PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Ukraine 7-a-side

Gold medal contenders cruise to impressive wins on first day

Esther Oyema

Country continues to dominate powerlifting medals to thrill big crowds.

A Turkish archer competes at London 2012

American Bennett provides biggest recovery as archers prepare for semi-finals.

A picture of a man celebrating his victory on a bike

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.

Goalball

Brazil and Turkey head stellar days on the goalball court on the third day of London 2012.

Esther Oyema

Esther Oyema, Tamara Podpalnaya and Nader Moradi among the contenders.

Sophie Pascoe Day 3 London

There have now been 40 Paralympic records and 34 world records broken at the Aquatics Centre.

A picture of a man celebrating his victory wearing a flag of Great Britain

A morning of broken records marked the third day of Athletics competition.

A picture of a woman swimming, paralympic swimming

Andre Brasil, Natalie Du Toit and Daniel Dias also in action.

The Irish runner Jason Smyth competes in the men's 100m - T13 heats at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Oscar Pistorius and Jason Smyth to defend their titles on the third day of competition.