PARA ATHLETICS NEWS

Van Rhijn and Le Fur rivalry

Looking at Lyon: Women’s 100m T44

What happens when the world’s fastest female amputee takes on the host nation’s heroine at the IPC Athletics World Championships?

Michelle Stilwell and Marieke Vervoort infographic

Looking at Lyon: Women’s 100m T52

Two veterans on the track – Belgium’s Marieke Vervoort and Canada’s Michelle Stilwell – will sprint to the finish at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

A picture of 3 men crossing the finish line during an athletics race

World and Paralympic champions to line up in Lyon

The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships begin on Friday, where some of the biggest names in para-athletics will be hoping to add World titles to their medals from London 2012.

Michael McKillop and Brad Scott rivalry

Looking at Lyon: Men’s 800m T37

Will Australia’s Brad Scott or Tunisia’s Mohamed Charmi pull off a surprise or is Ireland’s Michael McKillop a sure bet for gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships?

Terezinha Guilhermina

Teams start arriving for Lyon 2013

Eighty-six of the 98 countires competing at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships will arrive in the city on Monday (15 July).

CORRECTED: Dan Greaves and Jeremy Campbell rivalry

Looking at Lyon: Men’s discus F44

The biggest battle on the field in Lyon is expected to be between Great Britain’s Dan Greaves and the USA’s Jeremy Campbell in the discus F44.

Marcel Hug Julien Casoli rivalry infographic

Looking at Lyon: Men’s 5,000m T54

In the first of nine event previews for the IPC Athletics World Championships, the men’s 5,000m T54 will offer a glimpse of wheelchair racing’s future.