PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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On the last day of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Canada and Australia fight for the gold and USA and Japan go for the bronze in the wheelchair rugby competition.

Oscar Pistorius wins 400m T44

South African star sets new Paralympic record.

Yevheniy Bohodayko in action at London 2012

After 10 days of emphatic swimming, the competition in the pool reaches its climax with the men’s 100m breaststroke SB9 and 4 x 100m medley relay 34 points.

Wheelchair rugby - London 2012

The penultime day of the wheelchair rugby tournament is set to showcase plenty of action as teams run for the gold medal match.

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.