Mark Colbourne hunts another gold

Cyclist Colbourne is seeking a second gold medal Credit: Disability Sport Wales

Day eight of the London 2012 Paralympic Games sees Tredegar cyclist Mark Colbourne back in action.

He won a gold and a silver medal in the velodrome last week and a second silver in the time trial yesterday, this time in the individual road race.

The cyclist was the first Welsh competitor to bag a gold medal in the 3km pursuit on Friday, and with it breaking the world record.

The 42-year-old broke his back in a paragliding accident on the Gower in 2009.

The road race is due to start at 14:30.

Away from cycling, there are a number of other Welsh medal hopefuls today.

In Weymouth, Mixed Sonar sailor Steve Thomas is hoping for medal success. Having come sixth in both the Athens and Beijing Games, he is especially keen to get his hands on a medal.

His racing gets underway at 11:00.

Table tennis player Sara Head from Pontypridd stands a medal chance if she progresses through to this evening's semi-finals. She takes to the Excel centre for the quarter-finals at 1100 this morning.

Also this morning inside the Olympic Stadium, Beverley Jones is in discus action. Having taken silver at the recent European Championships, she could be another medal hopeful.

Staying in the stadium, former power-lifter Kyron Duke takes part in the shot-put final.

There are a number of athletes looking to progress further in various competitions today. Jacob Thomas forms part of the Boccia team, while Darren Harris and Keryn Seal are in the men's football semi-final.