Zhou Jiamin emerged victorious from a tense all-Chinese affair in the final of the women's individual compound archery event as she edged team-mate Lin Yueshan in the shoot-off to seal the gold medal at the Sambódromo in Rio de Janeiro. 

Czech Republic.Bronze went the way of Peter Kinik of Slovakia, who proved too strong for Uwe Herter of Germany

Germany claimed two gold medals on the penultimate day of road cycling action at the Paralympic Games

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has vowed to help "communicate with the Russian authorities" in order to underline the seriousness of the cyber-attacks carried out on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as a third series of data relating to individual athletes was published today.

champions from Rio 2016 were among 11 high-profile stars from Great Britain, Spain, Denmark, Australia and Germany

South Korea’s Lee Yearam and Kim Haeun produced a stunning display to book their place in the semi-final of the women’s doubles competition of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) China Open at the Sichuan Province Gymnasium in Chengdu.

Cheng Hsien-Tzu, also of Chinese Taipei, following their 11-7, 12-10, 11-7 win over Shan Xiaona of Germany

Paralympic Games here have had individual lawsuits rejected by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany

Ernst van Dyk of South Africa denied Alessandro Zanardi a fourth Paralympic gold medal as he took victory in the men's road race H5 competition on an emotional day for the Italian in Rio de Janeiro.

took to the roads of the Brazilian city on the 15th anniversary of his crash in an IndyCar race in Germany

It proved to be a successful day of road racing for Germany as they won three of the six gold medals

American Tatyana McFadden and Marlou van Rhijn of The Netherlands were expected to be two of the stars of athletics events at the Paralympic Games and both lived up to their billing on a day where Swiss wheelchair racing legend Marcel Hug's wait for an elusive gold medal came to an end at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

successfully defended her 200m T44 title by clocking a Paralympic record of 26.16sec.Imgard Bensusan of Germany

Choong Javen and Leong Chee Feng ended Malaysia’s dismal run of form at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) China Open as they reached the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles competition at the Sichuan Province Gymnasium in Chengdu.

outset and dropped just 11 points on their way to a comfortable 11-1, 11-2, 11-8 victory.Shan Xiaona of Germany

Great Britain's Jeanette Chippington, Emma Wiggs and Anne Dickins picked up the three women's canoe sprint titles on offer as Paralympic Games medals were awarded in the sport for the first time at the Lagoa Stadium here today. 

men's KL3 final, world silver medallist Serhii Yemelianov of Ukraine beat world champion Tom Kierey of Germany

Three biathletes have had results from earlier this year expunged after they were implicated in the confusion surrounding meldonium, the International Biathlon Union (IBU) has announced.

second tier series of biathlon competitions below the IBU World Cup, held on January 23 in Arber in Germany

meldonium ©Getty ImagesKazakhstan will be upgraded to the gold medal, with Norway promoted to silver and Germany

Britain's Kadeena Cox continued her impressive Paralympics showing by breaking the world record en-route to victory in the women's 400 metres T38 at the Olympic Stadium, to add to the title she won inside the velodrome.

for the title.Her effort proved too hot for the rest of the field to handle as Franziska Liebhart of Germany

Italy’s Alessandro Zanardi claimed the third Paralympic gold medal of his career after triumphing in the men’s H5 time trial event in Rio de Janeiro today.

Formula One driver was competing the day before the 15th anniversary of his crash in an IndyCar race in Germany

A total of 50,000 tickets have been sold already for next year's Nordic Ski World Championships in Lahti, Finnish officials have announced.

was awarded the event by the International Ski Federation in May 2012 ahead of rivals Oberstdorf in Germany

Liu Meng of China defeated her "idol" and compatriot Lei Lina to win her first ever Paralympic gold medal at Riocentro - Pavilion 3 in Rio de Janeiro today.

I lost to him in Germany last year, but I was confident I could beat him when it mattered, which was

Maria Abakumova of Russia has been stripped of the Olympic silver medal she won at Beijing 2008 after she was one of four athletes from the country to have failed retrospective drugs tests from the Games in the Chinese capital and London 2012, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today.

from the two editions of the Olympics, currently being conducted by the IOC.Christina Obergföll of Germany