The Daily Update of the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Day 1 summary
Powerlifting:
Yakubu Adesokan (Nigeria) wins gold in the -48kg class
Nazmiye Muslu wins the first gold for Turkey (-40kg)
Judo:
Carmen Brussig from Germany wins gold in the -48kg class
Her twin sister Ramona Brussig wins gold in the -52kg class
Ramin Ibrahimov (Azerbaijan) wins by Ippon in the -60kg class
Cycling:
Li Zhan Yu (China) wins the Individual C1-2-3 1km Time Trial race
Zen Sini wins the secong cycling gold for China in the Individual C1-2-3 Pursuit
Susan Powell (Australia) wins gold in the Individual C4 Pursuit
Sarah Storey wins her first gold in the Individual C5 Pursuit
Kieran Modra (Australia with pilot Scott McPhee) wins the Individual B Pursuit title
Swimming
China's Zheng Tao wins the 100m Backstroke S6
Lu Dona wins the women's 100m Backstroke S6
Sergey Punko (Russia) wins the 400m Freestyle S12
Jonathan Fox (Great Britain) wins gold in the 100m Backstroke S7 race
Natalie du Toit (South Africa) wins her first gold in the 100m Butterfly S9 competition
Sophie Pascoe (New Zealand) dominates the 200m Individual medley SM10
Daniel Dias (Brasil) wins gold in the 50m freestyle S5
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