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The ParalympicsGB 7-a-side Football team saw their London 2012 medal hopes swept away by Ukraine as the reigning world and Paralympic champions chalked up a 7-1 victory over Lyndon Lynch’s side. Read More »

Paul Davies upset a player four places above him in the world rankings to secure a class 1 Single bronze at the ExCeL, Great Britain’s second Table Tennis medal of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Read More »

GB on target at ‘incredible Games’ say Paralympic chiefs. ParalympicsGB chiefs hailed Britain’s great start to the London 2012 Games with the team second in the medal table and more than half way to their target total after “a challenging” first four days of competition. Read More »

Following an incredible and emotional race on Saturday where Ellie Simmonds battled for gold, it appears she could be on for another gold medal. This morning has seen her smash her own world record in the SM6 200m Individual Medley taking 1.17secs off her record to set a time of 3:06.97. Ellie admitted it was a big surprise to set ... Read More »

Britain maintained its record of winning every Paralympic, world and European Team title since the sport became part of the Paralympic Games in 1996 when they clinched London 2012 gold at Greenwich Park today. All British riders competing today also won individual medals with Sophie Christiansen taking a Championship Read More »

Wheelchair racer David Weir raised both hands in celebration as he crossed the finish line to win the T54 5000m title in the cauldron of a packed London 2012 Olympic Stadium on Sunday night. Read More »

Britain’s Sitting Volleyball women made a piece of history by playing their first ever Paralympic Games contest at London 2012 this morning (Friday), but they couldn’t complete the fairytale by beating world no. 3 team Ukraine. The strong Ukrainian outfit took the opening set 25-9, but the following two sets were much closer at 25-20 and 25-14. Ukraine raced away ... Read More »

Britain lie third in the medal table at the end of day one of the London 2012 Paralympic Games after winning seven medals from four sports, two less than Australia who are second behind table-toppers China. Headlines Super Storey wins first for Britain: Sarah Storey clinched Britain’s first gold of the Games, just hours after she had smashed the world ... Read More »