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Marieke Vervoort

12/09/2016 GMT

Today in Rio: Day 4

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Mani Djazmi is live in Rio and joined by two gold medallists from the 2016 Paralympics.

Mani Djazmi is live in Rio and is joined by two Paralympic gold medallists: American Elizabeth Marks and South Africa's Kevin Paul. Plus, we hear from Belgian Paralympian and silver medallist, Marieke Vervoort, who says she is 'considering euthanasia after the Games' because of an incurable degenerative spinal disease.

Picture: Marieke Vervoort. Credit: Getty Images.

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