Media Centre - Athletics
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Star Athletes Feature in Promotional Video for IPC Athletics World Championships
22.11.2010 A number of big name Paralympic athletes including South Africa’s ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius and ‘Fastest Paralympian on Earth’ Jason Smyth feature in a new video trailer to promote... -
Second IPC Athletics Classification Course Takes Place in Christchurch
22.11.2010 The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is running its second IPC Athletics Classification course together with the IPC Academy in Christchurch, New Zealand next year. Set for 29-30 January... -
Irish Paralympic Preparations on Track as Limerick Training Camp Concludes
16.11.2010 Preparations for London 2012 are well underway and on schedule for Irish Paralympic athletes and staff following the conclusion of the second Renault Ireland Team 2012 Training camp in Limerick,... -
Petitclerc First Female Paralympian Inducted into Canada’s Hall of Fame
16.11.2010 Paralympian Chantal Petitclerc has become the first female Paralympian to be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. The athlete who competed in wheelchair racing is incredibly accomplished,... -
Great Britain's Katrina Hart Voted 'Athlete of the Month'
10.11.2010 Great Britain's Katrina Hart, a 100m T37 gold medal winner at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, has been voted the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) ‘Athlete of the Month’ for... -
Weir Wins New York Marathon
08.11.2010 Paralympic gold medalist David Weir’s preparations for January’s IPC Athletics World Championships were given a boost this weekend when he won the ING New York Marathon for the first time in his... -
UKA Announces Athletes Invited to World-Class Performance Programme
03.11.2010 UKA, the national governing body for British athletics, has announced those athletes invited onto the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for 2010/2011, the penultimate competitive season before... -
Pistorius Named to South Africa’s Squad for IPC Athletics World Championships
03.11.2010 Team South Africa has named a 35 strong team for next January’s IPC Athletics World Championships in New Zealand. The squad, which is more than twice as big as the one they took to the Beijing... -
New Zealand Names Squad for Christchurch
21.10.2010 The nine-member New Zealand team for the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in January in Christchurch has been confirmed. As a qualification event for the 2012 London Paralympic Games, the Kiwi... -
Australia's Francis Announces Retirement
21.10.2010 Three-time Paralympian Heath Francis has today announced his retirement from Athletics, effective immediately. Most recently representing Australia at the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Delhi (IND),...
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