PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Esther Oyema

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

Goalball

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

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.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair shooting a ball in a Wheelchair Basketball match

Wheelchair basketball star Pat Anderson recorded a triple-double at North Greenwich Arena and is on a roll in London.

A picture of a 4 person rowing

Urkaine, USA and Brazil all qualified boats for Sunday’s (1 September) medal events.

Matt Skelhon

In an intense day at the Royal Artillery Barracks, the mixed R5 10m air rifle prone SH2 did not disappoint.

Sam Hynd

Sam Hynd claimed bronze in the 400m freestyle S8 in his first event at London 2012.