PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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.
Brazil and Germany impress in the men’s sitting volleyball
China lay down an early marker in women's competition
Hynd brothers take the spotlight
British swimmers claim silver and bronze after mother, Helen, was a Paralympic Torchbearer.
IPC extends partnership with Ottobock
Ottobock will continue to serve as a worldwide Paralympic partner for the IPC through the Rio 2016 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.
What to watch: Day 2
China and USA will battle it out in sitting volleyball, Canada and Great Britain meet in wheelchair basketball and the women’s 200m individual medley S5 will feature.
French players hit top form in table tennis
Yeung Chi Ka produces dominant display in women's competition
Three medals up for grabs at the ExCeL Arena on Day 2
Egypt's Sherif Othman among the favourites on the second day of powerlifting.
British rider Sophie Christiansen storms away in Grade Ia
Sophie Wells and Hannelore Brenner also on form in the equestrian competition equestrian.
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.