PARA ATHLETICS NEWS
Here is the LA28 Para athletics competition schedule
The event programme will kick off on 16 August 2028, with five finals in the morning session, and will conclude on 27 August with the men’s and women’s marathons
LA28 shares new details on Games plan
The LA28 Paralympic Games will take place from 15-27 August 2028, featuring around 4,480 athletes competing in 560 medal events across 23 sports
World Para Athletics mourns the loss of ITO David Weicker
Weicker served as ITO at the Paralympic Games in Rio and Tokyo, as well as at the London 2017 and Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships
From Rehm to Sabatini: When Para athletics shone in the Diamond League
Rome’s Golden Gala adds a new chapter to a decades-long tradition of Para athletes at elite Diamond League meetings
Nottwil 2026 GP: World records fall as Debrunner dazzles with five wins
Swiss star dominates across three thrilling days as McFadden, Pongsakorn and Paeng‑Nuea add record‑setting* wheelchair racing performances
Nottwil 2026 GP: Preview, stars and how to watch live
More than 450 athletes (297 men and 157 women) from 58 countries across all continents gather in Switzerland for the fourth stop of World Para Athletics GP season
Saldarriaga’s and McFadden records headline European weekend ahead of Nottwil
Xiomara Saldarriaga shines at Meeting of L’Hospitalet while Tatyana McFadden improves her own world record in Arbon in the build‑up to the Nottwil Grand Prix
Tortosa targets LA28 Paralympic debut as she returns to L’Hospitalet
Spain’s three‑time Worlds T72 medallist sharpens her first Paralympic cycle at the traditional Para athletics meeting alongside international stars in Barcelona
Expressions of Interest for 2029 and 2031 World Para Athletics Championships open
WPA has initiated the process to identify candidates to stage the 2029 and 2031 Worlds, marking the first step in selecting future host cities
Malta 2027 confirms medal event programme for Commonwealth Youth Games
Sixteen Para athletics medal events headline the largest integrated Para sport programme in Youth Games history
UAE athlete Abdulla Mesbahi receives two-year ban for anti-doping rule violation
Para athletics athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance at the Dubai 2026 World Para Athletics Grand Prix
Rabat 2026: Records fall, stars rise at inaugural Grand Prix
Japan’s rising star Yudai Shimazu leads record-breaking performances as Brazil top medals with 38 gold followed by China and the host nation in the Moroccan capital's first-ever World Para Athletics meet
Hug equals London Marathon record on historic Sunday
Swiss star captures his eighth men’s title while Catherine Debrunner claims her fourth, edging Tatyana McFadden in a dramatic finish, as Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe becomes the first man to complete an ambulant marathon in under two hours
Rabat 2026 Grand Prix: Preview, stars and how to watch
The Moroccan capital is set to welcome 439 athletes (299 male and 140 female) from 57 nations as it makes its World Para Athletics hosting debut with the third Grand Prix of the season
Tashkent to host 2027 World Para Athletics Championships
World’s largest single Para sport event will be staged in Uzbekistan and Central Asia for the first time from 19 to 27 June next year
Debrunner delighted with third Laureus nomination
Swiss wheelchair racer is the only 2026 Para athlete shortlisted who has previously won the statuette
From Guayaquil to the Laureus stage: Rodriguez makes Ecuadorian history
Para athletics star is her country’s first Laureus nominee after a triple‑gold campaign at the 2025 World Championships in New Delhi, including breaking a 13-year-old world record
Para athletics venue for Commonwealth Youth Games confirmed
Malta announces dates and venues ahead of the 2027 Games set to take place from 29 October to 4 November
New Delhi 2026 GP: Home stars shine to signal strong start to season
Paris 2024 Paralympic medallists Sumit, Preeti Pal and Praveen Kumar lead home success on return to New Delhi, venue of historic World Championships
New Delhi 2026 GP: Preview, stars and how to watch
Paralympic stars Sumit, Praveen Kumar and Preeti Pal lead home charge as 257 athletes from eight NPCs return to a venue that hosted India's first ever World Para Athletics Championships six months ago
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