PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Football 5-a-side champions to showcase on court
Last Paralympics gold, silver and bronze medallists, Brazil, China and Argentina will showcase the best football 5-a-side on the second day of competition.
Great Britain and USA come up big on court
The British and American men and women’s teams all won their Day 3 wheelchair basketball games.
Australian wheelchair basketball ace Amber Merritt proves her worth
Coach Triscari: “I see Amber being the best 4.5 in the world over the next couple of years.”
Fastest runners on track at the Olympic Stadium
The third day of Athletics competition is expected to be one more day of broken records in the field and in the track.
What to watch: Day 4
The day will be filled with rowing finals, Will Bayley’s attempt at table tennis gold and sprint after sprint by Oscar Pistorius, April Holmes and T54 wheelchair racers.
Jiri Jezek may become most successful Paralympic cyclist
Jezek will try to better his four-medal haul from Beijing, where he won gold in both the 4km Pursuit and Time Trial and silver in the 1km and Team Sprint.
Rowers battle it out in repechages at Eton Dorney
Urkaine, USA and Brazil all qualified boats for Sunday’s (1 September) medal events.
Nigerians set records tumbling on Day 3 of powerlifting
Country continues to dominate powerlifting medals to thrill big crowds.
Top seeds cruise on 1st day of wheelchair tennis
France’s Stephane Houdet and the Netherlands’ Esther Vergeer both won their opening singles matches.
Russia and Ukraine impress in football 7-a-side
Gold medal contenders cruise to impressive wins on first day