By Elizabeth Hudson BBC Sport in Athens

The Velodrome provided a noisy backdrop to McGlynn & Hunter's win

A loud crowd of cheering Scots made their presence heard at the Velodrome on Saturday afternoon as Aileen McGlynn and Ellen Hunter pedalled their way to Paralympic cycling gold.

But McGlynn was so focused on the event she was not aware of the noise being made throughout the race.

"That was my family," she revealed after her victory. "I was concentrating so hard that I didn't hear them and I thought they had missed it."

Spare a thought for Hunter's husband Paul who was in action less than an hour after his wife.

He had to watch the medal ceremony on the big screen in the Velodrome while he put in his final preparations.

But it was all worth it as Hunter and his rider Ian Sharpe safely reached the next round of the 4km individual pursuit.

One of the stars of the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002 will make her Paralympic debut on Sunday.

Natalie du Toit, who reached the 800m of the able-bodied event in Manchester, has entered five events in Athens.

After losing her lower left leg in a motorcycle accident three years ago, Du Toit has become one of the world's best disabled swimmers.

She begins her campaign in the heats of the S9 100m butterfly where she will come up against Irish teenager Claire Conway.

British woman Maxine Ingram is ready to create her own piece of history when she takes part in the judo competition on Sunday.

The 23-year-old from Kidwelly in South Wales will become the first British woman to compete at a Paralympics when she fights in the women's under 63kg competition.

"I'm really excited," admitted the Durham-born athlete, who was fifth at last year's world championships in Canada, despite a knee ligament injury.

"I've competed at the Europeans and Worlds but this is one step higher.