Summer Paralympic Sports

Aggar London 2012 shock as beaten for first time ever

By Tom Degun at Eton Dorney

GB mixed_coxed_four_take_Para_gold_Sept_2September 2 - Britain's mixed coxed four ensured a golden finish to the London 2012 rowing competition, but home favourite Tom Aggar suffered the biggest shock of the Games when he was beaten in the ASM single scull class for the first time ever to finish in bitterly disappointing fourth here.

Pistorius wary of threat posed by Singleton and Peacock in 100m showdown

By Tom Degun at the Olympic Stadium in London

jerome singleton_and_Oscar_Pistorius_28-08-12August 31 - South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius has played down his chances of winning four gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympics, insisting he faces a huge task to defend his T43/44 100 metres crown against the likes of American world champion Jerome Singleton and British single-amputee world record holder Jonnie Peacock.

Draw made for London 2012 wheelchair tennis

By David Gold at Eton Manor on the Olympic Park in London

Esther Vergeer_August_30August 31 - Holland's Esther Vergeer will begin her bid for a fourth consecutive women's singles gold medal when she takes on Japan's Kanako Domori in the first round of the wheelchair tennis tournament at London 2012.