By Tom Degun at the Olympic Stadium in LondonSeptember 2 - Oscar Pistorius is not used to finishing behind other Paralympic athletes and it showed here tonight as he reacted poorly to being beaten by Brazil's Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira, losing his long unbeaten record over 200 metres at London 2012.

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flag at Olympic Closing CeremonyAugust 2012: Amputee Pistorius still has Olympic medal shot as South Africa

By David GoldSeptember 2 - Generations For Peace delegates Aram and Satenik Tiraturyan have organised a sport camp for 40 youngsters in Gymuri, Armenia.

Prince Feisal in 2007, and has trained hundreds of delegates from areas including the Middle East, Africa

By Tom Degun at the Olympic Stadium in LondonSeptember 1 - Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop (pictured top) ensured it was a magical night for Ireland as the duo both smashed world records to claim a Paralympic Games gold medal apiece.

none more popular than the new 200m T44 mark set by Oscar Pistorius, the double-leg amputee from South Africa

By David Gold at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonSeptember 1 - Britain's Ellie Simmonds sent the Aquatics Centre into raptures as she broke the world record in winning a pulsating 400 metres freestyle S6 tussle with controversial American rival Victoria Arlen.

Louise Sarah Rung from Norway took the gold in the women's 200m freestyle S5.Charles Bouwer of South Africa

drained from them by intense media scrutiny.Wayne Rooney, left, during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

By Tom Degun at the Olympic Stadium in LondonAugust 31 - South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius has played down his chances of winning four gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympics, insisting he faces a huge task to defend his T43/44 100 metres crown against the likes of American world champion Jerome Singleton and British single-amputee world record holder Jonnie Peacock.

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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.

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

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.

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

By Emily GoddardAugust 26 - Antonio González de la Madrid has been named as the International Sailing Federation's (ISAF) new World Cup manager after being promoted from his role as competition manager.

2013 a new Asian event will be introduced in Qingdao, with ISAF also seeking to expand the event to Africa

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 saw Oscar Pistorius named as the flag-bearer for the Opening Ceremony on August 29.

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

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

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 saw Oscar Pistorius named as the flag-bearer for the Opening Ceremony on August 29.

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

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

By Tom Degun in LondonAugust 21 - Ghana can make history at the London 2012 Paralympics by winning their first ever medal at the competition, claims Bishop Cornelius Adja Cofie, President of the country's National Paralympic Committee (NPC).

I will work so hard to make Ghana and Africa proud."It is a great honour to have qualified."

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

By Sara EvansAugust 18 - Qualification details for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing have been announced by the International Triathlon Union (ITU).

NOCs with National Federations affiliated to ITU.The maximum per continent, per gender is: three for Africa

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.

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