PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Colbourne strikes gold on cycling track
Great Britain’s Mark Colbourne rocked the velodrome with gold in the individual pursuit C1.
IPC to resolve livestream player issues overnight
Due to a record-breaking day in terms of visits to Paralympic.org, the IPC will temporarily shut down the livestream player overnight on Thursday (30 August).
One arrow shoot-offs highlight archery event
Quarter-final places were decided in the men’s and women’s recruve W1/W2.
Swimming day 2: 15 gold medals on the agenda
An exciting line-up beckons for an action-packed day at the Aquatics Centre.
Two gold medals on target on Day 2
Great British shooters looking to de-thrown the king of shooting from Sweden on the second day of competition.
Late women's goalball drama as Finland save a last-second penalty against Great Britain
Lithuania confirm their position as the men's team to beat with another big win.
Great Britain hold Spain to a 1-1 draw in football 5-a-side
Captain David Clarke grabs the equaliser for the hosts.
Record defying opening day for Athletics
With 11 gold medals up for grabs, the morning session kicked-off with an impressive start: four world records were broken.
Sherif Othman retains his Paralympic Games title
Egyptian powerlifter lifts 197kg in men's 56kg category.
Football legend Johan Cruyff impressed by the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Dutch sporting legend: "These Games amaze me."
Thirty-six swimming races to be contested on Day 1
Keep your eyes on Australia's Matt Cowdrey, Ukraine’s Yevhiney Bohodayko and South Africa’s Natalie du Toit on the first day in the pool.
Brussig sisters dominate on the first day of the judo competition
Ukraine's Yuliya Halinska also impresses at ExCeL.
14 countries to make Paralympic debuts
It’s been backed to be the biggest Paralympics yet, and contributing are 14 countries making their debut at this year’s Games.
Sir Philip Craven hails launch of 2012 Paralympic Games
International Paralympic Committee President says Opening Ceremony is start of something special
Matt Stutzman steals the show in his first Paralympic Games appearance
Great Britain and Russia also produce strong performances in archery
Zhang Cuiping sets new world record
Chinese shooter claims the first gold medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
China and France dominant in table tennis
Both China and France stole the show on the opening day of table tennis at the ExCeL.
Powerlifters set to raise the bar
The first day of powerlifting competitions starts with a line-up of champions.
What to watch: Day 1
The first of the swimming finals takes place with no fewer than 15 medals being decided on the first day of competition.
Ireland’s Smyth Returns 4 Years Wiser
Irish sprinter Jason Smyth will try to defend his title as fastest Paralympian on the planet.