laughter sally hurst. _ it's his eyesight. laughter sally hurst, sac _ it's his eyesight.er way on tuesday with the opening ceremony. of course, you can keep across it all right here on the bbc, but that's all from sportsday. have a very good night. hello again. so far this month, the weather has been quite average in terms of rainfall. quite average for temperatures, but it has been a cloudy month. today, we had a lot of clouds once again. a few breaks, and think as clouds across northern england, where we had outbreaks of rain. to the west, we have these weather fronts associated with this low pressure. that will bring fans of rain across the uk over the next few days. overnight tonight, it's a dry picture for most,. but not a cold night — temperatures about 10—14 celsius. now, tomorrow, the first sign of that area of rain will make its presence felt in northern ireland with the rain turning heavy and steady here. i think for scotland, england and wales, a better chance of seeing some bigger breaks in the cloud and a bit more in the way of sunshine, and we may well hold

sally hurst, bbc news. yeah, got to love the kit trying on videos!torey says she's as excited as ever as she heads off to her eighth games. if the 14—time gold medallist manages to defend her three titles in cycling's individual pursuit, time trial and road race, she will become the most successful british paralympian of all time. but does that legacy bring extra pressure? certainly on the morning of the race, you have got that big juggernaut of success behind you and you want to continue to add to that. but it is also an opportunity to prove to yourself that the training you have been doing has been in the right direction, that all of that work you have been doing is going to go to a great performance. iamjust as i am just as excited about the race as the uncertainty it might bring. yeah, i think it is really important to focus on the positives and life will go on after regardless of the result. now in a few minutes' time, there will be a repeat of this year's world championship snooker final when mark selby takes on shaun murphy in the opening roun

sally hurst caught up with him at his training base in sheffield before he left forjapan.hen you've worked for it for over ten years now, it'sjust when you've worked for it for over ten years now, it's just such a proud feeling to be going. it's like the dream's come true.— proud feeling to be going. it's like the dream's come true. when jack she - herd the dream's come true. when jack shepherd picked _ the dream's come true. when jack shepherd picked up _ the dream's come true. when jack shepherd picked up a _ the dream's come true. when jack shepherd picked up a badminton l shepherd picked up a badminton racket for the first time at ten, the sport wasn't even on the paralympic programme. but he fell in love with it instantly. just paralympic programme. but he fell in love with it instantly.— love with it instantly. just the s - eed, love with it instantly. just the speed. the — love with it instantly. just the speed, the style _ love with it instantly. just the speed, the style of _ love with it instantly. just the speed, the style of the - love with it instantly. just t

the paralympics start on tuesday. 0ur reporter sally hurst has spoken to a number of athletes beforey flew out to tokyo — today we hear from two members of the gb rowing squad — ellen buttrick making her paralympic debut with the mixed coxed four and laurence whiteley who's looking to defend the gold he won in the mixed double scull in rio. congratulations press pop. he must be thrilled. this is your oppressed paralympics. has quite sunk in yet? now. it's been a long time coming. sojust really now. it's been a long time coming. so just really excited to get out there. �* , ., , so just really excited to get out there. �*, ., , , so just really excited to get out there. �*, ., i, , .,, so just really excited to get out there. it's only seven years since he been diagnosed _ there. it's only seven years since he been diagnosed with - there. it's only seven years since he been diagnosed with your - there. it's only seven years since he been diagnosed with your eyej he been diagnosed with your eye condition. so how extraordinary does appeal to you it to be getting on that plane to tokyo?

sally hurst has more. one less day of training before he flies some to tokyo.e to tokyo.— one less day of training before he flies some to tokyo. is finally come around and — flies some to tokyo. is finally come around and m _ flies some to tokyo. is finally come around and i'm really _ flies some to tokyo. is finally come around and i'm really looking - around and i'm really looking forward to getting out there. the “ourne forward to getting out there. the journey we _ forward to getting out there. the journey we have been on together, everyone _ journey we have been on together, everyone in— journey we have been on together, everyone in the cloud supports and so we _ everyone in the cloud supports and so we are _ everyone in the cloud supports and so we are immensely proud of me does wish them _ so we are immensely proud of me does wish them well for a great tournament. he is such a great work ethic— tournament. he is such a great work ethic that _ tournament. he is such a great work ethic that it's— tournament. he is such a great work ethic that it's quite a

sally hurst caught up with him at his training base in sheffield before he left forjapan.to be going. it's

sally hurst has been talking to him at his training base in sheffield. to be going and it's like the dream's come true. whenjack shepherd first picked up a badminton racket at the age of ten, the sport was not even on the paralympic programme. but he fell in love with it instantly. it's just like the speed, the style of the shots, it were a sport, that is, when i was younger, at school, i could... because it was technique—based, i could play against average height people as well as people like myself, so it was quite inclusive and yeah, ijust really liked the sport. a major setback at 1a, when a corrective surgery on his legs took him out of the sport for nine months, only strengthened his resolve. i'd run up and down the sports hall, we'd do speed ladders, hurdles, just trying to lose some of the weight that i put on and regain some movement within the legs again. so sports was massive for me to, mentally and physically, get back to good health and a good level and to be able to compete again. even though he's the world number one, he credits his succes