PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Brazil and Germany impress in the men’s sitting volleyball
China lay down an early marker in women's competition
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.
Australia and Japan set to clash in opening goalball fixture
Great Britain hoping to bounce back from an 11-1 defeat against Lithuania on Friday.
Three champions line up to defend their judo titles
Four titles up for grabs on day two of Paralympic judo.
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).
Preliminary pool stage continues on Basketball Arena and North Greenwich
The match between Germany and United States in the women's competition is sure to be a showcase of the best women's wheelchair basketball in the world.
Colbourne strikes gold on cycling track
Great Britain’s Mark Colbourne rocked the velodrome with gold in the individual pursuit C1.
New blood rules as no returning judokas defend their titles
No previous Paralympic medallists improve on performances from Athens 2004 or Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
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.