Men's Shot Put - F42

Darko Kralj of Croatia was the only athlete out on the field to surpass 14m with each attempt in the Men's Shot Put - F42. He bettered his own world record (14.04m) on the fifth attempt with a throw of 14.43m and won himself the gold medal. Maxim Narozhnyy of Russia steadily worked towards the silver medal with his best throw of 13.92m. South Africa's Fanie Lombard's 13.87m throw secured him the bronze medal.

Women's Javelin - F35-38

Wu Qing's throw of 28.84 meters (1662 points) earned her the F36 world record title and the gold medal. Shirlene Coelho of Brazil had a throw of 35.95m, a new F37 world record, but it only gave her 1513 points based on the multi-classification event point system. She captured a silver medal. A third world record, this time in the F35 class by Renata Chilewska of Poland for her throw of 25.59m (1161 points), secured her the bronze medal .

(BOCOG September 11, 2008)