca Cheptegei, the Ugandan Olympic marathoner who died this week after a horrific attack by her ex-boyfriend.
Cheptegei had finished 44th in the women's marathon on August 11.
Dutch win second consecutive women's wheelchair basketball title
The Netherlands scored a convincing 63-49 victory against the United States to retain the women's wheelchair basketball title they won at Tokyo 2020.
Bo Kramer led the Dutch with 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Mariska Beijer added 22 points.
Rose Hollermann scored 17 points for the United States, but the team was dominated for most of the game at Bercy Arena.
The Americans will have to wait until the 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles before attempting to win on Saturday a title their men won for the third consecutive time. The U.S. women's last title was at the 2016 Rio Games.
China defeated Canada 65-43 to win the bronze medal.
Organisers have promised to create the feel of a giant open-air disco at the Stade de France for the closing ceremony on Sunday.
The hour-long set, which will see 24 DJs mixing one track each on stage, will be opened and closed by 76-year-old French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre.
The ceremony will also see the Olympic cauldron extinguished and a symbolic handover from Paris to Los Angeles, which will host the next Games in 2028.
Rounding out the medal table, the Netherlands took fourth place with 27 golds, Brazil finished with 25 and Italy won 24 golds in sixth place.
Ukraine's athletes overcame considerable obstacles posed by the war against invading Russian forces to finish in seventh place with 22 golds, while host nation France was eighth with 19 golds.
