Well, that's it from us on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

Enjoyed it? We certainly have. See you tomorrow!

• Who are Great Britain's medal winners?
• Medal table - which country has won the most golds?

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Ellie Simmonds starts her campaign in the SM6 200m individual medley - an event where she has won two of her five Paralympic golds - but winning a third title in a row (09:31) will be a tough challenge.

Team-mate Maisie Summers-Newton beat Simmonds to win European gold in 2018 and the world title the following year while another Briton, Grace Harvey, has come on strong this year.

It could be a strong day for GB at the velodrome with three women's tandems in the women's B 1000m race (02:00) including newcomers Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl who will be in their first international track race together having won gold on their Road World Championships debut this year.

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Former soldier Jaco van Gass will be looking for his first Paralympic medal in the men's C3 pursuit (qualifying 04:04, final 07:59) and in his seventh Games, Jody Cundy will be aiming to retain his C4-5 1000m crown (06:00).

The equestrian events get under way with multi-medallists Lee Pearson and Sophie Wells in action in the individual tests on day one - Pearson's grade II starts at 08:00 while Wells goes in the grade V event from 12:33.

The men's wheelchair basketball team start their bid to add Paralympic gold to their European and world titles against Algeria (06:45) while powerlifter Zoe Newson will aim to add to her bronzes from London and Rio in the -41kg event (05:00).

Afghanistan's two Paralympic athletes have been safely evacuated from the country. Para-taekwondo athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli had been set to compete in Tokyo.

But the pair were among thousands of people unable to leave the country after the Taliban seized power.

"Efforts have been made to remove them from Afghanistan, they are now in a safe place," said IPC spokesman Craig Spence.

"I'm not going to tell you where they are because this isn't about sport, this is about human life and keeping people safe.

"Obviously they've been through a very traumatic process, they're undergoing counselling and psychological help.

"We are being kept in the loop about their whereabouts and their well-being."

Britain's Tully Kearney and Reece Dunn both won silvers on day one of action in the pool at the Tokyo Paralympics.

World champion Kearney led for much of her S5 200m freestyle final but was overtaken late on by defending champion Zhang Li of China.

Fellow debutant Dunn was beaten by Brazil's Gabriel Bandeira by 0.36 seconds in the S14 100m butterfly.

There was also a bronze for Scottish teenager Toni Shaw in the S9 400m freestyle.

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Crystal Lane-Wright on her relationship with Sarah Storey: "We're not the best of friends, I think we are both just very competitive, strong headed women.

"That doesn't necessarily make a really good friendship but I do have the up-most respect for her. She was my idol when I first started cycling.

"Obviously, I've come along and I want to be the best I can be, I want to beat everyone but I know how hard I've worked in the last five years to get an improvement so all I can do is think wow she must have worked even harder.

"I don't know how she's done it but she's worked incredibly hard and I think from one athlete to another it's just respect really."

Sarah Storey put in another world record-breaking performance on her way to claiming her 15th Paralympic title.

Storey smashed her world best by over four seconds in the C5 3,000m individual pursuit qualifying and in the final caught team-mate Crystal Lane-Wright, who matched her silver medal from Rio 2016.

Storey, 43 and competing at her eighth Paralympics, is just one behind Mike Kenny's British record of 16 Paralympic golds.

There was also silver for tandem pair Steve Bate and Adam Duggleby in the B 4,000m pursuit.

Bate and Duggleby were defending champions but the Dutch pair of Tristan Bangma and Patrick Bos, who set a world record in qualifying, caught the Britons in the final.

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With all the Brits done and dusted for today, let's have a recap of day one of the Tokyo Paralympics.

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GB's Paralympic silver medallist Crystal Lane-Wright spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about her final this morning:

"I train hard not to win silver but I also train hard to enjoy these moments.

"I think in the current climate, Tokyo has delivered an amazing Olympics but it's also delivering an incredible Paralympics. I can't be anything but happy, I'm certainly not disappointed as I feel in such a privileged position to be here. A silver medal!

"It's been five years of hard work and it was close. It was my second ride of the day, I rode a 10-second PB about 2.5 hours before that ride. So I'm really pleased with my day"

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Silver medallist Tully Kearney speaking to Channel 4: "I’m a bit speechless at the moment. There was a question mark over whether I’d even get to the Paralympics so the fact I’ve got a medal is crazy. I think after Rio I thought the Paralympics wouldn’t be possible, that I wouldn’t be able to swim.

"It's all down to the amazing support staff and medical team. I’ve just swam. Because of all that though, this is a massive deal for me.

"I’ve not had much training - I was nervous about whether my fitness would hold out. To get that time and get a medal, I have to be so pleased."

Great Britain's Megan Shackleton has been defeated 3-0 by China's two-time world and Paralympic champion Zhou Ying in her first group game.

Both Tully Kearney and Suzanna Hext will be back in action tomorrow, competing in the S5 100m freestyle.

Andy Stevenson
Paralympic presenter on BBC Radio 5 Live in Tokyo

The water just turned to treacle there for Tully Kearney - it was agonising for her.

In weeks, months to come she'll look back on these Paralympics with pride. But this will sting for a while now.

She does have one more event at these Paralympics - the shorter distance of the 100m freestyle.

Rob Hatch
BBC Radio 5 Live commentator in Tokyo

Zhang Li has it right on the last metre and Tully Kearney has her heart broken.

She led from start until the very last couple of metres but she's been denied by the very last stroke.

It's a wonderful silver but she had so much control until the last moment. Zhang Li timed it to perfection.

It's not the colour we thought she was going to get, but Tully Kearney wins silver on her Paralympic debut, 0.12 secs off gold.

There's no medal for Suzanna Hext though. She finishes in fourth.

Monica Boggioni of Italy wins bronze.

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At 100m, Tully Kearney has opened up a HUGE lead.

Suzanna Hext is in third place at the halfway stage.

Rob Hatch
BBC Radio 5 Live commentator in Tokyo

Para-swimming GB is awaiting its first gold of the Games. Tully Kearney is the world champion and was the fastest qualifier. Next to her is Suzanna Hext, who qualified third fastest.

The world record is 2:44 and has stood since the year 2000.

It'll probably be around 2:50 for this final.

Suzanna Hext and Tully Kearney are side-by-side in lanes three and four, so should be easy enough to spot their red caps.

Hext gets a superb start, as too does Kearney...

GB's Megan Shackleton is next up to the table, as she faces China's Zhou Ying.