PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
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.
French players hit top form in table tennis
Yeung Chi Ka produces dominant display in women's competition
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.
British rider Sophie Christiansen storms away in Grade Ia
Sophie Wells and Hannelore Brenner also on form in the equestrian competition equestrian.
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.
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.
Sherif Othman retains his Paralympic Games title
Egyptian powerlifter lifts 197kg in men's 56kg category.
Storey leads British charge at Velodrome
Four world records were broken on the opening day of cycling, as Great Britain’s Sarah Storey stormed to gold in the individual pursuit.
Swimming day 2: 15 gold medals on the agenda
An exciting line-up beckons for an action-packed day at the Aquatics Centre.
IPC to resolve livestream player issues overnight
Due to a record-breaking day in terms of visits to Paralympic.org, the IPC will temporarily shut down the livestream player overnight on Thursday (30 August).