Key events
Ling Ling Guo of China wins gold and breaks the world record in the women’s 45kg powerlifting,
Zoe Newson of GB takes silver and Nazmiye Muratlı of Turkey bronze.
Ling Ling, her powerlifting gold secure, is going for a 122kg world record …and there it is! A ridiculous performance.
Now then! There’s a lift-challenge and Newson’s appeal is upheld! Her lift was a goodun and she takes silver! And doesn’t she love it! I feel for the Turks, who were already celebrating well, but they’ve to settle for bronze.
Basck to the powerlifting, Muratli lifts 108kg and her coach enjoys a celebratory cartwheel; Zoe Newson was planning to go at the same height, but ups it to 109. If she takes it out, she takes silver. Here she goes…
Valeriia Shabalina wins gold in the women’s SM14 200m individual medley
Poppy Maskill of GB takes silver and Aira Kinoshita of Japan bronze.
Maskill tries to come back but Shabalina is too good and stretches away!
Maskill still leads through the breaststroke but only just … and Shabalina turns just in front! How’s your crawl, Poppy?!
And off they go! Maskill swam brilliantly to win the 100m butterfly and she leads Newman-Baronius at the first turn.
Next in the pool: Poppy Maskill, who already has two golds and one silver, and Olivia Newman-Baronius, who already has one gold, go in the SM14 women’s version of the same.
Nicholas Bennett of Canada wins gold in the men’s S12 200m individual medley
Rhys Darbey of GB takes silver and Ricky Betar of Australia the bronze.
At halfway, Betar of Australia leads from Bennett, but there’s plenty of swimming to be done yet – though Bennett will take some stopping and leads with 50m to go! The Brits, I’m afraid, are nowhere but here comes Darbey as Bennett takes it out alone, looking for a world record!
And they’re off!
However, that silver came because Nicholas Bennett of Canada swam magnificently to take gold, and he looks extremely purposeful as he comes out.
Ellard, of course, already has two golds – the 200m free, in a world-record time, and mixed 4x100m free – plus a silver from the 100m butterfly.
Next, we’ve got the men’s SM14 200m individual medley featuring Rhys Darbey, Will Ellard and Cameron Vearncombe if GB.
Go on Guo Ling Ling! She makes 118kg look silly in the powerlifting, breaking her own Olympic record; behind her is Muratli of Turkey with 107kg and Zoe Newson of GB with 106kg. We’ve one round to go.
Clegg does, though, have a gold in the 100m butterfly with which to consloe himself.
Yaroslav Denysenko of Ukraine wins gold in the men’s S12 100m freestyle
Maksym Veraskatakes silver, Raman Salei of Azerbaijan bronze. Clegg of GB is fourth, missing out on a medal by 0.02s.
…but Clegg is coming back, but Denysenko of Ukraine is coming and Clegg’s tiring!
Clegg, fastest in the heats, is away best and he turns second, behind Veraska of Ukraine….
And away they go!
Now straight to the pool and S12 100m freestyle final, Stephen Clegg of GB a big medal hope.
USA Women beat GB Women 59-52 and move into the semi-finals of the wheelchair basketball!
Two more free throws for USA … and Gonzalez nails both! This match is surely over at 58-50, but on other hand, the GB coach’s baldness denial is gold-medal material.
USA earn two free throws … and sink one. In a sense, that doesn’t change what GB need to do – they still need three baskets with 43s to go.
USA get the ball under the basket and a bit of pausa followed by shot … and it’s there! USA lead 55-50 with 1.11 to go, and this is slipping away.
Here come USA again and this time they do score, to lead 51-50. Off go GB again, following a timeout, Robyn Love on the ball; her name sounds like a scheme come up with by Mr Burns.
GB basketballers score for 50-49 and USA get so close to going back in front, but miss two shots from inside the paint. We’ve 2.43 to go and this is excruciating.
Guo Linglin lifts 113kg with her first attempt in the competition, a new Paralympic record. I daresay we see that mark extended over the next half-hour or so.
Thanks John. I was just about to say GB are still up in the basketball, but USA score to lead 49-48 and we’ve 4.25 to go.
And with that, two events reaching their climax, Daniel is back in the chair.
The stakes are raised to 100kg in the powerlifting, and here goes Zoe Newsom at 102kg. And she nails it, nice and easy.
It’s 46-46 in the basketball, only for the Americans to land one of two free throws. And then it’s 48-47 to GB! This is a classic encounter.
Sakina Khatun takes it to 86kg in the powerlifting. But here comes Poland Justyna Kozdryk to nail 95kg. No hassle and she celebrates in plenty of style, with a lap of the stage. Great stuff.
We’re into the women’s powerlifting. Algeria’s Samira Guerioua, in the 45kg category, has just nailed 85kg. That’s heavier than Cristiano Ronaldo after a good meal.