Paris 2024 Paralympics: women's wheelchair basketball final ...

I can’t believe I’m typing these words, but we’ve one more event of the Games remaining: the men’s over 107kg powerlifting. We’ll bring you that shortly – it gets going in nine minutes.

Both sides gather, Netherlands to celebrate, USA to commiserate – but like USA, you sense the fight for gold at LA 2028 is beginning in front of our eyes.

They retain their title, and USA just couldn’t play well enough for long enough to seriously challenge them.

USA started well, but once Kramer and Beijer got themselves going, it’s been one-way traffic. With 15.4s to go, Kramer is on the bench crying her eyes out, and what a celebration they’ll have tonight.

With 1.46 left in the the fourth, Netherlands lead USA 61-47. And, as I type, Visser scores and at 6-347, this is over.

Yes Folashade! She is so, so good, and she raises 167kg above her head to break her own world record for the second time in five minutes! Fantastic!

Netherlands score again in the basketball to lead USA 59-45 with four minutes to go.

She retains her title, Deng Xuemei of China taking silver and Nadia Ali of Egypt bronze. But Oluwafemiayo isn’t finished yet, returning for a go at 1kg better in the powerlifting round. Go on Folashade!

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…and she gets two white lights! What a performance to close the women’s powerlifting show!

Back with the powerlifting, Oluwafemiayo, assured of the gold medal, will go for a new world record of 166kg…

The final quarter begins in the basketball and Netherlands lead USA 50-40. They’re so close to another gold.

At the end of the third quarter, the Netherlands lead 48-37. They’re 10 minutes away from retaining the crown the won for the first time in Tokyo.

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Kramer and Beijer have been especially potent since the end of the first quarter. Netherlands took a while to relax and get themselves going, but they look more than nifty now, Kramer getting to her own rebound and it’s now 48-35. This feels very over.

USA move the ball nicely, trailing 35-42 … and they panic under the basket, not even managing a shot. Then, when De Rooij sneaks in a basket and wins a free throw in the process you wonder if this is over; they miss, though, so at 44-35 this is just about alive as a contest.

Here comes Oluwafemiayo to have a hack at a 162kg Games record … and she absolutely takes it off the set! She looks a class above and her world record of 166 is surely under threat

Back at the powerlifting, Xuemei hoists 153 to cement herself in the silver-medal position; Oluwafemiayo of Nigeria still leads with 157kg.

We’re away again in the basketball, Netherlands leading USA 31-26. But can the underdogs get close enough for a final-quarter push?

Oh man, two of the GB men’s basketball team are in the studio, Lee Manning and a teammate – I missed which. But he says he’s been fighting for that moment of making the final for 24 years, his entire life, but to get so close to gold and miss out will hurt for a long time. Other hand, they’ve been getting messages from parents of disabled kids thanking them for their inspiration, and what a feeling that must be.

It’s half-time in the basketball, Netherlands now leading USA 31-24 and you wonder if momentum has irrevocably shifted.

It’s all going on in the powerlifting, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, the Nigerian world record holder, entering the competition with a mere 157kg. Deng Xuemei of China is second on 150, Ali Ndia of Egypt third on 141.

Netherlands lead 25-22, but USA work it really well and Hollerman scores for 25-24, 2.47 left in the second; the favourites take a timeout.

At the Oval, England are batting in their second inning, 66 runs in front of Sri Lanka…

Kramer nails two free throws and Netherlands leads 21-20; is class starting to tell?

Netherlands storm back at the start of the second quarter; USA now lead 18-17 … nope 20-17. Meantime, Hani Watson of Australia nails 133 in the powerlifting; next best is 121 courtesy of Mexico’s Perla Barcenas Ponce de Leon.

The women’s over 86kg para powerlifting final has begun, USA’s Ashley Dyce the early leader with 110kg.

USA lead Netherlands 12-8 after the first quarter. On the one hand, the underdog sare ahead; on the other, they might’ve been even further ahead.

The Dutch miss again and they’re 1/10 field-goal attempts. That isn’t sustainable if they want to win here, but USA have looked nervous leaders … however, Gonzalez finishes a break and they lead 12-4 with 46s to so in the first … 12-6.

Netherlands just can’t get themselves lively. They miss when they should score and to my inexpert eyes it looks like they’re using the physical battle … though they score a two for 4-8, USA missing a couple of shots when nicely set.

Is the pressure telling on the Netherlands? USA are dominating territory and leading 8-1, but the favourites have two free throws … and Beijer sinks one.

At 1pm our final powerlifting session begins, the women’s over 86kg and men’s over 107kg closing out the Games. Meantime, US forge further in front in the basketball , Hollerman on absolute flames early doors with 6.13 to go in the first; the Netherlands call a timeout and well they might.

And we’re just away in the women’s final, USA up 4-0 on Netherlands with two minutes gone. Good start for the underdogs.

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