Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Goalball

China meets Japan and in the women’s golden match and Brazil faces Finland in the men's match which is likely to be a far closer affair.

Tatyana McFadden - London 2012

The women’s 1,500m T54 is set to be one of the events not to be missed on the seventh day of Athletics competition, as a stellar line-up of runners will battle for the top spot on the podium.

Esther Vergeer

Dutch wheelchair tennis sensation Esther Vergeer topped her compatrior Aniek van Koot for wheelchair tennis singles gold.

Panfeng Feng - London 2012

Four gold medals will be decided on the penultimate day of table tennis competition, with China looking to add another two gold to the eight they've already won at ExCeL.

Stefan Olsson and Peter Vikstrom

Sweden took gold in the men's doubles and Esther Vergeer won another top prize in women's singles to highlight Day 9 at Eton Manor.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing basketball.

In the men's wheelchair basketball semi-finals, Australia defeated USA and Canada topped Great Britain.

Matthew Cowdrey

The women’s 4 x 100m medley 34 point relay and the men’s 50m butterfly S6 are set to be the showcase events of the penultime day of swimming competition.

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Favourites Hong Kong China fence young British in women's team opener at ExCeL on the fourth day of wheelchair fencing competition.

Tatyana McFadden - London 2012

On the eighth day of Athletics competition, Pistorius will defend the T44 men's 400m crown and wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden goes after her third T54 gold medal in the women's 1500m.

Nigel Murray

All the matchups have been decided for the boccia finals after a thrilling Day 9 of competition at London 2012.

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The first IPC Marketing Summit aims to keep the Paralympic Movement growing through Rio 2016 and beyond.

Sarah Storey

Great Britain’s Sarah Storey rounded off her faultless Paralympic campaign today with her fourth and most decisive victory of the Games.

Esther Vergeer - London 2012

The women's wheelchair tennis singles final will be an all-Dutch affair, as No. 2 Aniek vank Koot aims to dethrone No. 1 Esther Vergeer.

Wheelchair rugby

Both Australia and USA remain unbeaten after two days of the wheelchair rugby competition.

Mark Rohan

Ireland’s Mark Rohan was one of the big winners in the handcycling competition on Day 9 of London 2012.

Matthew Cowdrey

Australian star Matthew Cowdrey and South African Natalie Du Toit will defend their titles in the men’s and women's 200m SM9 respectively.

Germany women's wheelchair basketball

Germany's women's wheelchair basketball team was ecstatic after defeating the Netherland's to advance to play Australia for gold.

Jonnie Peacock

What was built up as the best night of London 2012 at the track did not disappoint, as many of the top stars won their events.

Boccia

Brazil’s Eliseu dos Santos and Dirceu Pinto will now battle each other for gold in the single event and Nigel Murray of Great Britain will defend his title in the BC2 individual event.