PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Zhang and Park win gold as shooting finishes the way it started
China tops shooting medal table with four golds.

Chen Yi Jun claims gold in men's individual sabre category A
Romain Noble in shock early exit to Moez El Assine

Onto the finals
Germany's women's wheelchair basketball team was ecstatic after defeating the Netherland's to advance to play Australia for gold.

Bosnia and Herzegovina book their place in men's sitting volleyball final
Iran see off Russia in other semi-final to set up a Beijing 2008 rematch.

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.

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.

Jacqueline Freney continues her gold rush
Australian swimmer claims her seventh gold medal of London 2012.

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.

Rahman delivers golden performance
Iranian powerlifter sets new Paralympic mark to clinch gold medal.

USA tennis duo make it three in a row
Nick Taylor and David Wagner back up wins in Athens and Beijing by repelling British challenge to take gold.

Records continue to tumble in pool
Yang and Bohodayko add to records haul during another memorable morning session.

Top eight fight for medal begins on Day 7
USA bid for medal shot as elite eight square off in men's wheelchair basketball.

Athlete’s dining hall hits the spot in London
More than 10,000 guests are being catered to in the Paralympic Village dining halls.

A competitive session of fencing in store in ExCel
On the second day of wheelchair fencing competition, the Chinese team faces stern competition from Europe’s biggest fencing nation to carry on their medal form.

Exact repeats at goalball quarter-finals
Repeats of both the men’s and women’s finals from Beijing 2008 as the goalball competition reaches the knockout stages.

Defending champions on track
Oscar Pistorius will defend his title in the men’s 100m T44 and Michelle Stilwell will lay claim to the top spot in the podium in the women’s 100m T52.

Australia and USA easily move into semi-finals
Australia and USA, along with the Netherlands and Germany, will be the final four teams in the women's wheelchair basketball competition.

Portugal shine as individual boccia gets underway
All four Portuguese athletes progress to next round, with Korea also shining.

Russia trio back on the podium
Russian men and Korean women prevail after enthralling day’s action at London 2012.