PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Great Britain and China top cycling medals table
The British captured the home crowd with a one-two finish in the mixed team sprint C1-5 on Day 4 of the Games.

Powerlifting continues on Day 4
The powerlifting events resume at the ExCeL on Sunday (2 September), with three medals due to be decided in the women’s -56kg, men’s -67.50kg and women’s -60kg categories respectively.

Para-table tennis prepares to hand out its first medals
The first eleven medals of the Paralympic Games third largest sport tournament are up for grabs on Day 4 of the competition.

Equestrian gold for Britain's Sophie Christiansen
Michele George and Hannelore Brenner also top the podium

Great Britain and USA come up big on court
The British and American men and women’s teams all won their Day 3 wheelchair basketball games.

Fourth day of shooting to thrill fans
The R4 mixed 10m Air Rifle standing is the only event in the shooting programme on Day 4.

Argentina 5-a-side team confident of gold medal success
David Peralta insists Los Murcielagos have nobody to fear

Oliveira and Le Fur shine on marquee night
Alan Oliveira beat Oscar Pistorius, and Marie Amelie le Fur topped April Holmes and Marlou van Rhijn for sprinting gold.

Iran's men through to the goalball quarter finals
Great Britain's women boosted by a 3-1 win over Brazil.

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.