By Tom Degun at the Olympic Stadium in LondonAugust 31 - South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius

has made him more vulnerable in the 100m to the likes Singleton (pictured top, left), who beat the South

story at [email protected] storiesAugust 2012: Pistorius named flag carrier for South

Africa as team departs for London 2012August 2012: Pistorius still has Olympic medal shot as South Africans

By Tom Degun at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 30 - Jonathan Fox claimed Britain's first swimming gold medal of the Paralympics with a superb victory here in the men's S7 100 metres backstroke.

eighth respectively in the S9 100m butterfly.That event was won by Paralympic legend Natalie Du Toit of South

Africa who claimed the 11th gold of her career, while America's Jessica Long achieved her eighth Paralympic

By David Gold at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 28 - Peter Norfolk, Britain's flag-bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games, has told insideworldparasport of his surprise at being chosen, and revealed who he would have selected himself.

in the singles tournament, having won events at Baton Rouge in the United States and Johannesburg, South

Africa, already this year."

By Tom DegunAugust 22 - The star-studded South African Paralympic team was given a special send-off by

the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) in Johannesburg at an event that

first double-leg amputee to compete in athletics at the Olympics earlier this month and carried the South

When the Paralympic Flame is extinguished after the 2012 Games the victory flames will be lit across South

Africa," he said."

This team gathered here tonight [pictured top] will make South Africa proud and will fight to improve

Also in attendance at the reception was South African Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula, who highlighted

By Tom DegunAugust 22 - The star-studded South African Paralympic team was given a special send-off by

the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) in Johannesburg at an event that

first double-leg amputee to compete in athletics at the Olympics earlier this month and carried the South

When the Paralympic Flame is extinguished after the 2012 Games the victory flames will be lit across South

Africa," he said."

This team gathered here tonight (pictured top) will make South Africa proud and will fight to improve

Also in attendance at the reception was South African Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula, who highlighted

By Tom DegunAugust 20 - Irish double Paralympic champion Jason Smyth said he is looking to qualify for the 100 metres at the Rio 2016 Olympics after missing out on making the London 2012 Games.

able-bodied World Championships in Daegu last year, along with fellow Paralympian Oscar Pistorius of South

Africa, he said both competitions serve as good preparation for the Rio Olympics."

By Duncan Mackay August 17 - A planned round of the 2012-2013 HSBC Sevens World Series in Argentina has been scrapped because of "logistical challenges", the International Rugby Board (IRB) have announced.

to make its debut on the Olympic programme at Rio in 2016 the IRB are keen to have a major event in South

Union is dedicated to the delivery of a memorable and successful Series event that showcases rugby in South

Argentina are South America's top rugby playing nation and the IRB are trying to help them compete against

their debut in an expanded Tri Nations tournament in 2015, alongside Australia, New Zealand and South

Africa.

By Duncan MackayAugust 14 - Jack Morton Worldwide, who were involved in Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton last year, have been appointed to deliver the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, it was announced today.

company have vast experience in delivering major ceremonies having worked on the FIFA World Cup at South

Africa in 2010 and the 2004 Olympics in Athens, as well as the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games in Manchester

Jack Morton WorldwideZolkwer also worked on the critically-acclaimed ceremonies at the World Cup in South

Africa."

LondonAugust 13 - Four-times Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius said he felt privileged after carrying the South

4x400m relay.He proved one of the most popular athletes at the Games and was given the task of being South

I was really honoured to be chosen to carry the South African flag," he said."

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius carries South Africa's flag at the Olympics Closing CeremonyThe Ceremony

marked a busy few hours for Pistorius who headed back to South Africa with his team-mates at the crack

Africa wins relay appealAugust 2012: Amputee Pistorius praised by world champion despite finishing

Mike Rowbottom at the Olympic Stadium in LondonAugust 11 - Usain Bolt rounded off what has been an outstanding London 2012 athletics programme in suitably outstanding fashion here tonight as – with all clowning put aside – he paid full attention to business on the final leg of the 4x100 metre final, moving clear of Ryan Bailey of the United States before dipping through the line to register the third world record seen in this stadium, bringing Jamaica home in 36.84sec.

world title last year, Mariya Savinova, in a season's best of 1min 56.19sec, with Caster Semenya of South

Africa, the world champion of 2009, taking silver in 1:57.23 after moving from sixth to second over

By Mike Rowbottom at the Olympic Stadium in LondonAugust 10 - On a night of shock results, Renaud Lavillenie lived gloriously up to his billing as favourite in the pole vault as an Olympic record of 5.97 metres enabled him to become the third Frenchman to secure this title.

handed the baton in last position and could not alter the order as he brought it home in 3:03.46 to give South

Africa eighth place; he will now start his preparations for the 100m and 4x100m at the Paralympics.The

Olympic medal to add to the four golds and a bronze he has won at the Paralympics has been revived as South

Africa won a place in tonight's 4x400 metres relay final on appeal after their second-leg runner, Ofentse

Pistorius, who earned a silver medal at last year's IAAF World Championships as part of the South African

Mogawane (pictured below) suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder and could not carry on.Following a South

able-bodied track medal after running the opening leg of the 400m relay heat and contributing to a South

Olympic medal to add to the four golds and a bronze he has won at the Paralympics has been revived as South

Africa won a place in tomorrow's 4x400 metres relay final on appeal after their second-leg runner, Ofentse

Pistorius, who earned a silver medal at last year's IAAF World Championships as part of the South African

carry on.An injured Ofentse Mogawane is helped off the track following his 4x400m collisionFollowing a South

able-bodied track medal after running the opening leg of the 4x400m relay heat and contributing to a South

59.21sec.He was not, however, selected for the final.LJ van Zyl will replace Ofentse Mogawane in the South

Africa 4x400m relay teamSpeaking of the incident, before the appeal was made, Pistorius said: "I was

By Andrew Warshaw at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 9 - Football at the highest level can learn from the Olympics in terms of harnessing the feel good factor that has pervaded London 2012, according to two of Britain's most respected voices.

can be an issue, particularly with youngsters growing up in the game now.Oscar Pistorius (left) of South

Africa exchanges bibs with Grenada's Kirani James after the London 2012 men's 400 metres semi-final&

By David GoldAugust 7 - Britain's women's hockey star Helen Richardson insists there is no bad blood between the home side's hockey team and Argentina, ahead of their London 2012 semi-final tomorrow night.

star Fernando Zylberberg took part in an advert filmed on the contested Falkland Islands, which the South

Kerry's side has not been quite as dazzling as they were at the start of the year of late.They lost to South

Africa and Germany, both outsiders, at the recent Investec Cup in London, although the team was missing

four key players.And although Britain began the Olympics superbly, beating Japan, South Korea and Belgium