The weird world of Paralympics 2012 – in pictures

And the gold for the best sea otter impersonation goes to Natali Pronina of Azerbaijan Photograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images

Hearing that two heads are better than one, a fan from Thailand decides to go one better Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

God damn it, I told the hairdresser I wanted to try a colour not a tricolor! Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

An interesting sock combination by Brazil's Terezinha Guilhermina Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images

Bundle! Brazil's five-a-side victory celebrate victory over France Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Brazil's Luciano dos Santos Pereira knocks over an official as he competes in the men's triple jump F11 final Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

Now where did I put the keys? Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

OMG!!! it's One Direction, all together now girls - SCREAM! Photograph: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

Close encounters of the Paralympic kind Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

The prize for the most nonchalant competitor goes to Japan's Kento Masaki (in blue) Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

'Hopefully no one will realise that I've forgotten my swimming cap' Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

The next competitor in the giant discus takes his position Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images

Samwei Mushai Kimani of Kenya isn't playing peekaboo, he's celebrating with a religious flyer Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images