ParalympicsGB schedule: Monday September 12 – UK start times at the Rio 2016 Paralympics

In action: Britain's David Weir will go for gold in the 400m T54 final
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Standard Sport12 September 2016

Great Britain's Paralympians snared 21 medals on day four, eight of them gold, on Super Sunday in Rio.

Britain claimed three golds from four rowing finals, added two more on the cycling track and swimmer Bethany Firth won her second gold of the Rio Games - and Britain's 50th medal.

Richard Whitehead surged to a successful defence of the T42 200 metres title he won at London 2012 before Joanna Butterfield won the F51 club throw.

The haul of eight gold, six silver and seven bronze medals saw Britain's total climb to 56 and surpassed the previous best day's haul of the XV Paralympics, on Friday's second day.

In Pictures: Great Britain's medal run at Rio 2016 Paralympics

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It was Britain's best one-day haul of the last three Paralympics. The best at Beijing in 2008 was 19 and the best at London 2012 was 18.

Britain are bidding for at least 121 medals - one more than won at London 2012 - and second on the medal table behind China.

The absence of Russia, banned by the International Paralympic Committee for state-sponsored doping, helps, but so far the ParalympicsGB team is delivering after their Olympic counterparts surpassed their targets last month.

"This has followed on from the success of Team GB, to try and be the greatest team ever," said Whitehead, the track and field team captain.

Monday’s schedule | all times are BST

2.16pm: Britain's David Weir and Richard Chiassaro go for gold in the 400m T54 final.

2.45pm: Will Bayley, who won silver at London 2012, is bidding to go one better in the men's SM7 final.

2.59pm: London 2012 gold medalist Aled Davies targets F42 shot gold in Rio.

3pm: Evie Edwards, Stephen McGuire and Kieran Steer compete in boccia's mixed pairs BC4 bronze medal match

From 5pm: Great Britain's Helena Lucas is the defending champion in the 2.4mR sailing

7.45pm: The GB men's wheelchair basketball team finish their pool games with a tricky assignment against the USA, who beat them to bronze four years ago.

11.39pm: Sascha Kindred will hope to make a golden splash in the Rio pool after silver in London followed golds at Sydney, Athens and Beijing. He competes in the men's 200m IM SM6.

11.48pm: Ellie Simmonds has not lost in the 200m IM SM6 at international championships since 2009 and returns to the pool on Monday bidding to retain her Paralympic title.

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