PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Onto the finals
Germany's women's wheelchair basketball team was ecstatic after defeating the Netherland's to advance to play Australia for gold.
Boccia players to battle in individual competitions
Brazil’s Eliseu dos Santos and Dirceu Pinto will now battle each other for gold in the single event and Nigel Murray of Great Britain will defend his title in the BC2 individual event.
Lithuania hot pick in goalball
Men's world champions Lithuania will try to continue their superb form in the goalball semifinals at the Copper Box on Day 8.
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.
What to watch: Day 8
A packed Thursday includes the 100m T44 and discus F44 finals, as well as playoff competition in wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball and medals in sailing.
Long remains on par in pool
USA's Jessica Long, as well as Australia's Jacqueline Freney and Great Britain's Josef Craig kept the crowds on the edge of their seats on Day 8 at London 2012.
8 countries take to rugby court
All participating wheelchair rugby teams will compete on the second day of the sport’s competition at the Basketball Arena.
Zhang and Park win gold as shooting finishes the way it started
China tops shooting medal table with four golds.
Brazil and France to aim the top of the podium
Football 5-a-side semi-finals saw Brazil defeat Argentina by a single goal in a penalty shootout and France overcome Spain 2-0.
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.