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World records tumbled in the pool and on the cycling track on Thursday, as the first day of competition at the London Paralympics got under way and China won the Games' first gold medal.

World records tumble

World records tumbled in the pool and on the cycling track on Thursday, as the first day of competition at the London Paralympics got under way and China won the Games' first gold medal.

Zhang Cuiping

China’s Zhang Cuiping won the first gold medal of the 2012 Paralympics. Zhang won the women’s R2 10m air rifle standing SH1.

Sophie Pascoe

New Zealand's Sophie Pascoe won the women's 200m individual medley (SM10) in a world record time at the Aquatics Centre.

Charles Rozoy

Charles Rozoy of France celebrates after winning gold in the Men's 100m Butterfly - S8 final.

Benoit Huot

Benoit Huot of Canada bettered his own previous world record in the 200m individual medley (S10) to win gold at the Aquatics Centre. South Africa's Kevin Paul finished in fourth place.

Zeng Sini

China's Zeng Sini broke the world record in the C1-2-3 individual pursuit qualifying round. Sini went on to win the gold medal in the final with Australia's Simone Kennedy, taking the silver medal.

Volunteers sweep the court

Olympic volunteers sweep the court during the Great Britain v Russia Pool A sitting volleyball match.

Newson celebrates bronze

Zoe Newson of Great Britain celebrates a successful lift on her way to winning the bronze medal in the Women's 40kg Powerlifting.

Double joy for twin sisters

Twin sisters Carmen and Ramona Brussig both won Judo gold on a great day for Germany. There were only two women's judo categories on display on Day 1, yet the Leipzig-born pair managed to top both the podiums. Carmen won gold in the -48kg competition and Ramona clinched gold in the -52kg competition.

Peiwen Zhao

Peiwen Zhao of China tries to block a shot at the net by Sabahudin Delalic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during their Pool B preliminary round of the Sitting Volleyball tournament. Bosnia and Herzegovina beat China 3-0.

Goalball

Yongquan Yao of China (Top R) shoots at goal during the Men's Group B Goalball match between China and Iran at The Copper Box. Iran beat China 9-5.

World records tumbled in the pool and on the cycling track on Thursday, as the first day of competition at the London Paralympics got under way and China won the Games' first gold medal.

China’s Zhang Cuiping won the first gold medal of the 2012 Paralympics. Zhang won the women’s R2 10m air rifle standing SH1.

New Zealand's Sophie Pascoe won the women's 200m individual medley (SM10) in a world record time at the Aquatics Centre.

Charles Rozoy of France celebrates after winning gold in the Men's 100m Butterfly - S8 final.

Benoit Huot of Canada bettered his own previous world record in the 200m individual medley (S10) to win gold at the Aquatics Centre. South Africa's Kevin Paul finished in fourth place.

China's Zeng Sini broke the world record in the C1-2-3 individual pursuit qualifying round. Sini went on to win the gold medal in the final with Australia's Simone Kennedy, taking the silver medal.

Olympic volunteers sweep the court during the Great Britain v Russia Pool A sitting volleyball match.

Zoe Newson of Great Britain celebrates a successful lift on her way to winning the bronze medal in the Women's 40kg Powerlifting.

Twin sisters Carmen and Ramona Brussig both won Judo gold on a great day for Germany. There were only two women's judo categories on display on Day 1, yet the Leipzig-born pair managed to top both the podiums. Carmen won gold in the -48kg competition and Ramona clinched gold in the -52kg competition.

Peiwen Zhao of China tries to block a shot at the net by Sabahudin Delalic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during their Pool B preliminary round of the Sitting Volleyball tournament. Bosnia and Herzegovina beat China 3-0.

Yongquan Yao of China (Top R) shoots at goal during the Men's Group B Goalball match between China and Iran at The Copper Box. Iran beat China 9-5.