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Ukraine celebrate in style on mixed day of Paralympic table tennis team finals for China at Rio 2016

  • Table Tennis News

Ukraine followed one of the best performances of the Paralympic Games so far with one of the best celebrations after a 2-0 victory over Sweden in the men's class 6-8 team competition at the Riocentro Pavilion 3 in Rio de Janeiro. 

South Korea and China also claimed titles today on a busy day of team finals.The Ukrainians provided

victory over China.South Korea had earlier continued the form they showed with a semi-final win over China

Defending champions China surprisingly lost the bronze medal match 2-1 to Turkey.China rarely finish




France win men’s épée team title on virtual coin toss at Rio 2016 Paralympics

  • Wheelchair Fencing News

France won the Paralympic men’s épée team title on a virtual coin toss with nothing to separate them and China

Wheelchair fencing competition is being held at Carioca Arena 3 ©Getty ImagesIn the women’s épée team final, China

 Individual épée category A winner Zou Xufeng was in excellent form as China triumphed 45-35."





Mixed doubles curling camp to be held as sport prepares for Olympic debut at Pyeongchang 2018

  • Curling

A mixed doubles curling camp will be held in Budapest in Hungary to help countries prepare for when the discipline makes its debut on the Olympic programme at Pyeongchang 2018. 

 The event was won by Russia, who beat China 7-5 in the final.Russians Alexander Krushelnitskiy

Bryzgalova won the title at this year's World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships in Karlstad, beating China


Spain claim hat-trick of Paralympic swimming titles as world records continue to tumble at Rio 2016

  • Swimming News

Michelle Alonso Morales twice lowered her Paralympic record in the women’s 100 metres breaststroke SB14 on her way to winning one of Spain’s three swimming gold medals here today.

and Huang Chaowen the bronze medallist in 54.29.His world record was swiftly followed by another for China

of 3:48.98 with a great anchor leg from Phelipe Rodrigues ensuring they finished ahead of China


Shelby wins Paralympic archery gold for United States by a single arrow

  • Archery News

American archer Andre Shelby became Paralympic champion in the men's individual compound by a single arrow after a thrilling Rio 2016 final at Sambódromo today.

 The bronze medal was won by Australia's Jonathon Milne.He came through against Xinliang Ai of China


Swiss sisters impress on opening day of World Amateur Team Championships

  • Golf

Switzerland hold a one shot lead after the first day of the Women's World Amateur Team Championships, after sisters Morgane and Kim Metraux starred at the Riviera Maya in Mexico.

to push her team into second place.South Korea are one shot behind leaders Switzerland ©IGFJapan and China



Favourite Vio claims Paralympic gold with individual foil category B victory at Rio 2016

  • Wheelchair Fencing News

Italy's wheelchair fencer Beatrice Vio finally got her hands on the title she so desperately craved as she reigned supreme in the women's individual foil category B event to clinch her maiden Paralympic gold medal at the Carioca Arena 3 in Rio de Janeiro today.

Chinese haul as she earned bronze by beating Chan Yui Chong 15-11.Just as they had done the previous day, China

classification.Zsuzsanna Krajnyak of Hungary took home the bronze medal, preventing yet more medals for China

as she ousted Zhang Chuncui 15-12.China also enjoyed another successful day in wheelchair fencing as


Hsiung battles through to main draw at ITTF China Open

  • Table Tennis

Chinese Taipei battled through to the main draw of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) China

the practice table ahead of the start of the singles competition on Friday (September 16).Defending China


Ninth place weightlifter from London 2012 in line for bronze after Moldovan tests positive in retests

  • Weightlifting

London 2012 ninth place finisher Tomasz Zielinski is poised to receive bronze in the men’s 94 kilogram weightlifting event after it emerged that Moldova’s Anatoli Ciricu produced an adverse analytical finding in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) retests.

re-analysis of samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics face being banned.Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, China