Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars attended a Buckingham Palace reception with the Queen to celebrate their achievements.

Olympic and Paralympic stars meet the Queen

The Olympic gold medalist said the Buckingham Palace reception will be a 'massive moment to know who I'm representing'.

Adam Peaty: Meeting Queen makes me proud to be British

The decision to retire from athletics was "difficult" Jessica Ennis-Hill has said, but added the time was right to bow out of the sport.

Team GB and Paralympics GB's Rio stars will be paraded through Manchester on Monday to celebrate their achievements.

Britain's Olympic and Paralympic athletes will stage a parade in Manchester and a celebration in London to celebrate their success.

ParalympicsGB will be returning to Britain with an impressive haul, which includes 64 gold medals.

Double gold medalist and flag bearer Kadeena Cox led ParalympicsGB out for the closing ceremony of the Rio Games.

Bahman Golbarnezhad, 48, is the first athlete to ever be killed in competition. 

Bahman Golbarnezhad crashed during the men's C4/C5 road race at the Paralympics.

The 38-year-old cyclist - who is Great Britain's most decorated female Paralympian - rode to victory in the women's road C4/C5 race.

Six-time Paralympic gold medallist David Weir has issued an emotional apology for his "terrible performance" during Rio 2016.

More glory on day eight - including a standout gold from a veteran medallist - means ParalympicsGB are nearing in on the London 2012 tally.

A Brazilian boy who wanted to be a footballer but lost a leg when he was hit by a train has spoken of his aims to be Paralympic swimmer.

Former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi won his third Paralympic gold medal a day before the 15th anniversary of a life-changing crash.

The team won 10 medals within an hour in swimming and athletics, with the gold tally now standing at 43.