Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Jessica Long

Long remains on par in pool

USA's Jessica Long, as well as Australia's Jacqueline Freney and Great Britain's Josef Craig kept the crowds on the edge of their seats on Day 8 at London 2012.

Romain Noble - London 2012

Sabre class takes centre the stage

The strong Chinese team will meet tough competition from French world number one Romain Noble and Beijing 2008 Paralympic champion Laurent Francois.

Matthew Cowdrey

Top swimmers in action on Day 8

Australian star Matthew Cowdrey and South African Natalie Du Toit will defend their titles in the men’s and women's 200m SM9 respectively.

Lithuania goalball men's team - Beijing 2008

Lithuania hot pick in goalball

Men's world champions Lithuania will try to continue their superb form in the goalball semifinals at the Copper Box on Day 8.

Stephane Houdet

Heroic Houdet moves closer to gold

France’s Stephane Houdet won his wheelchair tennis singles semi-final to set up a gold-medal match against Japan’s Shingo Kuneida.

USA-England wheelchair rugby

8 countries take to rugby court

All participating wheelchair rugby teams will compete on the second day of the sport’s competition at the Basketball Arena.

Germany women's wheelchair basketball

Onto the finals

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

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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.