As the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games reach day 7, an estimated 4,200 athletes representing 167 countries are now competing in London. Competitions have already taken place in cycling, sailing, track and field, swimming, archery, and many more. The Games, which continue until September 9, are designed for athletes with disabilities and feature 20 sports in all. Collected here is just a small glimpse of these inspirational "superhuman" athletes as they take part in the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
An interpreter signs as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II opens the 2012 Paralympics in London, on August 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Laroslav Semenenko of Ukraine prepares to compete in the Men's 100m Backstroke - S6 heat 1 at the Aquatics Center, on August 30, 2012. The S6 classification is for swimmers with short stature, amputations of both arms or moderate coordination problems on one side of their body. (Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Bronze medal winners Oksana Masters (left) and Rob Jones, of the United States, on their prosthetic legs at the awards ceremony for mixed double sculls, on September 2, 2012, (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach)
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Lukasz Mamczarz of Poland jumps over the crossbar in the Men's high jump F42 final, on September 3, 2012. He won the bronze medal with a height of 1.74 meters. (AP Photo/Sebastian Widmann)
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China's Zheng Tao dives into the pool at the start of Men's 50m Freestyle S6 Final at the 2012 Paralympics in London, on September 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Jeff Skiba of the United States in the men's javelin throw F44 in London, on September 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Pattaya Tadtong and Watcharaphon Vongsa of Thailand celebrate winning a point during the Mixed Team Boccia - BC1-2 gold medal final on day 6 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, on September 4, 2012. (Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
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Canada's Paul Tingley (right) in the Single Person Keelboat (2.4mR) sailing competition in Weymouth and Portland, southern England, on September 2, 2012. (Reuters/Luke MacGregor)
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Yohansson Nascimento of Brazil uses supports for his arms as he waits on the blocks to compete in the men's T46 400-meter category final, on September 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Matt Stutzman of the United States aims at the target in the men's individual compound open archery at the 2012 Paralympics games, on September 3, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Germany's Simone Briese Baetke (right) fights against Russia's Ludmilla Vasileva in Women's Individual Foil- Category B at the ExCel venue, on September 5, 2012. Baetke won the match and moved into the quarter-finals. (AP Photo/Sebastian Widmann)
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Brazil's Felipe Gomes (left) and his guide Leonardo Souza Lopes, run to win the Men's 200m Final T11 at the Olympic Stadium in London, on September 4, 2012. (Reuters/Stefan Wermuth)
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Philippa Johnson of South Africa, during the Dressage Individual Championship Test Grade - IV on day 4 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, on September 2, 2012. (Scott Heavey/Getty Images)
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Vanessa Low of Germany prepares her prostheses for competition in the women's long jump finals, F42/44, on September 2, 2012. Low finished in sixth place. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Silver medalist Keiichi Kimura of Japan poses following the medal ceremony for the Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB11 final on day 5 of the 2012 Paralympic Games, on September 3, 2012. (Scott Heavey/Getty Images)
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German's Christiane Reppe trains ahead of women's 100m Backstroke S9 category final, on August 31, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Ebrahim Ranjbarkivaj of the Islamic Republic of Iran competes in the Men's Individual Recurve Archery - W1/W2 at The Royal Artillery Barracks, on September 3, 2012 in London, England. (Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)
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Marlou van Rhijn from the Netherlands, second right, waits to be called up into the blocks before the start of a women's 100m T44 round 1 race in London, on September 1, 2012. Van Rhijn won, setting a new world record of 13.27 seconds. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Jamaica's Alphanso Cunningham, in the men's javelin throw F52/53 final in the Olympic Stadium, on September 4, 2012. (Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images)
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Gunther Matzinger of Austria competes in the Men's 400m - T46 Final in the 2012 Paralympic Games, on September 4, 2012. (Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
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Germany's Vanessa Low competes in the Women's Long Jump F42/44 Final in the Olympic Stadium, on September 2, 2012. (Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images)
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British gold medalist David Weir celebrates after crossing the finish line in the men's 1500m T54 category final at the 2012 Paralympics, on September 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Matt Stutzman of the United States uses his feet to hold his bow as he takes part in the Men's Individual Compound Open Archery at the Paralympics on Sept. 3. (Alastair Grant/Associated Press)
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Zeng Sini of China competes in the gold medal final of the Women's Individual C1-2-3 Pursuit on the first day of the London 2012 Paralympic games in the Velodrome at the Olympic Park in Stratford, London on Aug. 30. Zeng won gold. (Andrew Winning/Reuters)
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British players (right) return the ball as they compete against Russia during their Men's Sitting Volleyball preliminary match on Aug. 30. (Toby Melville/Reuters)
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Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira of Brazil (right) is congratulated by Oscar Pistorius of South Africa after winning gold in the Men's 200-meter T44 final on day 4 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. (Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
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China's Wei Yanpeng competes in the Men's 100-meter Butterfly S8 category at the 2012 Paralympics on Aug. 30. (Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press)
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Germany's Vanessa Low competes in the Women's Long Jump F42/44 final athletics event during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in east London on Sept. 2. (Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images)
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Iliesa Delana from Fiji celebrates winning the Men's High Jump final F42 during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Sept. 3. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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Ukraine's Laroslav Semenenko stretches ahead of Men's 100-meter Backstroke S6 category at the 2012 Paralympics Olympics on Aug. 30 in London. (Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press)
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Canada's Brent Lakatos prepares on the start line for the Men's 400-meter T53 athletics final during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Park on Sept. 2. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)
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Venezuela's Jesus Aguilar raises his wheelchair after crashing just before the finish line during the Men's 800-meter T53 round 1 on Sept. 4 at the Olympic Stadium. (Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images)
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