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    Join us again tomorrow for more live blog action on what should be another big day for the Aussies. Cheers!

    ATHLETICS - From 10.30am AEST

    Jaryd Clifford has his 1500m heat (T12-13) and should qualify easily for his final later in the program, while Rheed McCracken is a big chance in the T34 100m final, having won two silvers and two bronze from two previous Paralympics. Javelin athlete Michal Burian is tipped to win a medal and Scott Reardon, who lost his leg in a farm accident, will compete in his 100m event.

    TABLE TENNIS - From 6.45pm AEST
    Australia could have a couple of gold medals from Li Na Lei and Qiang Yang if all things go very much to plan. They play back-to-back in the evening.

    MEN’S WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL - From 6.15pm AEST
    The Rollers have a mighty assignment ahead of them against Great Britain, who are the reigning world champions from 2018.

    SWIMMING - From 6pm AEST
    Four-time Paralympian Ellie Cole is back in the pool, gunning for gold in the 100m backstroke (S9). Timothy Hodge and Brendan Hall are also favourable medal hopes in the S9 100m backstroke. Those in the know say Australia could spring a gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay.

    BOCCIA - 7.25pm AEST Australia’s boccia boys are on fire. Daniel Michel and Spencer Cotie have won their opening two games and will be looking to keep that unblemished record going.

    Isis Holt won a silver medal on Sunday night in her 200m event.

    Isis Holt won a silver medal on Sunday night in her 200m event. Credit:Getty

    Wheelchair tennis duo Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson have made the gold medal match for the quad doubles following a 6-2, 6-4 win over Japanese pair Moroishi and Sugeno.

    The Aussies, who won gold in Rio, raced to a 5-0 lead before taking out the first set. Their opponents fared better in the second set but Alcott and Davidson were clinical en route to yet another final.

    They will play in singles matches over the coming days before their final on Wednesday.

    “We’re into a gold medal game so we’re stoked,” Alcott said. “A bit nervous, a bit tight there in the second [set] but they played awesome. I guess we were maybe lucky there wasn’t a home crowd there for a bit because when they were rallying they were pretty dangerous. Awesome to get to a gold medal match with one of your best mates. It’s incredible. We smiled and had fun and that sometimes weirds people out. People ask if we’re taking it seriously and we are but we have fun. Supposedly when you play sport you have to be allergic to having fun.”

    The White Tiger couldn’t get a great start in his 100m final (T13) and finishes in fifth. His time of 10.84 is almost a PB.

    Irish star Jason Smyth wins it in 10.53 seconds.

    Silver. Silver. Silver. Silver. That’s how 20-year-old sprinter Isis Holt’s Paralympic medal tally looks after four second places across Rio and Tokyo.

    She was in front in her T35 200m event but Zhou Xia from China, who beat her in the 100m, comes storming home to claim gold.

    It’s a world record (27.17) by a staggering 1.05 seconds.

    Isis Holt picked up a silver medal on Friday in the women’s T35 100m final.

    Isis Holt picked up a silver medal on Friday in the women’s T35 100m final. Credit:Getty

    Before yesterday, Australia hadn’t won a game in women’s goalball since 1996. They may just do it twice in two days.

    Aussie duo Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson are up 5-0 in the first set against a Japanese pair in the semi-finals of their quad doubles tournament.

    If they win, they’ll play tomorrow in a final, before the singles program kicks off a little later next week.

    Dylan Alcott.

    Dylan Alcott. Credit:Getty

    Finally, after 2.5 days without a gold, Australia can celebrate with Madison de Rozario claiming first place in the T53 800m final.

    She edges Zhou Hongzuaun and Catherine DeBrunner to win her first gold. A great story. We’ll have all the reaction shortly.

    Madison de Rozario claimed gold in her 800m event.

    Madison de Rozario claimed gold in her 800m event. Credit:Sitthixay Ditthavong

    Australia’s wheelchair rugby team has missed out on a Paralympic medal for the first time since 2004 following a 60-52 loss in their bronze medal match to Japan.

    The Steelers’ brilliant reign as the undisputed best team in the world ended abruptly on Sunday following the team’s fourth loss from five starts in Tokyo.

    “It’s still very raw,” said coach Brad Dubberley, who has been in charge of the team for 15 years. “We’ve had such success for such a long period of time. We know we’re such a better team than the result out there today. We have dealt with chaos and barrier after barrier for so long. Super proud.

    “If you said to me a few months ago we’d finish fourth and win one game, I wouldn’t have believed you.”

    READ THE FULL STORY HERE

    Australia’s Ryley Batt falls during the wheelchair rugby bronze medal match against Japan.

    Australia’s Ryley Batt falls during the wheelchair rugby bronze medal match against Japan. Credit:AP

    Samuel Von Einem goes down 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 6-11, 9-11.

    It’s a silver medal though, which is nothing to sneeze at. A great effort against Hungary’s Peter Halos, who was tooo good tonight.

    Australia has another two gold medals hopes on Monday night, with Li Na Lei and Qiang Yang doing battle in their categories.

    Von Einem loses the fourth game 11-6. Two-all. All down to the fifth game.

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