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Wheelchair Tennis
09 September 201210:50
Review: Golden glow for Netherlands women
The Netherlands painted the women's Wheelchair Tennis competition orange at London 2012, while a Japanese player became the first man to win two consecutive gold medals.
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- Sport: Wheelchair Tennis
- Countries: NED, JPN, ... See all Countries
  NED
  JPN
  FRA
  SWE
  ISR
  USA
  GBR
- Athletes: Esther Vergeer ... See all Athletes
  VERGEER Esther
  BUIS Marjolein
  VAN KOOT Aniek
  GRIFFIOEN Jiske
  KUNIEDA Shingo
  HOUDET Stephane
  VINK Ronald
  OLSSON Stefan
  VIKSTROM Peter
  CATTANEO Frederic
  PEIFER Nicolas
  JEREMIASZ Michael
  GERSHONY Noam
  WAGNER David
  TAYLOR Nicholas
  LAPTHORNE Andy
  NORFOLK Peter
  WEINBERG Shraga
  SHUKER Lucy
  WHILEY Jordanne
Table Tennis
08 September 201222:46
Review: China claim 14 golds
China won four Table Tennis gold medals on Day 10 to take their tally in the sport to 14 at the London 2012 Paralympic Games and surpass the total of 13 they won in Beijing four years earlier.
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- Sport: Table Tennis
- Countries: CHN, POL, ... See all Countries
  CHN
  POL
  KOR
  FRA
  TPE
  SRB
  SWE
  ESP
  UKR
- Athletes: Lina Lei ... See all Athletes
  LEI Lina
  FAN Lei
  PARTYKA Natalia
  KIM Young Gun
  ZHANG Yan
  CAO Ningning
  ZHANG Bian
  GU Gai
  CHOJNOWSKI Patryk
  MA Lin
  GE Yang
Goalball
08 September 201209:46
Champions revel in golden delight
Paralympic Games champions Japan and Finland are still savouring their success after claiming Goalball victory at London 2012.
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- Sport: Goalball
- Countries: FIN, JPN, ... See all Countries
  FIN
  JPN
  CHN
  BRA
  LTU
  TUR
  SWE
- Athletes: Jarno Mattila ... See all Athletes
  MATTILA Jarno
  ADACHI Akiko
  WAKASUGI Haruka
Australia
07 September 201223:13
Review: Silver swansong for Du Toit as Smyth strikes a double
An emotional Natalie du Toit ended her Paralympic Swimming career with a silver medal, while Ireland's Jason Smyth struck gold for a second time on Day 9 of London 2012.
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- Countries: AUS, USA, ... See all Countries
  AUS
  USA
  RSA
  IRL
  RUS
  ITA
  KOR
  GBR
  THA
  NED
  SWE
  JPN
- Athletes: Ellie Cole ... See all Athletes
  COLE Ellie
  COWDREY Matthew
  SNYDER Bradley
  du TOIT Natalie
  SMYTH Jason
  LABZIN Alexey
  LOGINOV Artem
  PISTORIUS Oscar
  ZANARDI Alessandro
  van DYK Ernst
  CHOI Ye-Jin
  JEONG Ho-Won
  SMITH David
  TADTONG Pattaya
  VERGEER Esther
  VAN KOOT Aniek
  OLSSON Stefan
  VIKSTROM Peter
  ADACHI Akiko
Goalball
07 September 201222:15
Japan and Finland win Goalball gold
Japan's women produced another fantastic defensive display while Finland's men completed a remarkable turnaround as both teams won Goalball gold at the Copper Box.
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- Sport: Goalball
- Countries: JPN, CHN, ... See all Countries
  JPN
  CHN
  SWE
  FIN
  TUR
  LTU
  BRA
- Athletes: Akiko Adachi ... See all Athletes
  ADACHI Akiko
  WANG Ruixue
  NAESSTROM Sofia
  POSIO Petri
  MATTILA Jarno
  MIINALA Erkki
  KARAKAYA Tuncay
  ZIBOLIS Marius
  DUZGUN Tekin Okan
Wheelchair Rugby
07 September 201221:17
Contenders keep up unbeaten run
Unbeaten USA eased into the Wheelchair Rugby semi-finals, while fellow medal contenders Australia also kept up their storming run on Day 9.
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- Sport: Wheelchair Rugby
- Countries: AUS, BEL, ... See all Countries
  AUS
  BEL
  JPN
  CAN
  SWE
  GBR
  USA
  FRA
- Athletes: Cameron Carr ... See all Athletes
  CARR Cameron
  BATT Ryley
  BOND Chris
  ERDEM Naz
  SCOTT Ryan
  MERTENS Lars
  IKEZAKI Daisuke
  MADELL Zak
  HJERT Tomas
  AOKI Chuck
  DELAGRAVE Joe
  McBRIDE Seth
  GROULX Will
  SALLEM Riadh
Table Tennis
07 September 201220:55
Riapos star of Slovakia Team win
Jan Riapos collected his second Table Tennis gold medal of London 2012 and his fourth Paralympic Games title of his career as he helped Slovakia beat France 3-0 in the final of the men’s Team - Class 1-2 at ExCeL.
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- Sport: Table Tennis
- Countries: SVK, CHN, ... See all Countries
  SVK
  CHN
  GBR
  GER
  KOR
  AUT
  FRA
  POL
  ESP
  SWE
- Athletes: Jan Riapos ... See all Athletes
  RIAPOS Jan
  REVUCKY Rastislav
  FENG Panfeng
  LI Qian
  LIU Jing
  HEAD Sara
  CAMPBELL Jane
  BAYLEY William
  WOLLMERT Jochen
  WILSON Ross
Wheelchair Tennis
07 September 201218:40
Vergeer seals record fourth Singles gold
Esther Vergeer won a record fourth consecutive gold medal in women's Singles Wheelchair Tennis as her remarkable unbeaten run continued at Eton Manor today.
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- Sport: Wheelchair Tennis
- Countries: NED, SWE, ... See all Countries
  NED
  SWE
  FRA
  USA
  GBR
  ISR
  THA
- Athletes: Esther Vergeer ... See all Athletes
  VERGEER Esther
  VAN KOOT Aniek
  VIKSTROM Peter
  OLSSON Stefan
  CATTANEO Frederic
  PEIFER Nicolas
  HOUDET Stephane
  JEREMIASZ Michael
  VINK Ronald
  AMMERLAAN Robin
  TAYLOR Nicholas
  SHUKER Lucy
  WHILEY Jordanne
  WEINBERG Shraga
  KHANTHASIT Sakhorn
  TECHAMANEEWAT Ratana
Wheelchair Rugby
06 September 201222:55
GB keep hopes alive, Australia win again
Host Nation Great Britain survived a major scare at the Basketball Arena tonight as they kept their medal hopes in the Wheelchair Rugby competition alive, while there were also victories for Canada, Australia and the USA.
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- Sport: Wheelchair Rugby
- Countries: GBR, AUS, ... See all Countries
  GBR
  AUS
  SWE
  CAN
  FRA
  USA
  JPN
  BEL
- Athletes: Aaron Phipps ... See all Athletes
  PHIPPS Aaron
  BATT Ryley
  BOND Chris
  UHLMANN Per-Johan
  MADELL Zak
Goalball
06 September 201221:45
Japan through after Goalball thriller
Japan scraped into the women's Goalball final in the most dramatic fashion after edging past Sweden on sudden-death extra throws at the Copper Box.
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- Sport: Goalball
- Countries: JPN, SWE, ... See all Countries
  JPN
  SWE
  FIN
  CHN
  LTU
  BRA
- Athletes: Akiko Adachi ... See all Athletes
  ADACHI Akiko
  JALMESTAL Josefine
  KOMIYA Masae
  NAESSTROM Sofia
  HEIKKINEN Katja
  WANG Shasha
  CHEN Fengqing
  LIN Shan
  MATTILA Jarno
  PAVLIUKIANEC Genrik
  ALMEIDA MACIEL CELENTE Alexsander
  MARQUES Romario Diego

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