Bosnia and Herzegovina claimed gold in the men's Sitting Volleyball competition with a 3-1 (19-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-15) win over defending champions Iran at ExCeL today.
Oscar Pistorius signed off from London 2012 in style as he exacted some revenge on Brazil's Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira by winning 400m - T44 gold in a new Paralympic record time.
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran both enjoyed straight-sets victories in their men’s Sitting Volleyball semi-finals on Day 8 and will now square off for gold.
Defending Paralympic champions China will take on great rivals the USA in the final of the women’s Sitting Volleyball competition after both nations came through their respective semi-finals at ExCeL.
The last day of group matches in the men's Sitting Volleyball competition threw up a clash of the titans as Iran came from behind to beat rivals Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Reigning Paralympic champions China topped Pool B of the women’s Sitting Volleyball preliminary stages with a 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-16) victory over Slovenia at ExCeL.
There was a clean sweep of straight-sets victories on Day 1 of the men’s Sitting Volleyball competition as four nations got their quest for gold off to the perfect start.
After a spectacular Olympic Games, the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has been busy undertaking a huge transitional operation to make the Paralympic Games equally successful.