PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Sherif Osman

Egypt's Sherif Othman among the favourites on the second day of powerlifting.

Beijing 2008

China and USA will battle it out in sitting volleyball, Canada and Great Britain meet in wheelchair basketball and the women’s 200m individual medley S5 will feature.

Naomi Soazo

Four titles up for grabs on day two of Paralympic judo.

Goalball

Great Britain hoping to bounce back from an 11-1 defeat against Lithuania on Friday.

Dong Chao

Chao beats off challenges from Jonas Jacobsson and Josef Neumaier

Oscar Pistorius Opening Ceremony

South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius talks about how the Olympics have given him the best preparation possible for the Paralympics in London.

Jessica Long Day 2 London

Another five Paralympic records fell in the pool during the morning heats on the second day of London 2012 action.

Sitting volleyball

China lay down an early marker in women's competition

Wheechair Basketball Men game - Great Britain vs Australia

The match between Germany and United States in the women's competition is sure to be a showcase of the best women's wheelchair basketball in the world.

A picture of man in a boat affected by his effort

China’s Cheng Huang and Russia’s Aleksey Chuvashev broke the world-best time previously set by Great Britain’s Tom Aggar.