PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Japan plays Great Britain - London 2012

Australia, Japan, Canada and USA booked themselves semi-final berths in their group matches on Friday (7 September) in the wheelchair rugby tournament.

Heinrich Popow

Germany's Heinrich Popow slipped past Australia's Scott Reardon in the 100m T42 sprint to take the Paralympic title.

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The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Georgian Powerlifter Shota Omarashvili has been suspended for two years for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.

Arlen and Simmonds - London 2012

The women’s 100m freestyle S6 is likely to be the face-off between defending champion Eleanor Simmonds and American world record holder Victoria Arlen.

China table tennis

China performs a clean sweep of all the final day’s gold medals, bringing their overall tally to 14 table tennis golds.

Victoria Arlen

USA’s Victoria Arlen had a fitting end to her Paralympic debut, knocking off favourite Ellie Simmonds for gold in the 100m freestyle S6.

Ye-Jin Choi - London 2012

There are four gold medals to play for in boccia at ExCeL in the mixed individual finals on the last day of boccia competition.

Richard Browne

The final night of events on the track saw Oscar Pistorius secure 400m gold, China reign supreme again and thrilling finishes on the field.

Michael McKillop

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China and Hungary continue to be stellar in wheelchair fencing competiton.