Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: closing ceremony – live!

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1.38pm BST13:38 Handover time – to France The Paralympic flag is taken down from where it flies next to a huge Japanese flag. It is folded and handed to representatives from Paris 2024. Then a black-clad French wheelchair choir of sorts join in a silent song of dance, communicating with their arms and hands. 1.37pm … Read more

Tokyo Paralympics 2020 day 9: road cycling and table tennis medals, taekwondo starts, and more – live!

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5.38am BST05:38 Goalball: Half-time in this men’s semi-final between China and the USA. China lead 3-1. Yang Mingyuan has been the star for China, with all three goals. 5.30am BST05:30 Road cycling: There’s been an awful collision in the women’s T1-2 Road Race among the leaders. Conditions are incredibly slippery at the speedway track. Coming … Read more

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: GB’s Dunn wins swimming gold with world record – live!

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12.36pm BST12:36 Wheelchair tennis: Alcott serving for the match, but Vink wins the first two points to reach 0-30. Hits one wide to give a point back to Alcott, who then produces a great volley that gives Vink little chance. 30-30. 12.35pm BST12:35 Table tennis: Spicy. William Bayley and Paul Karabardak form the Great Britain … Read more

Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 day six: shooting begins, athletics and more – live!

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3.41am BST03:41 Shooting: Indian Games fans – Avani Lekhara has just equalled the world record in the 10m air rifle, shooting 249.6. Some competitors haven’t finished yet, but let’s just bookmark that… 3.40am BST03:40 Discus: Things are hotting up in the F56. Claudiney Batista dos Santos has stepped up for Brazil and overthrown (in a … Read more

Tokyo Paralympics 2020 day five: triathlon, rowing, swimming, wheelchair rugby and more – live!

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2.20am BST02:20 Table tennis: There will be more medals for China coming today, I would suggest. Eight gold-medal matches across categories. China has a contestant in six of those matches, and both contestants in two of them. The first has begun, the Class 5 with Cao Ningning and Germany’s Valentin Baus. 2.13am BST02:13 Long jump: … Read more

Tokyo Paralympics 2020 day three: athletics begins, swimming, cycling and more – live!

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2.20am BST02:20 Games record for Isis Holt in heats Women’s 100m: The T35 category is for athletes with coordination impairments, and Australia’s Isis Holt holds the world record with 13.43. She adds a Games record of 13.49 in winning her heat. Qualifying behind her are Isabelle Ferder (Germany) and Oxana Corso (Italy). From the other … Read more

Tokyo Paralympics day two: GB golds in pool and track cycling – live!

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9.50am BST09:50 Wheelchair rugby: Quarter time there, Australia trailing France 12-13. 9.48am BST09:48 Wheelchair basketball: Half time between the USA and Spain in the women’s pool match. Los Americanos lead 32-20. 9.47am BST09:47 Equestrian: Lee Pearson of GB has qualified in top spot from the Grade II dressage event, joining his teammate Georgia Wilson in … Read more

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics day one: swimming, cycling, wheelchair rugby and more – live!

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3.50am BST03:50 Cycling: I was glad to see an Australian rider named Meg Lemon on the card. She’s qualified to ride for bronze in the C4 individual pursuit against Canada’s Keely Shaw, with Petricola tackling USA’s Shawn Morelli for gold. But then the commentators kept pronouncing her as Meg Le Mon. I hope that’s just … Read more