Pistorius wins heat - but blade row rumbles on
Oscar Pistorius began his T44 100 metres title defence with a smooth heat win on Wednesday - but his complaints about rivals allegedly using longer blades rumbles on
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Baldwin 17th in the R7-50m rifle 3 positions SH1
Seán Baldwin has placed 17th in the shooting R7-50m rifle 3 positions SH1 qualifiers in the Royal Artillery Barracks.
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Ireland men's table tennis team knocked out
Ireland men's table tennis class 1-2 team have lost their quarter-final clash with France.
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Ireland's sailors drop to 11th-place overall
Ireland's Sonar class sailors have dropped down to 11th overall at the Paralympics.
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Cronin makes boccia last 16
Johnny Cronin has won his Paralympic BC3 mixed individual boccia seeding match to reach the last 16; however, Tom Leahy and Roberta Connolly have bowed out of the BC2 event at the ExCel Arena.
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No joy for Ireland in F11/12 shot put
Ireland failed to medal in the F11/12 shot put this morning, with Ailish Dunne and Nadine Lattimore placing 12th and 18th respectively.
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Jameson seventh in her T37 200m heat
Heather Jameson has placed seventh in her T37 200m heat.
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Bronze for Kearney in individual freestyle
Helen Kearney claimed a bronze medal for Ireland on day six of the Paralympics aboard Mister Cool in the grade 1a freestyle event in dressage.
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Barry claims a bronze in discus F57
Orla Barry ensured more medal success for Ireland on day six of the Paralympics with a bronze in the F57 discus event.
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McDonald finishes eighth in 50m freestyle S6 final
Irish swimmer Darragh McDonald has finished eighth in the 50m freestyle S6 Paralympic final.
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Ireland's sailors up to ninth overall
Ireland's sailors have moved up to ninth overall in the Sonar class at the London Paralympics.
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O'Dwyer 15th in F34 Shot Put
Ray O'Dwyer finished 15th in the final of the F34 Shot Put at the Paralympic Games
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Dwyer places sixth in individual freestyle test
Kilkenny-native James Dwyer added a sixth place in the individual freestyle test - grade IV to his team bronze medal at the Paralympics this morning, riding his 16-year-old gelding Orlando.
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Pistorius escapes punishment over blades comments
Oscar Pistorius will not face censure for his comments on regulations governing prosthetic running blades, the International Paralympic Committee said today.
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McCarthy 13th in the shot put
James McCarthy has finished 13th in the shot put F57/58 at the Paralympic Games.
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Baldwin places 18th in mixed R6-50m rifle
Seán Baldwin has finished 18th in the mixed R6-50m rifle prone-SH1.
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McKillop wins his second gold
Michael McKillop won the 1,500m T37 on Monday, securing his second gold of the 2012 Paralympics, and Ireland's fifth.
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Irish athletes seek further Paralympics glory
Having taken the gold medal in the men's 400 freestyle on Saturday, swimmer Darragh McDonald is back in action at the Aquatics Centre when he goes in the heats of the men's S6 50 metres freestyle.
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McKillop routs 1500m field in London
Michael McKillop won Ireland's fifth gold medal of the London 2012 Paralympics as he established himself as the world's greatest Paralympic middle-distance runner in the Olympic Stadium.
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Byrne places fourth in individual freestyle test
Eilish Byrne, riding Youri, has come fourth in the para-equestrian individual freestyle test grade II.
Team Ireland
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Padraic Moran
Padraic Moran: BC1/BC2 team
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Jonathan McGrath
Jonathan McGrath: 400m freestyle
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Kevin du Toit
Kevin du Toit: mixed cox four (lead stroke seat)
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