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.

Brazil tops Lithuania to headline goalball matches
Brazil and Turkey head stellar days on the goalball court on the third day of London 2012.
Ellie Simmonds set for her first London 2012 race
Andre Brasil, Natalie Du Toit and Daniel Dias also in action.

Powerlifters continue to push the limits on Day 3
Esther Oyema, Tamara Podpalnaya and Nader Moradi among the contenders.

Pascoe and Simmonds make splash on Day 3
There have now been 40 Paralympic records and 34 world records broken at the Aquatics Centre.

Smyth, McKillop, O’Hanlon, Stilwell light up Olympic Stadium
A slew of world and Paralympic records were smashed on the second night of Athletics.

Rowers battle it out in repechages at Eton Dorney
Urkaine, USA and Brazil all qualified boats for Sunday’s (1 September) medal events.

Canada's Anderson cannot be stopped
Wheelchair basketball star Pat Anderson recorded a triple-double at North Greenwich Arena and is on a roll in London.

Gold medal glory for Whitehead on Day 3
A morning of broken records marked the third day of Athletics competition.

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.