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Storey wins third cycling gold

ParalympicsGB cyclist Sarah Storey has added to her medal haul by winning gold in the Women's Individual C5 Time Trial. Mark Colbourne has won silver in the Men's Individual C1 Time Trial.

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South Africa lodge official complaint over blades

South Africa has made an official complaint that athletes are switching the size of their running blades after Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius claimed longer prosthetics gave a rival an unfair advantage.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) received a letter yesterday morning alleging that athletes had changed the length of their blades, breaking competition rules.

As things stand, it is against the rules to swap blades mid-competition.

Staff spoke to coaches in the athletes' village yesterday but found no evidence to back the South African claims.

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