PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
 
						Jiri Jezek may become the most successful cyclist
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.
 
						Sitting volleyball champions on court on Day 3
Iran men’s team and China women’s team face opponents at ExCeL Arena.
 
						Powerlifters continue to push the limits on Day 3
Esther Oyema, Tamara Podpalnaya and Nader Moradi among the contenders.
 
						The fastest runners on track on Day 3
Oscar Pistorius and Jason Smyth to defend their titles on the third day of competition.
 
						Pascoe and Simmonds make splash on Day 3
There have now been 40 Paralympic records and 34 world records broken at the Aquatics Centre.
 
						China get better of USA in sitting volleyball clash
In what could be a gold-medal rehersal, China defeated USA, 3-1, in preliminary play.
 
						Sam Hynd: Paralympic Games ride full of emotion
Sam Hynd claimed bronze in the 400m freestyle S8 in his first event at London 2012.
 
						Record holder Leo Pekka Tahti to reach the top
Having lost only once in the last five years – last year in Stoke Mandeville – Tahti is the man most feared on the track.
 
						Formosa and Baker take equestrian gold
Australian Joann Formosa upsets nine-time champion Lee Pearson to take title.
 
						What to watch: Day 3
Wheelchair tennis kicks off, Brazil’s Antonio Tenorio goes for his fifth straight judoka gold and an epic night on the track features Jason Smyth and Oscar Pistorius.
 
			 
						 
						 
						