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Heroic Houdet moves closer to gold
France’s Stephane Houdet won his wheelchair tennis singles semi-final to set up a gold-medal match against Japan’s Shingo Kuneida.
Lucas claims gold after last day of sailing is abandoned
Lack of wind prevents competitive racing.
Sabre class takes centre the stage
The strong Chinese team will meet tough competition from French world number one Romain Noble and Beijing 2008 Paralympic champion Laurent Francois.
Bosnia and Herzegovina book their place in men's sitting volleyball final
Iran see off Russia in other semi-final to set up a Beijing 2008 rematch.
Battle for a spot in gold medal final begins
On the fourth day of football 5-a-side competition, the eight best battle to be in the gold medal match.
Zhang and Park win gold as shooting finishes the way it started
China tops shooting medal table with four golds.
Hynd brothers set to go head-to-head on Day 7
Sam and Oliver Hynd will now battle for a spot in the men’s 200m individual medley SM8 podium and Andre Brasil will look for one more title in the men’s 400m freestyle.
Dutch take 20-point lead on waters
The Dutch trio of Hessels, van de Veen and Rossen are in position for gold over at Weymouth.
Top eight fight for medal begins on Day 7
USA bid for medal shot as elite eight square off in men's wheelchair basketball.
Batt gets Australia off to a flying start
USA also record opening win against Great Britain, while Sweden and Japan start well.
Swimmers shine in front of Prince Harry
Three world records and four Paralympic records shattered on Day 6.
Russia trio back on the podium
Russian men and Korean women prevail after enthralling day’s action at London 2012.
Men’s shot put takes centre stage on Day 7
Chinese Dong Xia set a new world record in the men’s shot put F37/38 and three Algerian shot further and won the gold, silver and bronze medals in the men’s shot put F32/33.
Zanardi steals limelight at Brands Hatch
On the first day of road cycling at Brands Hatch former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi got his gold.
Jacobsson wins his 17th gold medal
Jonas Jacobsson has won gold in every Paralympics since 1980 and closes his participation in the London 2012 Paralympic Games with a gold in the R7 men’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1.
Football 7-a-side to showcase high scoring encounters
Ukraine faces Brazil on the third day of football 7-a-side competition and both teams count on top scorers and promise to showcase a high scoring encounter.
USA tennis duo make it three in a row
Nick Taylor and David Wagner back up wins in Athens and Beijing by repelling British challenge to take gold.
Portugal shine as individual boccia gets underway
All four Portuguese athletes progress to next round, with Korea also shining.