By Mike Rowbottom at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonSeptember 8 - Victoria Arlen denied home favourite Ellie Simmonds a third gold medal tonight as she won the Paralympic 100 metres freestyle S6 title in a world-record time of 1min 13.33sec.

almost two seconds ahead of Sebastian Iwanow of Germany, who claimed silver.Teresa Perales of Spain

By David Gold at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonSeptember 7 - Natalie du Toit's glorious career came to an unhappy end here tonight as she was beaten by Australia's Ellie Cole in the 100m freestyle S9 and responded with tears and a dig at the selectors who denied her a place at last month's Olympics.

emotional, du Toit then failed to follow Cole (pictured above) and bronze medallist Sarai Gascón of Spain

By Tom DegunSeptember 6 - Britain's International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Sir Craig Reedie has been named chairman of the Commission that will evaluate the candidatures of Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was announced today.

Frankie Fredericks of Namibia, Nat Indrapana of Thailand, Claudia Bokel of Germany, Eduardo Palomo of Spain

By Tom Degun at the Grange St Pauls Hotel in LondonSeptember 5 - Sergey Bubka, President of the Ukrainian National Olympic Committee (NOC), is set to meet his country's Deputy Prime Minister Borys Kolesnikov in the next week to discuss a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

bidding for the event, instead turning its focus to either 2024 or 2026.Oslo in Norway, Barcelona in Spain

By Duncan Mackay at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London September 1 - Madrid Mayor Ana Botella has promised that they will follow the lead of London 2012 and integrate the Olympics and Paralympics if the Spanish capital's bid to host the 2020 Games is successful.

Movement is now as strong as it is because the "foundations for that success were laid here in Spain

20 years ago when Barcelona staged the Paralympic Games".Botella claimed that the Games returning to Spain

By Tom Degun at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 30 - Swimming star Natalie du Toit won South Africa's first gold medal of the London 2012 Paralympics here tonight making the perfect start in her quest for seven medals at the Games.

greatest Paralympian.Taking a superb win in 1min 09.30sec ahead of silver medallist Sarai Gascón of Spain

By Duncan MackayAugust 26 - Olympic bronze medallist Jonathan Brownlee's amazing August continued as he today helped Britain defend its International Triathlon Union (ITU) Mixed Relay World Championship title in tough wet conditions in Stockholm today.

They were followed by Japan, Germany's first team, France and Spain, with Britain back in 14th place

of the third leg it was Spain's Caroline Routier who came out with the best swim, taking Spain

By David Gold in LondonAugust 25 - Six-times Paralympic gold medal-winning swimmer Teresa Perales will be Spain's flag-bearer for the Paralympic Opening Ceremony next Wednesday (August 29).

much in contention for glory again this summer.She is currently at a 21-day training camp in Granada, Spain

By David GoldAugust 22 - The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) has launched a dedicated website for the London 2012 Paralympics.

2012: Brazilian athletes to prepare for Games at Spanish campJuly 2012: Brazilian swimmers head to Spain

By Tom Degun in LondonAugust 20 - Over a dozen African athletes that went missing after competing at the London 2012 Olympics are reportedly looking to claim asylum in Britain after they refused to return home with their teams.

As recently as last month, when I competed in Spain, I had managed to retain some optimism that the conditions

By Duncan MackayAugust 15 - Madrid 2020 have appointed London-based M-IS Plc as its international creative and communications agency to support its bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, they have announced.

benefits that Madrid 2020's bid offers to the Olympic Movement, the world and the people of Madrid and Spain

We can see how passionate and supportive the people of Madrid and Spain are to secure the 2020 Olympics

Olympics everJuly 2020: Spanish business backs Madrid 2020June 2012: Madrid 2020 will win if Spain

some cocktails and mocktails for 20 Bacardi Limited competition winners who had flown into Mallorca, Spain

Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Romania, Singapore, Spain

By David Owen at the North Greenwich Arena in LondonAugust 12 - The latest manifestation of the "Dream Team" won the USA's 14th Olympic men's basketball tournament at the North Greenwich Arena today against stubborn Spanish opponents who kept the outcome in doubt until deep into the match's final quarter.

show up at the same event.And with Arnold Schwarzenegger, London mayor Boris Johnson, Queen Sofia of Spain

some of the untenanted court-side places for the final stages of the match.It was hard to remember, as Spain

By Mike RowbottomAugust 11 - Spain defeated Australia 3-2 to win the gold medal in the women's Elliott

By David Owen at Eton Dorney LakeAugust 11 – The last raceday at Eton Dorney was a fruitful one for the host nation, with British canoeists taking two medals, including gold for Ed McKeever in the 200 metres kayak single.

had gone into the race as the joint favourite.The silver medal went to Saul Craviotto Rivero of Spain