James McCarthy
Athletics (Shot Put)
Olympic Stadium, 10.00am
Returning to the Paralympics after a 16-year absence, the 40-year-old Limerick man is likely to struggle here. A former world junior champion in the javelin, his personal best is a good two metres short of what will likely be needed to make the final.
Orla Barry
Athletics (Discus)
Olympic Stadium, 7.00pm
On her best form, she should definitely be there or thereabouts this evening. Finished fifth in Beijing and took gold at the IPC European Championships earlier this year. Ought to make the final without too much fuss, will probably need a personal best to medal.
Helen Kearney
Equestrian (Individual Freestyle)
Greenwich Park, 4.00pm
Her silver medal on Sunday took everyone by surprise but given the outstanding games the equestrian team is having, anything seems possible now. It was her performance that sealed the team bronze, nailing Ireland’s first two equestrian medals ever at the Paralympics.
Geraldine Savage
Equestrian (Individual Freestyle)
Greenwich Park, 4.00pm
Her seventh place finish in the individual championship event on Sunday exceeded expectations at her first ever Paralympics. After her team-mate Eilish Byrne’s dramatic fourth place yesterday, the whole equestrian team is on a high.
James Dwyer
Equestrian (Individual Freestyle)
Greenwich Park, 9.00am
Came sixth in the championship event on Sunday on his horse Orlando and could barely contain his delight when he found out there was a team bronze medal coming on the back of it. Has it in him to go close to the podium here.
John Twomey, Anthony Hegarty, Ian Costelloe
Sailing (Sonar)
Weymouth, 11.00am
Still struggling to get anything going, with yesterday’s two races bringing a couple of 10th places, leaving them in, as it happens, 10th place overall. Races seven and eight take place today, with time running out for them to improve their placing.
Seán Baldwin
Shooting (50m Air Rifle Prone)
Royal Artillery Barracks, 9.00am
Warned before the games that the standard would be very high and just hasn’t been able to get close to it. Finished in the bottom two in both 10m events and needs a big improvement to avoid a repeat here.
Darragh McDonald
Swimming (50m freestyle)
Aquatic Centre, 9.48am
Set Super Saturday on its way with his gold in the 400m freestyle. Faces some of the same opponents here but the distance is probably too short to expect a repeat. Strong enough to make the final but since he’s better built for stamina than for speed, that’s probably as much as he can hope for.