PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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).

USA’s Long continues success in pool on Day 2
Another five Paralympic records fell in the pool during the morning heats on the second day of London 2012 action.

Two gold medals on target on Day 2
Great British shooters looking to de-thrown the king of shooting from Sweden on the second day of competition.

One arrow shoot-offs highlight archery event
Quarter-final places were decided in the men’s and women’s recruve W1/W2.

Late women's goalball drama as Finland save a last-second penalty against Great Britain
Lithuania confirm their position as the men's team to beat with another big win.

Pistorius transitions from Olympics to Paralympics
South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius talks about how the Olympics have given him the best preparation possible for the Paralympics in London.

Great Britain hold Spain to a 1-1 draw in football 5-a-side
Captain David Clarke grabs the equaliser for the hosts.

Dong Chao wins China’s second shooting gold medal
Chao beats off challenges from Jonas Jacobsson and Josef Neumaier

Rehm shines in long jump at Olympic Stadium
On the first night of athletics, Germany’s Markus Rehm won the long jump F42/44 and Ireland’s Jason Smyth cruised in his 100m T13 heat.

Three champions line up to defend their judo titles
Four titles up for grabs on day two of Paralympic judo.

Top times shattered on Eton Dorney waters
China’s Cheng Huang and Russia’s Aleksey Chuvashev broke the world-best time previously set by Great Britain’s Tom Aggar.

Iran sitting volleyball team cruises to opening win
Iran, Russia, Egypt and Bosnia were all victories at the ExCeL.

Preliminary pool stage continues on Basketball Arena and North Greenwich
The match between Germany and United States in the women's competition is sure to be a showcase of the best women's wheelchair basketball in the world.

Colbourne strikes gold on cycling track
Great Britain’s Mark Colbourne rocked the velodrome with gold in the individual pursuit C1.