33 GOLD MEDALS FOR BRITISH PARALYMPIANS

DAY 6 The British Paralympic Team have increased their medal tally to 69, including 33 gold medals and are in 2nd place ahead of the USA. There are still 5 days to go and already they have won nearly double the number of gold medals achieved by Team GB in the Beijing Olympics in August.

In Boccia Nigel Murray improved on his silver medal in the Mixed Individual winning a gold medal in the Mixed Team BC1-2 with 3 team mates Zoe Robinson, David Smith and Dan Bentley. They are pictured above at the medal ceremony.

British cyclists continued to dominate the Paralympics. Sarah Storey winning her 2nd gold medal in the Women's Individual Time Trial LC 1/LC 2/CP4 while Rachel Morris won gold in the Women's Individual Time Trial HC A/HC B/HC C. David Stone won the Men's Indivdiual Time Trial CP 1/CP/2. British cyclists have now won 15 gold medals, and 7 cyclists have won 2 gold medals each including team events. Darren Kenny has won an amazing 3 gold medals, matching Chris Hoy's performance.

The swimmers have also excelled in the Paralympics with 28 medals including 9 gold. Today Sam Hynd won a gold medal in the Men's 400m Freestyle S8.

This is my last post for a week as tomorrow I am off on a Mediterranean Cruise, visiting Dubrovnik, Venice, Corfu, Santorini and Ephesus. Back soon......

TEAM GB WIN 27 PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDALS IN BEIJING

DAY 5 and Team GB has collected a massive 56 Olympics medals so far, including 27 gold medals. David Roberts (top right) has won 3 Gold Medals in swimming - Men's 100m. Freestyle, 400m. Freestyle and 4 x 100 m. Relay with 3 other team mates.

The Equestrian Team had another great day with Lee Pearson winning his 3rd Gold Medal and the Rowers won 2 gold medals and a bronze medal. Helen Raynsford, aged 28 became the 1st Rowing Paralympic God Medallist in history, winning the Women's Single Scull 1000m. event with 12 seconds to spare.

Wheelchair bound Matt Skelhon from Peterborough won Gold Medal in Shooting and the British cyclists and swimmers continued win more medals. The swimmer have now won a total of 23 medals, including 7 gold medals, and the cyclists an amazing 12 gold medals, 6 winning two gold medals each.

What a pity that the British Press and TV News programmes are so obsessed with football that these brave Paralympians hardly merit any mention. This is why I choose to write my posts on the Olympics, and also because my readers enjoy them

Congratulations to Team GB for an amazing performance.

BRITAIN TRIUMPHS IN BEIJING OLYMPICS

Congratulations to Britain's cyclists, rowers and swimmers who won an amazing 9 Olympic Medals today, the most medals ever won by a British Olympic Team in one day. Britain has moved from 10th to 7th place with 17 medals, including 7 Gold.

Rebecca Adlington, aged 19, won her 2nd Gold Medal in the Women's 800 metres freestyle and is now the most successful British woman swimmer in Olympic history!

Fresh from Friday's success in Men's Team Sprint cycling, Chris Hoy won a 2nd Gold Medal in the Men's Keirin and Edgar Ross his team mate won the Silver Medal. Bradley Wiggins made Olympic history by becoming the 1st cyclist to be Olympic Champion twice in the Men's Individual Pursuit and his team mate Steve Burke won the Bronze Medal. Also Chris Newton won a Bronze Medal in the Men's Points. Our cyclists have won an amazing 8 Olympic medals so far, including 4 Gold Medals.

In Rowing the Men's Four - Tom James, Steve Williams, Peter Reed and Andrew Triggs Hodge - won the Gold Medal. Elise Laverick and Anna Bebington won the Bronze Medal in the Women's Double Sculls and the Men's Double Sculls team - Matthew Wells and Steve Rowbotham - also won Bronze Medals.

Team GB would have won even more medals but 2 Sailing events were postponed - Ben Ainslie and the Women's Yngling Team will get at least a Silver Medal each tomorrow.

Watch out tomorrow for Bedford's own Paula Radcliffe and her team mate Mara Yamauchi in Sunday's Marathon, and Victoria Pendleton, World Champion Women's Sprint cyclist from Stotfold who will be cycling in the Women's Sprint.