By Tom DegunAugust 23 - Chris Allison, the Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner and national Olympic security coordinator, has revealed that the policing operation for the London 2012 Paralympics will be exactly the same as it was for the Olympics only with a scaled down force.

were for the Olympics with beach volleyball at Horse Guards Parade and the triathlon and open water swimming

phenomenal the athletes are.I was reminded of it just this week when I went to see the Japanese Paralympic swimming

phenomenal the athletes are.I was reminded of it just this week when I went to see the Japanese Paralympic swimming

pressed their faces to the glass for a closer look and stood there for several minutes.The Japanese swimming

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.

Fikile Mbalula, who highlighted Pistorius and Natalie du Toit (pictured above), the 10-times Paralympic swimming

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.

Beijing 2008 which brought back 30 medals, 21 of them gold, to finish sixth on the medals table.Multiple swimming

Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula, who highlighted Pistorius and Natalie du Toit, the 10-times Paralympic swimming

By David Gold in LondonAugust 21 - There will be 25 athletes representing Israel at this summer's Paralympic Games, who will hope to restore the country's pride after a disappointing Olympics.

British Open in July.Ron Bolotin, the secretary general of the Israeli Paralympic Committee, who won 11 swimming

By David Gold in LondonAugust 21 - Russian telecommunications giant MegaFon's involvement in major sports events in the years to come is important for the country's youth, it has been claimed.

event each year until 2018.In 2013 Kazan stages the Summer Universiade, and the city hosts the World Swimming

By Stuart NewmanAugust 20 - Tom Daley may have won bronze in the diving pool at London 2012 but he also landed a lesser known gold medal – in the social media Olympics.

960,000  1.0m  10,000  N/A 220,000  Bronze Michael Phelps United States Swimming

Britain Athletics 440,000  680,000  70,000  N/A N/A 6th Sun Yang China Swimming

N/A N/A N/A 2.0m  N/A 7th Ryan Lochte United States Swimming 900,000  120,000&

By Duncan Mackay in LondonAugust 19 - A review into why Britain's swimmers performed so badly at the London 2012 Olympics is due to be completed by the end of October, the sport's peformance director Michael Scott has promised.

"I have met with British Swimming chief executive David Sparkes to begin this process so we don't lose

In the Olympic cycle to London the British swimming team has achieved best ever results at world, Commonwealth

"I will lead a performance de-brief team that will include a member of the British Swimming board with

independent appointments of high standing and regard to look at both our pool performance and our marathon swimming

In order that we can continue to improve as a swimming nation this will be done quickly but thoroughly

By David Gold in LondonAugust 19 - Sports lovers in New Zealand will be able to follow the fortunes of their team during London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sky Sport.

documentaries called Black and White – the Paralympic Story, which started last night with a piece on the swimming

By David Gold at the UK Sport Headquarters in LondonAugust 17 - British Paralympic Association (BPA) chief executive Tim Hollingsworth has said Britain is going into the home Paralympic Games "confident, but in no way complacent".

finishing second to the hosts.This Games, it is hoped Britain will claim at least 103 medals, with swimming

By Tom DegunAugust 17 - A giant set of Agitos, the symbol of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), has today been unveiled outside Cardiff City Hall to mark the coming of the London 2012 Paralympic Games to the United Kingdom.

launch event was attended by London 2012 director of Paralympic integration and nine-time Paralympic swimming

By Tom DegunAugust 17 - London 2012 has released a further 45,000 Paralympic tickets which are available in addition to the 20,000 tickets currently on sale for the Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Park Day Pass gives access to all sports in the Park on a given day other than athletics, cycling, swimming

By Tom Degun in LondonAugust 17 - London 2012 has released a further 45,000 Paralympic tickets which are available in addition to the 20,000 tickets currently on sale for the Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Park Day Pass gives access to all sports in the Park on a given day other than athletics, cycling, swimming

By David Gold at the London Media CentreAugust 16 - London Mayor Boris Johnson has pledged to turn this summer's Olympic and Paralympics into "gold for decades to come" here today.

Eton Manor.The Aquatics Centre will have some of its temporary seating removed and become a communal swimming

Stadium in 2017.London is also bidding to host the track cycling World Championships and the European Swimming

well as the already open Westfield shopping centre.The Aquatics Centre which will become a communal swimming