Today is the final day of our quadrennial plan, and we're in the right place, at the right time - the Paralympic Gold Medal match.

Prior to the final, there are three other games which will be hard fought, with pride and position on the line. The Japanese, after a heart-breaking 1-point loss to the Belgians, take on the #5 world ranked Germans for 7th. Following this game, the battle for 5th between the #3 Australians and the #7 Belgians could prove to be closer than one might think.

The Bronze medal, between the defending champs from the US and the charging Brits, will be a colossal game, but it's our final that I'm most looking forward to. Here is a preview of the games, from the ATHOC site.

Here is today's schedule, in Athens time:

10:00 - Japan vs. Germany (7-8 ranking)

12:00 - Australia vs. Belgium (5-6 ranking)

17.00 - USA vs. Great Britain (bronze medal)

19:00 - New Zealand vs. Canada (gold medal)

The 7th place game is now over, and the Japanese continue to be the bridesmaids, losing by a single point to Germany, in a 41-40 loss. Speedster Shinichi Shimakawa continued his onslaught of the scoring race, marking half of the Japanese goals. For a play-by-play view of the game, just check this out.

The 5th place game is under way, and interestingly enough, one of the Belgians, albeit one of their brand new 2.5's who was not expected to see a lot of bench time, doesn't even appear on the starting roster. Guy Michem has been injured throughout the Games, and hasn't seen a minute, and their new 3.5 has seen under 10 seconds of game time over five games.

Speaking of stats, total game stats for all teams is just a click away.

The Aussie - Belgian game should be over now... checking now for an update....