Hannah Cockroft wins 100m T34 gold
Kare Adenegan comes second to Cockroft
Gemma Prescott takes bronze in F32 club final
First day of World Para-athletics Championships
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Chris Osborne
BBC Sport at London Stadium
If you needed evidence of how dominate Finnish Paralympic champion Leo-Pekka Tahti is in the T54 100m - this is the gap he just won his heat by...
Image source, .The women's club F51 final has started - Jo Butterfield is a big medal hope here but has yet to throw.
Sadiq Khan is obviously enjoying himself....
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Yang Liu has won the first heat of the men's 100m T54. He qualifies for the final, which is at 21:20 BST, along with Kenny van Weeghel of the Netherlands and Thailand's Saichon Konjen.
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With 230,000 tickets sold by 6 July, there is obviously alot of enthusiasm and excitement around the Championships -so I want to know what you're most looking forward to?
And if anyone has travelled from far and wide to be here, let us know, send in your photos. Let's liven up this live text with some of you beautiful people.
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Image source, .Imagine you're a Para-athlete... this is the view you'll have when you step out to compete tonight. There will be a few thousand people in those empty seats though, of course.
And if you work in the media....
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Well. It took 13 minutes to get our first world record. Australia's Cameron Crombie throws 15.95m in the men's shot put F38 to go top of the all-time list.
Chris Osborne
BBC Sport at London Stadium
Britain's Gemma Prescott, a bronze medallist at London 2012, is first up in he F32 club throw final and, as the first Brit in action, she gets a rousing cheer from the sparse but loud crowd here.
Each athlete gets six throws, taken in two sets of threes, and she sets the early target at 19.66m on throw three. Compatriot Abbie Hunnisett is up third.
And here they are - the team at London Stadium covering the event...
.....left to right, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Allison Curbishley and Ed Harry.
Image source, Tim PeachThe first track event of the night will give us a glimpse of a sprint superstar in the heats of the T54 100m.
Finland's Leo-Pekka Tahti has won gold at each of the last four Paralympic Games, so expect to see the world record holder in the final at 21:20 BST.
Among the other international highlights will be the T12 100m. Cuba has a strong reputation in visually impaired sprinting and double world and Paralympic champion Leinier Savon Pineda will continue that tradition in the heats at 19:35 BST.
And Irish eyes will be on defending champion Michael McKillop in the T38 800m heats at 20:25 BST.
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
11-time Paralympic champion
It is so important having that crowd support - it is so difficult competing when there is no support. At the Berlin world champiionships I think my family had bought most of the tickets but we have moved on from then.
Ed Harry
BBC Sport
This is Paralympic sport coming home. There are people in every tier.
Chris Osborne
BBC Sport at London Stadium
Image source, .It can't be an opening ceremony without some pyrotechnics.
There's also a band playing a rather jaunty tune on drums.
It's a pleasant way to kick things off.
BBC Radio 5 live
Some great news - there will be coverage every evening live from London Stadium on 5 live and sports extra throughout the Championships.
Jonathan Overend is presenting, Ed Harry commentating, with Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Allison Curbishley commentating.
You can listen to the whole of tonight's session on the website.
Tuck into this lot...
19:00 – Women F32 club final
19:03 - Men shot put F38 final
19:10 - Men shot put F57 final
19:15 - Men 100m T54 round one
19:20 - Women club F51 final
19:35 – Men’s T12 100m round one
20:20 - Men javelin F46 final
20:25 - Men 800m T38 round one
20:55 - Women 100m T34 final
21:10 - Women 1500m T13 final
21:20 - Men 100m T54 final
21:30 - Women 200m T47 round one
And what about the other Brits to keep an eye on tonight?
Well, we're off on the B of the Bang with Gemma Prescott and Abbie Hunnisett competing in the Championships first final, the F32 club throw at 19:00 BST. Both are reasonable medal prospects.
And we've also got Zachary Shaw in the T12 100m heats at 19:35 BST.
In total eight gold medals will be won tonight.
Image source, Getty ImagesPrescott won bronze at London 2012
Chris Osborne
BBC Sport at London Stadium
London Mayor Sadiq Khan addresses the crowd, which is slowly growing in size.
"London has faced a difficult time in recent weeks," he says. "A perfect antidote to this hatred and sorrow is events like this one. London will always be a beacon for eqaulity and respect."
That draws cheers and a round of applause, as does a heartfelt thank you to the city's fire services and NHS workers, following the tragedy at Grenfell Tower.
Not long until the action starts at 19:00 BST.
Chris Osborne
BBC Sport at London Stadium
A poignant moment in the stadium just now as a moment's silence is held to remember UAE thrower Abdullah Hayayei, who died in a training incident two days ago.
Hayayei, 36, a father of five, was preparing to compete in the F34 class at the Championships.
IPC president Sir Philip Craven led the tributes and a specially made medal was given to the UAE team in Hayayei's honour.
Sadly the build-up to the Championships was marred by the tragic death of Abdullah Hayayei, who was killed when a metal throwing cage fell on him.
The United Arab Emirates thrower was training at Newham Leisure Centre earlier this week when the incident happened.
IPC president Sir Philip Craven started his eve-of-Championships news conference today by saying that he was in "a state of shock" and that the whole IPC was "deeply saddened" by the news.
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The Spanish team are in the building. Complete with obligatory sombrero...
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